Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
31 May 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 31 May 2007 each
of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMRs') of 3i Group plc
(the 'Company') listed below became beneficially interested in the total number
of ordinary shares of 62 69/88p 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 1204.33333p per Share; and

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




                                   Partnership Shares     Matching Shares             Total
                                                                                     Shares
PDMRs
P E Yea                                    11                    22                    33
S P Ball                                   10                    20                    30
A W W Brierley                             11                    22                    33
B N Carnegie-Brown                         11                    22                    33
D R Collis                                 10                    20                    30
M J Queen                                  10                    20                    30
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 interests in Shares on 31 May 2007. The
place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.




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