Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
15 January 2008


15 January 2008


3i Group plc


Purchase of Own Securities


3i Group plc announces that on 14 January 2008 it purchased for cancellation
400,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 925.3652 pence per share.


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