Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
29 February 2008

UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules

DTR 3.1.4R

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 29 February 2008
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 875.83333p per Share; and


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




                                   Partnership Shares     Matching Shares             Total

                                                                                     Shares
Directors/PDMRs
P E Yea                                    14                    28                    42
S P Ball                                   14                    28                    42
B N Carnegie-Brown                         14                    28                    42
D R Collis                                 15                    30                    45
K J Dunn                                   14                    28                    42
M J Queen                                  15                    30                    45
C P Rowlands                               14                    28                    42
J B C Russell                              14                    28                    42
A J M Taylor                               14                    28                    42
P Waller                                   14                    28                    42



The Company was notified of the above transactions on 29 February 2008.  The
place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.




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