Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
22 December 2005



3i Group plc



On 16 December 2005 it was announced that 3i Group plc had purchased 340,000 of
its own ordinary shares of 53 1/8p each ('Shares'), for cancellation.  The
Company now confirms that these Shares were cancelled as follows:




Number of Shares cancelled                              Date of Cancellation
         340,000                                          21 December 2005



The Company's issued share capital as at 21 December 2005, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 551,567,490 Shares.





22 December 2005


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