Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
03 October 2005


UK Listing Authority
Disclosure Rules DR 3.1

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 30 September
2005, 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 1/8 p
each in the Company, shown against their name below, such Shares consisting of:

(a)     Partnership Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 
        775p per Share;

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


                                   Partnership Shares     Matching Shares         Total Shares
Directors & PDMRs
Simon Ball                                 16                    32                    48
Michael Queen                              16                    32                    48
Philip Yea                                 16                    32                    48

PDMRs only
Tony Brierley                              16                    32                    48
Denise Collis                              16                    32                    48
Chris Rowlands                             16                    32                    48
Jonathan Russell                           16                    32                    48
Jo Taylor                                  16                    32                    48
Paul Waller                                16                    32                    48



Each of the above notified the Company of their interest in these Shares on 3
October 2005.  The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.


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