Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
27 October 2005

UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules

DR 3.1



The following replaces the 'Transaction in Own Shares' announcement released on
26 October 2005 at 13.51 under RNS Number 1991T.  That announcement gave an
incorrect issued share capital figure as at 25th October, due to receipt of
incorrect information.  It should have read as now detailed below.

3i Group plc



On 20th & 21st October 2005 it was announced that 3i Group plc had purchased
1,115,000 & 400,000 respectively 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
     1,115,000                                        25th October 2005
       400,000                                        25th October 2005



The Company's issued share capital as at 25 October 2005, following the
cancellation of the above Shares, was 553,922,039 Shares.





26 October 2005




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