Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
30 April 2008

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 April 2008
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 869.66667p per Share; and


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




                                   Partnership Shares     Matching Shares             Total
                                                                                     Shares
Directors/PDMRs
P E Yea                                    15                    30                    45
S P Ball                                   14                    28                    42
B N Carnegie-Brown                         15                    30                    45
D R Collis                                 14                    28                    42
K J Dunn                                   15                    30                    45
M J Queen                                  14                    28                    42
C P Rowlands                               14                    28                    42
J B C Russell                              15                    30                    45
A J M Taylor                               15                    30                    45
P Waller                                   15                    30                    45



The Company was notified of the above transactions on 30 April 2008.  The place
of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.




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