Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
14 December 2007

14 December 2007

3i Group plc

Purchase of Own Securities


3i Group plc announces that on 13 December 2007 it purchased for cancellation
500,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 1020.3826 pence per share.


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