Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

3i Group PLC
30 May 2000


              THE LISTING RULES - CHAPTER 16, PARAGRAPH 16.13

On 26 May 2000 the Trustee of The 3i Group Employee Trust (the 'Trust')
purchased 450,000 shares of 50p each in the Company at an average price of
1168.056p per Share.

As potential beneficiaries of the Trust all employees of 3i Group plc and its
subsidiaries have an interest in these shares for the purposes of Section 324
Companies Act 1985.  These employees include the executive directors of 
3i Group plc, Brian Larcombe, Richard Summers, Martin Gagen, Peter Williams,
Michael Queen and Rod Perry each of whom notified the Company of his interest in
these shares on 30 May 2000.