Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
29 June 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 29 June 2007 each
of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMRs') of 3i Group plc
(the 'Company') listed below became beneficially interested in the total number
of ordinary shares of 62 69/88p 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 
     1161.33333p per Share; and

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


                             Partnership Shares     Matching Shares             Total

                                                                                Shares
PDMRs
P E Yea                             10                    20                    30
S P Ball                            11                    22                    33
A W W Brierley                      10                    20                    30
B N Carnegie-Brown                  10                    20                    30
D R Collis                          11                    22                    33
M J Queen                           11                    22                    33
J B C Russell                       10                    20                    30
A J M Taylor                        10                    20                    30
P Waller                            10                    20                    30





The Company was notified of the above interests in Shares on 29 June 2007.  The
place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.




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