Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
13 August 2007



                                  3i Group plc

                           Purchase of Own Securities


3i Group plc announces that on 10 August 2007 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 1010.947 pence per share.


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