Total Voting Rights

3i Group PLC
31 July 2007


3i Group plc


Total voting rights

Following allotments of shares under The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, The 3i
Group Discretionary Share Plan and The 3i Group 1994 Executive Share Option Plan
on 31 July 2007, 3i Group plc (the 'Company') had 393,756,906 issued ordinary
shares of 73 19/22p each admitted to trading on a regulated or prescribed
market. Each ordinary share carries the right to one vote in relation to all
circumstances at general meetings of the Company. The Company does not hold any
ordinary shares in treasury.

The total voting rights figure may be used by shareholders (and others with
notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they
will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a
change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure Rules and
Transparency Rules.

31 July 2007




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