Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
01 February 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 January 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 927.5p per Share;

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

(c)    Dividend Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 927.5p 
       per Share, following a dividend re-investment.


                        Partnership Shares   Matching Shares       Dividend      Total
                                                                    Shares       Shares

Directors/PDMRs
P E Yea                        14                  28                  8           50
S P Ball                       14                  28                  6           48
B N Carnegie-Brown             14                  28                  2           44
D R Collis                     13                  26                  7           46
K J Dunn                       14                  28                  0           42
M J Queen                      13                  26                  19          58
C P Rowlands                    0                  0                   14          14
J B C Russell                  13                  26                  19          58
A J M Taylor                   13                  26                  19          58
P Waller                       13                  26                  19          58




The Company was notified of the above interests in Shares on 31 January 2008.
The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.




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