Director Shareholding

3i Group PLC
18 May 2005


The Listing Rules

Chapter 16, Paragraph 16.13


Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group 1994 Executive Share Option Plan, on 18
May 2005, Rod Perry, a Director of 3i Group plc (the 'Company'); (i) exercised
options to acquire the number of Ordinary Shares of 50p each ('Shares') in the
Company detailed below at the price per Share detailed below and (ii) sold the
number of Shares detailed below at the price per Share detailed below:


Number of Shares   Exercise price    Number of Shares sold  Sale price     Number of Shares
exercised                                                                  retained
1,600              £3.6133           892                    £6.5250        708


The Director notified the Company of his interest in these Shares on 18 May
2005.


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