Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
03 April 2006

UK Listing Authority

Disclosure Rules DR 3.1

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 31 March 2006,
each of the Directors and Persons Discharging Management Responsibility ('PDMR')
of 3i Group plc (the 'Company') listed below became beneficially interested in
the total number of Ordinary Shares ('Shares') of 53 1/8p each in the
Company, shown against their name below, such Shares consisting of:


(a)  Partnership Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 
     946.83333p per Share;


(b)  Matching Shares, which were awarded for nil consideration.





                     Partnership Shares     Matching Shares       Total Shares
Directors & PDMRs
Simon Ball                  13                    26                    39
Michael Queen               13                    26                    39
Philip Yea                  13                    26                    39

PDMRs only
Tony Brierley               13                    26                    39
Denise Collis               13                    26                    39
Chris Rowlands              13                    26                    39
Jonathan Russell            13                    26                    39
Jo Taylor                   13                    26                    39
Paul Waller                 13                    26                    39





Each of the above notified the Company of their interest in these Shares on 3
April 2006.  The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.



3 April 2006


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