Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
02 January 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 December 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 
     1017.66667p per Share; and


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




                                   Partnership Shares     Matching Shares             Total

                                                                                     Shares
Directors/PDMRs
P E Yea                                    12                    24                    36
S P Ball                                   12                    24                    36
B N Carnegie-Brown                         12                    24                    36
D R Collis                                 13                    26                    39
K J Dunn                                   12                    24                    36
M J Queen                                  13                    26                    39
J B C Russell                              13                    26                    39
A J M Taylor                               13                    26                    39
P Waller                                   13                    26                    39



The Company was notified of the above transactions on 31 December 2007.  The
place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.




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