Transaction in Own Shares

3i Group PLC
19 July 2005


                                  3i Group plc


                           Purchase of Own Securities



3i Group plc announces that on 18 July 2005 it purchased for cancellation
300,000 of its ordinary 53 1/8 pence shares at a price of 706.333333 pence per
share.







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