Directors' Dealings

Man(ED & F) Group PLC
24 February 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 Robert John Oddy

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):
Roanne Trust Co (Jersey) a/c HT                 1,464,684 shares
E D & F Man Executive Retirement Fund             703,396 shares
TOTAL SHAREHOLDING :                            2,173,080 shares

5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):
E D & F Man Executive Retirement Fund

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Sale of Shares

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
n/a

8   Percentage of issued class:
n/a

9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
427,000

10  Percentage of issued class:
0.159

11  Class of security:
Ordinary Shares of 10p each

12  Price per share:
525p

13  Date of transaction:
24th February 2000

14  Date company informed:
24th February 2000

15  Total holding following this notification:
1,746,080 shares

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.649

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 7017

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





Additional Information:
Mr Oddy 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 1,551,717
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.