Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
28 September 2007

UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules

DTR 3.1.4R

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 28 September 2007
each of the Directors/persons discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMRs')
of 3i Group plc (the 'Company') listed below became beneficially interested in
the total number of ordinary shares of 73 19/22p each in the Company ('Shares')
shown against their name below, such Shares consisting of:


(a)          Partnership Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 989p per Share; and


(b)          Matching Shares, which were awarded for nil consideration.



                                   Partnership Shares     Matching Shares             Total
                                                                                     Shares
Directors/PDMRs
P E Yea                                    13                   26                     39
S P Ball                                   12                   24                     36
A W W Brierley                             13                   26                     39
B N Carnegie-Brown                         13                   26                     39
D R Collis                                 13                   26                     39
M J Queen                                  13                   26                     39
J B C Russell                              13                   26                     39
A J M Taylor                               13                   26                     39
P Waller                                   13                   26                     39



The Company was notified of the above transactions on 28 September 2007.  The
place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.




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