Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
22 December 2006



3i Group plc



On the dates shown below it was announced that 3i Group plc (the 'Company') had
purchased the stated number of its own ordinary shares of 62 69/88p each ('
Shares'), for cancellation. The Company now confirms that these Shares were
cancelled as follows:



           Number of Shares                  Date of purchase announcement                 Date of cancellation
                550,000                             12 December 2006                         19 December 2006
                200,000                             13 December 2006                         19 December 2006
                400,000                             14 December 2006                         19 December 2006
                300,000                             15 December 2006                         21 December 2006
                100,000                             18 December 2006                         21 December 2006
                130,000                             19 December 2006                         21 December 2006



The Company's issued share capital as at 21 December 2006, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 462,713,584 Shares.




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