Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2345X

Man Group plc

17 December 2019

 

Transaction in own shares

Man Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 17 December 2019 it purchased 82,162 of its ordinary shares with a weighted average price of 157.1029 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 158.75 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 156.3 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: 82,162

Date of transaction: 17/12/2019

Time of transaction: 08.10 to 16.40

Price: 157.1029p

Broker: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited

Since the commencement of the share repurchase programme, the Company has repurchased 14,577,809 ordinary shares in aggregate at a weighted average price of 148.97543 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 25,395,558 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 1,516,399,212 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). (Note: This figure takes into account the transfer from treasury of 53,166 ordinary shares on 17 December 2019 in order to satisfy the exercise of options under the Company's Sharesave Scheme).

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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