Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
20 July 2006


UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules


DR 3.1

On 17 July 2006, 3i Group plc ('the Company') consolidated its issued ordinary
share capital into 466,366,373 ordinary shares of 62 69/88p each and 551,160,259
B Shares were issued by the Company.  As a result of these events, the interests
in the issued share capital of the Company held by 3i Group plc Directors and
Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ('PDMRs') as at that date
changed to the following:


                                                   Beneficial Interest in:
                                                   Ordinary                   B Shares
                                                   62 69/88p Shares
3i Group plc DIRECTOR & PDMR

Baroness S Hogg                                              18,772             22,186
O H J Stocken                                                16,945             20,026
P E Yea                                                     346,570            318,684
S P Ball                                                     25,847             30,548
Dr P Mihatsch                                                   Nil                Nil
C J M Morin-Postel                                            1,582              1,872
M J Queen                                                   289,227            311,354
F D Rosenkranz                                               23,893             28,238
Sir R Smith                                                   3,344              3,952
F G Steingraber                                                 Nil                Nil

PDMR ONLY

A W W Brierley                                               53,907             61,528
D R Collis                                                   37,582             44,417
C P Rowlands                                                  5,650              6,678
J B C Russell                                               120,568            105,778
A J M Taylor                                                195,758            179,757
P Waller                                                    408,810            433,469



In addition to the above, as potential beneficiaries of The 3i Group Employee
Trust ('the Trust'), all employees of 3i Group plc and its subsidiaries
(including S P Ball, A W W Brierley, D R Collis, M J Queen, C P Rowlands, J B C
Russell, A J M Taylor, P Waller and P E Yea who are PDMRs of 3i Group plc) have
an interest (within the meaning of sections 324 to 328 of the Companies Act
1985) in all the ordinary shares of 62 69/88p each and B Shares in the Company
held by the Trust.

As a result of the above mentioned events, with effect from 17 July 2006 S P
Ball, A W W Brierley, D R Collis, M J Queen, C P Rowlands, J B C Russell, A J M
Taylor, P Waller and P E Yea:

(i) had an interest  in 9,310,167 ordinary shares of 62 69/88p each held by the
Trust; and

(ii) became interested in 11,002,925 B Shares held by the Trust.

3i Group plc Directors and PDMRs notified the Company of the above interests on
19 July 2006.  The place of the above transactions was the London Stock
Exchange.


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