Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
22 December 2005

Disclosure Rule 3.1.4 R







Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group 1994 Executive Share Option Plan, on 20
December 2005, Tony Brierley, a PDMR of 3i Group plc (the 'Company'); (i)
exercised options to acquire the number of Ordinary Shares of 53 1/8p each
('Shares') in the Company detailed below at the price per Share detailed below
and (ii) sold the number of Shares detailed below at the price per Share
detailed below:




Number of Shares       Exercise price         Number of Shares sold  Sale price      Number of Shares
exercised                                                                            retained

48,305                 £5.2000                48,305                 £8.5500            0





The Director notified the Company of his interest in these Shares on 21 December
2005.


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