Directors' Dealings

3I GROUP PLC
30 July 1999



            The Listing Rules - Chapter 16, Paragraph 16.13

As potential beneficiaries of The 3i Group Employee Trust (the 'Trust') all
employees of 3i Group plc and its subsidiaries have an interest in all the
Ordinary Shares ('Shares') of 50p each in the Company held by the Trust for the
purposes of Section 324 Companies Act 1985.  These employees include the
executive directors of 3i Group plc, Brian Larcombe, Richard Summers, Martin
Gagen, Peter Williams, and Michael Queen (the 'Directors').

On 29 July 1999 the Trustee of the Trust acquired 25 Shares at an average price
of £8.02.

Each of the Directors notified 3i Group plc of the changes in his interest in
these Shares on 30 July 1999.