Holding(s) in Company

Man Group plc
31 January 2007



TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):
Man Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): ( )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( Yes )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
Baillie Gifford & Co

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
.................

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
30 January 2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
31 January 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
.................

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if  Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
possible using the ISIN
CODE
                         Number of shares    Number of voting Rights (viii)
Ordinary Share                  95,942,538                                5.10%
GB00B16BRD58

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if       Number of Number of voting     % of voting
possible using the ISIN       shares    rights (ix)          rights
CODE
                              Direct    Direct  Indirect     Direct   Indirect
                                        (x)     (xi)
Ordinary Share
GB00B16BRD58                                    93,687,538                4.98

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    Date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   (xiii)     Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        (xiv)
N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                                93,687,538                                4.98

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

In the narrative below, the figures in ( ) indicate the amount of voting rights
and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant.
Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent
undertaking of an investment management group.
 Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited
(2494163; 0.1%) is also a discretionary investment manager.
Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life Limited
(20186047; 1.1%) is a life assurance company which procures discretionary
investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in respect of its own
account shareholdings.
Its wholly-owned indirect (via Baillie Gifford Life Limited) subsidiary
undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited (3344376; 0.2%) is an OEIC Authorised
Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated its discretionary
investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
.................

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
.................
13. Additional information:
.................

14. Contact name:
Barry Wakefield

15. Contact telephone number:
0207 144 1735




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