Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
01 September 2005


3i Group plc


On 25 August 2005 it was announced that 3i Group plc had purchased 750,000 of
its own ordinary shares of 53 1/8p each ('Shares'), for cancellation.  The
Company now confirms that these Shares were cancelled as follows:


    Number of Shares cancelled                 Date of Cancellation
          750,000                                 31 August 2005


The Company's issued share capital as at 31 August 2005, following the
cancellations of the above Shares, was 560,769,482 Shares.



1 September 2005


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