Holding(s) in Company

Man Group plc
22 February 2007



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: ( )

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) : ( X )
Declaration of major shareholding as per FSA Transitional Provision 7

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

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

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

6. Date on which issuer notified:
22/02/2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Above 5%

8. Notified details:
.................

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if  Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
possible using the ISIN
CODE
                         Number of shares    Number of voting Rights (viii)
GB00B16BRD58             N/A                 N/A
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if       Number of Number of voting     % of voting
possible using the ISIN       shares    rights (ix)          rights
CODE
                              Direct    Direct Indirect (xi) Direct   Indirect
                                        (x)
GB00B16BRD58                  N/A       N/A    126,267,381   N/A          6.70

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of      Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting rights that may % of
financial    Date       Conversion     be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument   (xiii)     Period/ Date   exercised/ converted.            rights
                        (xiv)

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights
                               126,267,381                                6.70

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 126,267,381 (6.70%)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:
.................

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
.................

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
.................

13. Additional information:
.................

14. Contact name:
Barry Wakefield FCIS

15. Contact telephone number:
020 7144 1735



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