Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
02 September 2005

UK Listing Authority

Disclosure Rules DR 3.1

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 31 August 2005,
each of the Directors and Persons Discharging Management Responsibility ('PDMR')
of 3i Group plc (the 'Company') listed below became beneficially interested in
the total number of Ordinary Shares ('Shares') of 53 1/8p each in the
Company, shown against their name below, such Shares consisting of:

     
(a)  Partnership Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 
     703.66666p per Share;

(b)  Matching Shares, which were awarded for nil consideration.



                                   Partnership Shares     Matching Shares         Total Shares
Directors & PDMRs
Simon Ball                                 18                    36                    54
Michael Queen                              17                    34                    51
Philip Yea                                 18                    36                    54

PDMRs only
Tony Brierley                              18                    36                    54
Denise Collis                              17                    34                    51
Chris Rowlands                             18                    36                    54
Jonathan Russell                           18                    36                    54
Jo Taylor                                  18                    36                    54
Paul Waller                                18                    36                    54



Each of the above notified the Company of their interest in these Shares on 2
September 2005.  The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.


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