Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
02 November 2005


3i Group plc

On 27 October 2005 it was announced that 3i Group plc had purchased 350,000 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

               350,000                            1 November 2005

The Company's issued share capital as at 1 November 2005, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 552,311,685 Shares.

2 November 2005


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