Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
08 November 2005



3i Group plc



On 2 November 2005 it was announced that 3i Group plc had purchased 250,000 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
         250,000                                          7 November 2005



The Company's issued share capital as at 7 November 2005, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 551,461,685 Shares.





8 November 2005


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