Result of AGM

3i Group PLC
12 July 2006



3i GROUP PLC ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Wednesday 12 July 2006

The Annual General Meeting for 2006 of 3i Group PLC was held on Wednesday 12
July 2006 at the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Savoy Place, WC2R
0BL, London.

A poll was held on each of the resolutions proposed, which were passed with
large majorities as follows:


Resolutions                                                  For                    Against              Abstain
1. THAT the Company's Accounts for the year to 31 March 2006 318,369,189            1,709,736            6,070,815
and the Directors' report, the Auditors' report and the
auditable part of the Directors' remuneration report be and
they are hereby received and considered


2. THAT the Directors' remuneration report for the year to   314,966,721            3,833,505            7,349,510
31 March 2006 be and it is hereby approved


3. THAT a final dividend of 9.7 pence per share be and it is 324,931,946            880,358              337,436
hereby declared, payable to those shareholders whose names
appeared on the Register of Members at close of business on
23 June 2006


4. THAT Mme C J M Morin-Postel be and she is hereby          323,219,834            2,663,286            266,620
reappointed as a Director of the Company


5. THAT Mr M J Queen be and he is hereby reappointed as a    324,884,276            1,004,348            261,116
Director of the Company


6. THAT Mr F D Rosenkranz be and he is hereby reappointed as 323,194,110            2,686,721            268,909
a Director of the Company


7. THAT Ernst & Young LLP be and they are hereby reappointed 322,076,035            3,860,939            212,766
as Auditors of the Company to hold office until the
conclusion of the next General Meeting at which Accounts are
laid before the Members


8. THAT the Board be and it is hereby authorised to fix the  322,135,284            3,812,550            201,906
Auditors' remuneration


9. To renew the Company's authority to incur political       318,240,249            7,398,836            510,655
expenditure


10. To renew the authority of 3i plc to incur political      318,189,198            7,444,832            515,710
expenditure


11. THAT executive Directors be and they are hereby          319,521,623            2,739,128            3,888,989
authorised to participate in the co-investment arrangements
described in the notes relating to Resolution 11 set out in
the Notice of Annual General Meeting dated 10 May 2006


12. To authorise an increase in the limit on the number of   314,295,618            1,374,498            10,479,624
shares which may be held by The 3i Group Employee Trust from
2.5% to 5% of the Company's issued share capital


13. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares        320,280,824            5,643,999            224,917


14. To renew the Directors' authority to allot shares for    324,645,939            1,367,709            136,092
cash


15. To renew the Company's authority to purchase its own     324,958,350            999,262              192,128
shares




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