Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
02 October 2006

UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules

DR 3.1.4R

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 29 September 2006
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 938.5p per Share; and


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






                       Partnership Shares     Matching Shares             Total
                                                                         Shares
Directors / PDMRs
P E Yea                          14                    28                    42
S P Ball                         13                    26                    39
M J Queen                        13                    26                    39

PDMRs only
A W W Brierley                   14                    28                    42
D R Collis                       13                    26                    39
C P Rowlands                     13                    26                    39
J B C Russell                    14                    28                    42
A J M Taylor                     14                    28                    42
P Waller                         14                    28                    42





The Company was notified of the above interests in Shares on 2 October 2006.
The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.



2 October 2006


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