Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
17 February 2006


3i Group plc

On 13 February 2006 it was announced that 3i Group plc had purchased 380,000 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
                      380,000                        16 February 2006


The Company's issued share capital as at 16 February 2006, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 550,783,018 Shares.


17 February 2006


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