Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
03 October 2005


3i Group plc


On 26 September 2005 it was announced that 3i Group plc had purchased 250,000 of
its own ordinary shares of 53 1/8p each ('Shares'), for cancellation.  The
Company now confirms that these Shares were cancelled as follows:


             Number of Shares cancelled              Date of Cancellation
                      250,000                          29 September 2005


The Company's issued share capital as at 29 September 2005, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 557,771,751 Shares.


3 October 2005


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