Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
21 July 2006


UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules
DR 3.1.4R


Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Discretionary Share Plan and The 3i Group
Deferred Share Bonus Plan, on 20 July 2006 the following persons were awarded by
the Trustee of The 3i Group Employee Trust (the 'Trust') the number of ordinary
shares of 62 69/88p each ('Shares') of 3i Group plc (the 'Company') detailed
against their name below.

Performance Share Awards under the 3i Group Discretionary Share Plan

3i Group plc Directors & persons discharging          Number of Shares awarded
managerial responsibilities ('PDMRs')

P E Yea                                               36,537
S P Ball                                              22,734
PDMRs
A W W Brierley                                        15,427
D R Collis                                            20,704

Awards under the 3i Group Deferred Share Bonus Plan

3i Group plc Directors & PDMRs                        Number of Shares awarded

P E Yea                                               50,781
S P Ball                                              25,883
M J Queen                                             34,883

PDMRs

J B C Russell                                         55,200
C P Rowlands                                          36,465
A J M Taylor                                          29,693
P Waller                                              25,395


The Performance Share Awards are subject to forfeiture in accordance with a
performance condition.

The consideration for all of the awards detailed above was nil. The place of the
transactions detailed above was Jersey.

As potential beneficiaries of the Trust, all employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries have an interest in all the Shares in the Company held by the
Trust. These employees include P E Yea, S P Ball and M J Queen, who are
Directors of the Company.  As a result of the awards mentioned above, with
effect from 20 July 2006 the interests of these Directors in Shares held by the
Trust were reduced by 353,702 Shares, comprising:
     
a)   95,402 Shares as a result of Performance Share Awards under the 3i Group
     Discretionary Share Plan; and

b)   258,300 Shares as a result of awards under the 3i Group Deferred Share
     Bonus Plan.

Each of the Directors/PDMRs above notified the Company of the above changes in
their interests in Shares on 20 July 2006.


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