Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8905R

Man Group plc

31 October 2019

 

Transaction in own shares

Man Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 31 October 2019 it purchased 494,620 of its ordinary shares with a weighted average price of 143.5446 pence per ordinary share pursuant to its US$100 million share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 14 October 2019.  The highest price paid per share was 147.15 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 142.05 pence. Details of the relevant repurchase transactions are set out below:    

Description of shares: Man Group plc - ordinary shares 3 3/7 cents

Number of shares repurchased: 494,620

Date of transaction: 31/10/2019

Time of transaction: 08.05 to 16.40

Price: 143.5446p

Broker: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited

Since the commencement of the share repurchase programme, the Company has repurchased 5,902,356 ordinary shares in aggregate at a weighted average price of 151.16287 pence per share.

The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.  Following the purchase and settlement of these shares, the Company will hold 16,832,937 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 1,524,961,833 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

All transactions under this programme will be published on the Company's website (www.man.com) on a weekly basis.

Enquiries

Fiona Smart

Head of Investor Relations

[phone]

[e-mail]

 

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