Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
21 February 2006



3i Group plc



On 15 February 2006 it was announced that 3i Group plc had purchased 250,000 of
its own ordinary shares of 53 1/8p each ('Shares'), for cancellation.  The
Company now confirms that these Shares were cancelled as follows:




             Number of Shares cancelled                   Date of Cancellation
                      250,000                               20 February 2006



The Company's issued share capital as at 20 February 2006, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 550,183,018 Shares.





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