Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
31 July 2007


UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules

DTR 3.1.4 R

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Discretionary Share Plan and The 3i Group
Deferred Share Bonus Plan, on 30 July 2007 the following individuals, being
Directors / persons discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMRs') of 3i
Group plc (the 'Company'), were granted awards over ordinary shares of 73 19/22p
each ('Shares') in the Company by the Trustee of the 3i Group Employee Trust 
and/or the Company as detailed against their name below:

Performance Share Awards under the 3i Group Discretionary Share Plan

Director / PDMR                                           Number of Shares Awarded
P E Yea                                                   124,250
S P Ball                                                  77,656
D R Collis                                                38,147

Awards under the 3i Group Deferred Share Bonus Plan

Director  / PDMR                                          Number of Shares Awarded
P E Yea                                                   44,468
S P Ball                                                  25,340
M J Queen                                                 34,250
B N Carnegie-Brown                                        5,608
J B C Russell                                             49,836
C P Rowlands                                              33,760
A J M Taylor                                              16,739
P Waller                                                  33,760


The Performance Share Awards are subject to forfeiture in accordance with a
performance condition. The consideration for all of the awards detailed above
was nil. The place of the transactions detailed above was London and Jersey.

Each of the Directors/PDMRs above notified the Company of the change in their
interests on 31 July 2007.




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