Transaction in Own Shares

Man Group plc
19 July 2004


19 July 2004


                                 Man Group plc

                           Purchase of Own Securities

Man Group plc announces that on 16 July 2004 it purchased for cancellation
42,000 of its 10p ordinary shares at a price of 1418.1131 pence per ordinary
share.

Contact:
Ian Jarvis         Man Group plc     020 7144 1525





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