Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
01 March 2007

UK Listing Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules

DTR 3.1.4R

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 28 February 2007
the person discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMR') of 3i Group plc (the
'Company') listed below became beneficially interested in the total number of
ordinary shares of 62 69/88p each in the Company ('Shares') shown against his
name below, such Shares consisting of:


(a)          Partnership Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 1162.83333p per Share; and


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




                                            Partnership Shares   Matching Shares           Total
                                                                                          Shares
PDMR
B N Carnegie-Brown                                  10                 20                   30



The Company was notified of the above interest in Shares on 1 March 2007.  The
place of this transaction was the London Stock Exchange.




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