Transaction in Own Shares

Man Group plc
08 December 2006


8 December 2006


                                 Man Group plc
                           Purchase of Own Securities


Man Group plc announces that on 7 December 2006 it purchased for cancellation
500,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 498.24 pence per ordinary share.

Since the start of the financial year on 1 April 2006, Man has repurchased
40,247,507 ordinary shares at a total cost of £176.5 million, giving an average
repurchase cost of 438.66 pence per ordinary share.


Contact:
Peter Clarke     Man Group plc     020 7144 1000



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