Director Shareholding

3i Group PLC
08 September 2004




3i Group plc announces that on 7 September 2004 it was notified by Sir Robert
Smith that on his appointment as a Director on 7 September 2004 he was
interested in 4,200 Ordinary Shares of 50p in the capital of the Company.


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