Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
31 August 2007

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 August 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 1038.66667p per Share; and


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




                                   Partnership Shares     Matching Shares             Total

                                                                                     Shares
PDMRs
P E Yea                                    12                    24                    36
S P Ball                                   12                    24                    36
A W W Brierley                             12                    24                    36
B N Carnegie-Brown                         12                    24                    36
D R Collis                                 12                    24                    36
M J Queen                                  12                    24                    36
J B C Russell                              12                    24                    36
A J M Taylor                               12                    24                    36
P Waller                                   12                    24                    36



The Company was notified of the above interests in Shares on 31 August 2007.
The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.




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