Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 4841A

3i Group PLC

01 August 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 31 July 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 888.67p per Share;

(b)

Matching Shares, which were awarded for nil consideration; and

(c)

Dividend Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 888.67p per Share, following a dividend re-investment.

	Partnership Shares	Matching Shares	Dividend Shares	Total Shares
Directors/PDMRs
P E Yea	14	28	19	61
S P Ball	14	28	16	58
B N Carnegie-Brown	14	28	7	49
D R Collis	14	28	17	59
K J Dunn	14	28	3	45
M J Queen	14	28	38	80
C P Rowlands	14	28	27	69
J B C Russell	14	28	39	81
A J M Taylor	14	28	39	81
P Waller	14	28	39	81