Directors Shareholding(s)

Man Group PLC
2 February 2001


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Man Group plc

2   Name of director:
Mr Kevin Roger Davis

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):
Kevin Roger Davis                                   425,496 shares
E D & F Man Executive Retirement Fund               280,500 shares
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Total Shareholding :                                705,996 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):
In relation to the director named above

6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Exercise of 21,238 options under the Employee Trust Share Option Scheme and of
31,192 matching shares under the Group's Coinvestment scheme.

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
52,430 shares

8   Percentage of issued class:
0.02%

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:
140p for 21,238 shares  and  nil for 31,192 shares

13  Date of transaction:
1st February 2001

14  Date company informed:
1st February 2001

15  Total holding following this notification:
758,426 shares

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.284%

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 7285 3181

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


Additional Information:
Mr Davis holds awards in respect of 127,871 shares and 32,427 matching shares
under the Performance Share Plan.  He also holds matching awards over 136,308
shares which were granted under the Group's Coinvestment Plan prior to his
appointment as a director.

Furthermore, notification is given pursuant to Chapter 16.13 of the Listing
Rules, that on 1st February 2001 the interests of the E D & F Man Group 1990
Employee Trust ('the Employee Trust'), registered in the name of E D & F Man
Employee Investments (Jersey) Limited a/c 13071, in the share capital of the
Company have been reduced by 21,238 shares to 1,582,042 shares as a result of
the transfer of 21,238 ordinary shares to a beneficiary of the Employee Trust
Share Option Scheme established by the Employee Trust for the benefit of full
time employees of the company (or any subsidiary).  The exercise price payable
to the Employee Trust for the options granted under the Scheme is 140p per
ordinary share.

Executive directors of the company are deemed to be interested in the
1,582,042 shares held by the Employee Trust and the 421,000 shares over which
the Employee Trust holds a security interest.