Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
30 November 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 30 November 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 1085p 
     per Share; and

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

                                   Partnership Shares     Matching Shares             Total
                                                                                     Shares
Directors/PDMRs
P E Yea                                    11                    22                    33
S P Ball                                   12                    24                    36
A W W Brierley                             11                    22                    33
B N Carnegie-Brown                         11                    22                    33
D R Collis                                 11                    22                    33
K J Dunn                                   11                    22                    33
M J Queen                                  11                    22                    33
J B C Russell                              11                    22                    33
A J M Taylor                               11                    22                    33
P Waller                                   11                    22                    33


The Company was notified of the above transactions on 30 November 2007.  The
place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.



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