Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
23 March 2006


Disclosure Rule 3.1.4 R



Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group 1994 Executive Share Option Plan, on 22
March 2006, Tony Brierley, a PDMR of 3i Group plc (the 'Company'); (i) exercised
options to acquire the number of Ordinary Shares of 53 1/8 p each ('Shares')
in the Company 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:




Number of Shares       Exercise price         Number of Shares sold  Sale price             Number of Shares
exercised                                                                                   retained
5,106                  £7.2783                5,106                  £9.47                  0
17,402                 £6.6400                17,402                 £9.47                  0





The Director notified the Company of his interest in these Shares on 23 March
2006. The place of this transaction was the London Stock Exchange.




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