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5 Jan 2010 11:53
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
On 4 January 2010 3i Group plc ("the Issuer") was notified of the following details relating to a major interest in its shares.
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
3i Group plc
2. Reason for the notification:
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
31/12/2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:
04/01/2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
L&G (From 4% - 3%)
8. Notified details:
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| if possible using the ISIN CODE | Number of Shares | Number of Voting Rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||
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| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| GB00B1YW4409 | 38,989,649 (As on 22/12/09) | 38,794,349 | 38,794,349 | 3.99% | |||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights |
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date | Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |
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| Nominal | Delta |
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| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 38,794,349 | 3.99% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) | |
| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) | |
| Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) | |
| Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (38,794,349 - 3.99% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) | |
| Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (35,361,969 - 3.64% = PMC) | Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) |
| Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (35,361,969 - 3.64% = PMC) | Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) |
| Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) | |
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 970,295,334.
Issuer contact details:
Jackie Harper, Group Secretariat
Telephone: 020 7975 3530