Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
16 January 2007



3i Group plc



On the dates shown below it was announced that 3i Group plc (the 'Company') had
purchased the stated number of its own ordinary shares of 62 69/88p each ('
Shares'), for cancellation. The Company now confirms that these Shares were
cancelled as follows:




Number of Shares     Date of purchase announcement        Date of cancellation
 240,000                    10 January 2007                  12 January 2007
 200,000                    11 January 2007                  15 January 2007



The Company's issued share capital as at 15 January 2007, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 462,193,861 Shares.





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