Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
02 December 2005

UK Listing Authority

Disclosure Rules DR 3.1

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 30 November 2005,
each of the Directors and Persons Discharging Management Responsibility ('PDMR')
of 3i Group plc (the 'Company') listed below became beneficially interested in
the total number of Ordinary Shares ('Shares') of 53 1/8p each in the
Company, shown against their name below, such Shares consisting of:


(a)          Partnership Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 863.50p per Share;


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








                                   Partnership Shares     Matching Shares         Total Shares
Directors & PDMRs
Simon Ball                                 14                    28                    42
Michael Queen                              15                    30                    45
Philip Yea                                 14                    28                    42

PDMRs only
Tony Brierley                              15                    30                    45
Denise Collis                              15                    30                    45
Chris Rowlands                             14                    28                    42
Jonathan Russell                           15                    30                    45
Jo Taylor                                  15                    30                    45
Paul Waller                                15                    30                    45





Each of the above notified the Company of their interest in these Shares on 1
December 2005.  The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.



2 December 2005


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