Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
23 May 2007


UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules

DTR 3.1.4R

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group 1994 Executive Share Option Plan, on 23
May 2007 the Company was notified that on 22 May 2007 the following individual,
being a person discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMR') of 3i Group plc
(the 'Company'): i) exercised options to acquire the number of ordinary shares
of 62 69/88p each in the Company ('Shares') detailed below at the price per
Share detailed below and ii) sold the number of Shares detailed below at the
price per Share detailed below:


Director/PDMR       Number of Shares     Exercise price      Number of Shares    Sale price          Number of Shares
                    exercised                                sold                                    retained
P Waller            35,600               520.0p              35,600              1220.3p               0


The place of the above transaction was the London Stock Exchange.




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