Transaction in Own Shares

Man Group plc
18 July 2005


18 July 2005


                                 Man Group plc

                           Purchase of Own Securities


Man Group plc announces that on 15 July 2005 it purchased for cancellation
200,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 1534.77 pence per ordinary share.


Contact:

Peter Clarke       Man Group plc    020 7144 1000










                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
          UCGMUPAGMA