Directors' Dealings

Man(ED & F) Group PLC
21 January 2000



Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
E D & F Man Group plc

2   Name of director:
Mr Francois Jan Lavooij

3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
In respect of the director named above

4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):
Mr Francois Jan Lavooij

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
N/A

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Take up of Scrip Dividend Alternative in respect of the 2000 interim dividend

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
27,906 shares

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.01%

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
Ordinary Shares of 10p each

12  Price per share:
426.20p

13  Date of transaction:
21st January 2000

14  Date company informed:
21st January 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
2,793,863

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
1.04%

If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
N/A

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
N/A

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
N/A

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:
N/A

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
N/A

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
N/A

23  Contact name for queries:
Mr Peter Clarke

24  Contact telephone number:
020 7648 7018

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
Mr Peter Clarke

Additional Information:
Mr Lavooij holds awards for 175,736 shares under the Group's Performance Share
Plan, subject to certain performance criteria set out in the Plan Rules.

Furthermore, the E D & F Man Group 1990 Employee Trust (the 'Employee Trust')
holds 3,212,738 ordinary shares and has a security interest over 2,521,966
shares.  Executive Directors of the company are deemed to be interested in
shares held by the Employee Trust and shares over which the Employee Trust
holds a security interest.