Transaction in Own Shares

Man Group plc
19 August 2005


19 August 2005


                                 Man Group plc

                           Purchase of Own Securities


Man Group plc announces that on 18 August 2005 it purchased for cancellation
100,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 1648.85 pence per ordinary share.


Contact:

Peter Clarke       Man Group plc        020 7144 1000







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