Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9688T

Man Group plc

19 November 2019

 

Transaction in own shares

Man Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 19 November 2019 it purchased 231,400 of its ordinary shares with a weighted average price of 145.1858 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 146.85 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 143.95 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: 231,400

Date of transaction: 19/11/2019

Time of transaction: 08.10 to 16.40

Price: 145.1858p

Broker: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited

Since the commencement of the share repurchase programme, the Company has repurchased 10,143,849 ordinary shares in aggregate at a weighted average price of 148.99216 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 21,014,764 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 1,520,780,006  ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). (Note: This figure takes into account the transfer from treasury of 59,666 ordinary shares on 19 November 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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