Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
02 November 2005

UK Listing Authority

Disclosure Rules DR 3.1

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 31 October 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 1/8p each in the
Company, shown against their name below, such Shares consisting of:


(a)    Partnership Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 
       737.66667p per Share;

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


                          Partnership Shares     Matching Shares         Total 
                                                                         Shares
Directors & PDMRs
Simon Ball                      17                    34                    51
Michael Queen                   17                    34                    51
Philip Yea                      17                    34                    51

PDMRs only
Tony Brierley                   17                    34                    51
Denise Collis                   17                    34                    51
Chris Rowlands                  17                    34                    51
Jonathan Russell                17                    34                    51
Jo Taylor                       17                    34                    51
Paul Waller                     17                    34                    51




Each of the above notified the Company of their interest in these Shares on 1
November 2005.  The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.


2 November 2005


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