Director Shareholding

3i Group PLC
24 June 2005



The Listing Rules - Chapter 16, Paragraph 16.13



As potential beneficiaries of The 3i Group Employee Trust (the 'Trust') all
employees of 3i Group plc (the 'Company') and its subsidiaries have an interest
in all the Ordinary Shares ('Shares') of 50p each in the Company held by the
Trust for the purposes of section 324 Companies Act 1985.  These employees
include the executive directors of the Company: Philip Yea, Simon Ball, Michael
Queen and Rod Perry (the 'Directors').



On 23 June 2005, participants exercised options under the Company's Management
Equity Investment Plan ('MEIP') to acquire from the Trust 36,545 Shares at £nil
per Share.



Each of the Directors notified the Company of the change in his interest in the
Shares on 24 June 2005.


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