Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
31 January 2006


3i Group plc

On 25 January 2006 it was announced that 3i Group plc had purchased 300,000 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
              300,000                            30 January 2006


The Company's issued share capital as at 30 January 2006, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 550,542,879 Shares.

31 January 2006


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