Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 31 March 2014 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 395.93 pence per Share; and 
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| (b) | Matching Shares, which were awarded for nil consideration. 
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|  | Partnership Shares | Matching Shares | Total Shares | 
| Directors/PDMRs |  |  |  | 
| K J Dunn | 32 | 64 | 96 | 
| J R Ghose | 32 | 64 | 96 | 
| A C B Giddins | 32 | 64 | 96 | 
| N E King | 31 | 62 | 93 | 
| B Loomes | 32 | 64 | 96 | 
| P J White | 32 | 64 | 96 | 
| J S Wilson | 32 | 64 | 96 | 
The Company was notified of the above transactions on 31 March 2014. The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.