Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
20 July 2005



On 8 July 2005, it was announced that 3i Group plc had purchased 400,452 of its
own ordinary shares of 50p each, for cancellation in due course.  On 11 July
2005, the Company's share capital was consolidated into ordinary shares of 53 
1/8p each with the result that the above holding of purchased, but
uncancelled, shares was consolidated into 376,896 ordinary shares of 53 1/8p
each.



The Company now announces that with effect from 13 July 2005 the above 376,896
ordinary shares of 53 1/8p each were cancelled.  The issued share capital
of the Company as at 13 July 2005, following the cancellation of the above
shares, was 578,147,296 ordinary shares of 53 1/8p each.







20 July 2005




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