Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
10 January 2008

10 January 2008

3i Group plc

Purchase of Own Securities


3i Group plc announces that on 09 January 2008 it purchased for cancellation
500,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 962.4782 pence per share.


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