Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
13 June 2006

UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules

DR 3.1.4R

On 13 June 2006, 3i Group plc (the 'Company') was notified that on 13 June 2006
Philip Yea, a Director and person discharging managerial responsibility 
('PDMR'), acquired 13,500 Ordinary Shares of 53 1/8p each in the Company at 
an average price of 828.94p per share. The place of this transaction was the 
London Stock Exchange.


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