Transaction in Own Shares

Man Group plc
03 August 2007


3 August 2007


                                 Man Group plc


                           Purchase of Own Securities


Man Group plc announces that on 2 August 2007 it purchased for cancellation
3,000,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 543.70 pence per ordinary share.


Since the start of the financial year on 1 April 2007, Man has repurchased
32,360,018 ordinary shares at a total cost of £186.4 million, giving an average
repurchase cost of 575.89 pence per ordinary share.


Contact:

Kevin Hayes     Man Group plc     020 7144 1000






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