Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
19 May 2006


UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules
DR 3.1.4R


On 18 May 2006, 3i Group plc (the 'Company') was notified that on 18 May 2006
Philip Yea, a Director and person discharging managerial responsibility 
('PDMR'), acquired 16,500 Ordinary Shares of 53 1/8p each in the Company at
an average price of 831.03p per share. The place of this transaction was the
London Stock Exchange.




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