30th May 2008 17:03
UK Listing Authority Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules
DTR 3.1.4R
Pursuant to the rules of The 3i Group Share Incentive Plan, on 30 May 2008 each of the Directors/persons discharging managerial responsibilities ("PDMRs") of 3i Group plc (the "Company") listed below became beneficially interested in the total number of ordinary shares of 73 19/22p each in the Company ("Shares") shown against their name below, such Shares consisting of:
| (a) | Partnership Shares, which were purchased at a subscription price of 883.33p per Share; and 
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| (b) | Matching Shares, which were awarded for nil consideration. 
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 | Partnership Shares | Matching Shares | Total Shares | 
| Directors/PDMRs | |||
| P E Yea | 14 | 28 | 42 | 
| S P Ball | 14 | 28 | 42 | 
| B N Carnegie-Brown | 14 | 28 | 42 | 
| D R Collis | 14 | 28 | 42 | 
| K J Dunn | 14 | 28 | 42 | 
| M J Queen | 14 | 28 | 42 | 
| C P Rowlands | 14 | 28 | 42 | 
| J B C Russell | 14 | 28 | 42 | 
| A J M Taylor | 14 | 28 | 42 | 
| P Waller | 14 | 28 | 42 | 
The Company was notified of the above transactions on 30 May 2008. The place of these transactions was the London Stock Exchange.
Related Shares:
3i Group