Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8143X

Man Group plc

21 August 2009

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Man Group plc

2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( )

Declaration of major shareholding as per FSA Transitional Provision 7

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) (v):

17 August 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 August 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Decrease in total holdings from 5.84% to 4.74%

8. Notified details:

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A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
	Number of shares	Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB00B28KQ186	99,964,774	99,964,774

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

8,702,755

Direct

8,702,755

Indirect

72,409,563

Direct

0.51

Indirect

4.23

GB00B28KQ186

Total:

Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
81,112,318	4.74%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable

Name of the Company/Fund	Number of Shares	% of issued share capital

Alliance Capital Management	866,457	0.05063	Direct
AXA	3,266,113	0.19085	Direct
AXA Colonia Konzem	12,834	0.00075	Direct
AXA Financial, Inc	70,475,069	4.11807	Indirect
AXA France	1,238,801	0.072386899	Indirect
AXA IM UK	4,557,351	0.27	Direct
AXA IM UK	560,000	0.032722498	Indirect
AXA Rosenberg	135,693	0.007928953	Indirect

Total Direct	8,702,755	0.50853
Total Indirect	72,409,563	4.23111
TOTAL	81,112,318	4.73964