Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
05 December 2007


5 December 2007

3i Group plc

Purchase of Own Securities


3i Group plc announces that on 4 December 2007 it purchased for cancellation
350,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 1032.0946 pence per share.


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