Director/PDMR Shareholding

3i Group PLC
02 August 2005


UK Listing Authority

Disclosure Rules DR 3.1

Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 29 July 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 
     704.66666p per Share;

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

(c)  Dividend Shares and Special Dividend Shares, which were purchased at a 
     subscription price of 704.66666p per Share, following a dividend 
     reinvestment.

                                                         Special  
                   Partnership    Matching  Dividend    Dividend      Total 
                     Shares        Shares    Shares      Shares      Shares
Directors & PDMRs
Simon Ball             18           36         0            3          57
Michael Queen          18           36        33          148         235
Philip Yea             18           36         5           26          85

PDMRs only
Tony Brierley          17           34        34          150         235
Denise Collis          18           36         2           13          69
Chris Rowlands         18           36        24          112         190
Jonathan Russell       17           34        34          150         235
Jo Taylor              17           34        34          150         235
Paul Waller            17           34        34          150         235


Each of the above notified the Company of their interest in these Shares on 2
August 2005.  The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.


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