Additional Listing

3i Group PLC
14 July 2006


    3i Group Share Capital Consolidation and Introduction of B Shares to the
      Official List and admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange


3i Group plc (the 'Company') announces that it has applied to the UK Listing
Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for admission to listing and to
trading of 466,366,373 new ordinary shares of 62 69/88 pence each resulting from
the consolidation of all the existing 551,160,259 ordinary shares of 53 1/8
pence each currently in issue and an Introduction of 551,160,259 B Shares. The
new ordinary shares of 62 69/88 pence each and B Shares are expected to be
admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange on 17
July 2006.

Immediately following the consolidation of the existing ordinary shares of 53 
1/8 pence each and the Introduction of B Shares, the Company's issued and fully
paid share capital will be 466,366,373 ordinary shares of 62 69/88 pence each
and 551,160,259 B Shares..

In addition, the Company announces that it has further applied to the UK Listing
Authority and to the London Stock Exchange for admission to listing and to
trading of 2,853,100 new ordinary shares of 62 69/88 pence each.  These
represent the existing block listed and unissued shares which may fall to be
issued under the Company's share schemes, following the expected consolidation
of the Company's share capital from ordinary shares of 53 1/8 pence each into
ordinary shares of 62 69/88 pence each.

Copies of the Prospectus relating to the Introduction of B Shares to the
Official List have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and are available
for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is
situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS


For further information please contact:

Patrick Dunne
3i Group Communications Director




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