Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
31 March 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 31 March 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 
     833.66667p 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                       15                  30                  45
B N Carnegie-Brown             15                  30                  45
D R Collis                     15                  30                  45
K J Dunn                       15                  30                  45
M J Queen                      15                  30                  45
C P Rowlands                   15                  30                  45
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 31 March 2008.  The place
of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.


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