Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
02 February 2006

UK Listing Authority

Disclosure Rules DR 3.1

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 31 January 2006,
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 905.66667p per Share;


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


(c)          Dividend Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 905.66667p per Share, following a dividend
             reinvestment.








                             Partnership Shares   Matching Shares         Dividend           Total Shares

                                                                           Shares
Directors & PDMRs
Simon Ball                           14                  28                  1                    43
Michael Queen                        14                  28                  17                   59
Philip Yea                           14                  28                  4                    46

PDMRs only
Tony Brierley                        14                  28                  18                   60
Denise Collis                        14                  28                  2                    44
Chris Rowlands                       14                  28                  13                   55
Jonathan Russell                     14                  28                  18                   60
Jo Taylor                            14                  28                  18                   60
Paul Waller                          14                  28                  18                   60





Each of the above notified the Company of their interest in these Shares on 1
February 2006.  The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.



2 February 2006


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