Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
23 January 2007



3i Group plc



On the dates shown below it was announced that 3i Group plc (the 'Company') had
purchased the stated number of its own ordinary shares of 62 69/88p each 
('Shares'), for cancellation. The Company now confirms that these Shares were
cancelled as follows:


Number of Shares          Date of purchase announcement     Date of cancellation

   300,000                      17 January 2007                19 January 2007

   325,000                      18 January 2007                22 January 2007


The Company's issued share capital as at 22 January 2007, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 460,703,861 Shares.

23 January 2007




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