Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
30 April 2007

UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules

DTR 3.1.4R

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 30 April 2007
each of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities ('PDMRs') of 3i
Group plc (the 'Company') listed below became beneficially interested in the
total number of ordinary shares of 62 69/88p each in the Company ('Shares')
shown against their name below, such Shares consisting of:


(a)          Partnership Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 1141.66667p per Share; and


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




                                   Partnership Shares     Matching Shares             Total

                                                                                     Shares
PDMRs
P E Yea                                    11                    22                    33
S P Ball                                   11                    22                    33
A W W Brierley                             11                    22                    33
B N Carnegie-Brown                         11                    22                    33
D R Collis                                 11                    22                    33
M J Queen                                  11                    22                    33
J B C Russell                              11                    22                    33
A J M Taylor                               11                    22                    33
P Waller                                   11                    22                    33





The Company was notified of the above interests in Shares on 30 April 2007.  The
place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.




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