Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
26 July 2007

UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules

DTR 3.1.4R



On 26 July 2007 the Company was notified that on 25 July 2007 the following
individual, being a person discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMR') of
3i Group plc (the 'Company'), exercised options under The 3i Group 1994
Executive Share Option Plan to acquire the number of ordinary shares of 73 19/
22p each in the Company ('Shares') detailed below at the price per Share
detailed below:


PDMR                           Number of Shares acquired      Exercise price
G A R Zarzavatdjian            48,017                         469.5p



The place of the above transaction was the London Stock Exchange.










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