Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
10 December 2007



10 December 2007

3i Group plc

Purchase of Own Securities



3i Group plc announces that on 7 December 2007 it purchased for cancellation
150,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 1033.80 pence per share.




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