Director Shareholding

3i Group PLC
23 March 2005


The Listing Rules - Chapter 16, Paragraph 16.13

As potential beneficiaries of The 3i Group Employee Trust (the 'Trust') all
employees of 3i Group plc (the 'Company') and its subsidiaries have an interest
in all the Ordinary shares ('Shares') of 50p each in the Company held by the
Trust for the purposes of section 324 Companies Act 1985.  These employees
include the executive directors of the Company: Philip Yea, Simon Ball, Rod
Perry and Michael Queen (the 'Directors').

On 23 March 2005 the Trustee notified the Company that the Trust had acquired
37,632 Shares as a consequence of the forfeiture of an award under the 3i Group
Discretionary Share Plan.

Each of the Directors notified the Company of the change in his interest in the
Shares on 23 March 2005.



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