Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
20 December 2006


                                  3i Group plc


                           Purchase of Own Securities



3i Group plc announces that on 19 December 2006 it purchased for cancellation
270,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 990.302963 pence per share.







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