Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
20 August 2007


                                  3i Group plc


                           Purchase of Own Securities



3i Group plc announces that on 17 August 2007 it purchased for cancellation
800,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 1009.9228 pence per share.




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