Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
31 January 2007



UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules

DTR 3.1.4R


Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 31 January 2007
each of the Directors and 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 
     1074.16667p per Share;

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

(c)  Dividend Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 
     1074.16667p per Share, following a dividend re-investment.


                                Partnership           Matching            Dividend              Total
                                   Shares              Shares              Shares               Shares
Directors / PDMRs

P E Yea                              12                  24                  6                    42
S P Ball                             11                  22                  4                    37
M J Queen                            12                  24                  15                   51


PDMRs only

A W W Brierley                       12                  24                  16                   52
D R Collis                           12                  24                  5                    41
C P Rowlands                          0                  0                   13                   13
J B C Russell                        12                  24                  16                   52
A J M Taylor                         12                  24                  16                   52
P Waller                             12                  24                  16                   52



The Company was notified of the above interests in Shares on 31 January 2007.
The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.






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