Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
30 March 2007


UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules
DTR 3.1.4R

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Discretionary Share Plan, on 29 March 2007
Performance Share Awards were made to the following persons by the Trustee of
The 3i Group Employee Trust (the 'Trust') over the number of ordinary shares of
62 69/88p each ('Shares') of 3i Group plc (the 'Company') detailed against their
name below.


Performance Share Awards under the 3i Group Discretionary Share Plan

3i Group plc Directors & persons discharging managerial   Number of Shares 
responsibilities ('PDMRs')                                awarded

P E Yea                                                   25,000
S P Ball                                                  15,000

The Performance Share Awards are subject to forfeiture in accordance with a
performance condition.

The consideration for the awards detailed above was nil. The place of the
transactions detailed above was Jersey.

As potential beneficiaries of the Trust, all employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries have an interest in all the Shares in the Company held by the
Trust. These employees include P E Yea, S P Ball and M J Queen, who are
Directors of the Company.  As a result of the awards mentioned above, with
effect from 29 March 2007, the interests of each of these Directors in Shares
held by the Trust were reduced by 40,000 Shares.

Each of the Directors/PDMRs above notified the Company of the above changes in
their interests in Shares on 30 March 2007.


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