Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
20 February 2006



3i Group plc



On 14 February 2006 it was announced that 3i Group plc had purchased 350,000 of
its own ordinary shares of 531/8p each ('Shares'), for cancellation.  The
Company now confirms that these Shares were cancelled as follows:




             Number of Shares cancelled                   Date of Cancellation
                      350,000                                17 February 2006



The Company's issued share capital as at 17 February 2006, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 550,433,018 Shares.


20 February 2006





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