Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
01 August 2006

UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules

DR 3.1.4R

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 31 July 2006 each
of the Directors and 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 913.16667p per Share;

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

(c)          Dividend Shares, which were awarded for nil consideration.



                             Partnership Shares   Matching Shares         Dividend              Total
                                                                           Shares               Shares
Directors / PDMRs
P E Yea                              14                  28                  10                   52
S P Ball                             14                  28                  6                    48
M J Queen                            13                  26                  33                   72

PDMRs only
A W W Brierley                       14                  28                  33                   75
D R Collis                           13                  26                  8                    47
C P Rowlands                         14                  28                  26                   68
J B C Russell                        14                  28                  33                   75
A J M Taylor                         14                  28                  33                   75
P Waller                             14                  28                  33                   75





The Company was notified of the above interests in Shares on 31 July 2006.  The
place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.



1 August 2006


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