Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
31 July 2007

UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules

DTR 3.1.4R

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 31 July 2007 each
of the Directors/persons discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMRs') of 3i
Group plc (the 'Company') listed below became beneficially interested in the
total number of ordinary shares of 73 19/22p each in the Company ('Shares')
shown against their name below, such Shares consisting of:

(a)   Partnership Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 
      1071.00p per Share; and

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

(c)   Dividend Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 
      1071.00p per Share.


                             Partnership Shares   Matching Shares         Dividend              Total
                                                                           Shares               Shares
Directors/PDMRs
P E Yea                              12                  24                  12                   48
S P Ball                             12                  24                  9                    45
A W W Brierley                       12                  24                  30                   66
B N Carnegie-Brown                   12                  24                  1                    37
D R Collis                           11                  22                  10                   43
M J Queen                            11                  22                  30                   63
J B C Russell                        12                  24                  30                   66
A J M Taylor                         12                  24                  30                   66
P Waller                             12                  24                  30                   66



The Company was notified of the above interests in Shares on 31 July 2007.  The
place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.




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