Director Shareholding

3i Group PLC
19 August 2002

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 16 August 2002,
each of the Directors listed below became beneficially interested in the total
number of Shares of 50p each in 3i Group plc, shown against his name below. Such
Shares were purchased by the Directors at a subscription price of 543.1667p per
Share following a dividend reinvestment.


Directors                            Total Shares

Brian Larcombe                             2
Rod Perry                                  2
Richard Summers                            2
Michael Queen                              1
Peter Williams                             2



Each of the Directors notified 3i Group plc of his interest in these Shares on
19 August 2002.




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