Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

3i Group PLC
26 May 2000


The Listing Rules - Chapter 16, Paragraph 16.13

On 25 May 2000 the Trustee of The 3i Group Employee Trust (the 'Trust')
purchased 350,000 shares of 50p each in the Company at an average price of 
1132.41p per share.

As potential beneficiaries of the Trust all employees of 3i Group Plc and its
subsidiaries have an interest in these shares 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,
Michael Queen and Rod Perry each of whom notified the Company of his interest
in these shares on 26 May 2000.