Close Period Share Repurchase

Man Group plc
30 March 2007


Close period repurchase programme

Man Group plc ('Man Group' or the 'Company') announces that the Company has
entered into an irrevocable and non-discretionary arrangement with its broker,
Merrill lynch International, to repurchase on its behalf and within certain
pre-set parameters, ordinary shares in Man Group for cancellation during the
Company's close period commencing on 1 April 2007 and ending on the day prior to
the announcement of the Company's results for the year ended 31 March 2007. This
arrangement is in accordance with the Listing Rules and the Company's general
authority to repurchase shares.

Enquires
Man Group plc
Peter Clarke         020 7144 1000




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