Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
14 November 2007





UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules

DR 3.1.4R

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Discretionary Share Plan, on 12 November
2007 Performance Share Awards were made to the following individual, being a
person discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMR') of 3i Group plc (the '
Company') over the number of ordinary shares of 73 19/22p each ('Shares') of the
Company detailed against his name below.



PDMR                                     Number of Shares

K J Dunn                                 51,800



The Performance Share Award is subject to a performance condition.

The consideration for the award detailed above was nil. The place of the
transaction detailed above was London.

The PDMR above notified the Company of the above change in his interests in
Shares on 14 November 2007.




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