Transaction in Own Shares

Man Group plc
20 August 2007


20 August 2007


                                 Man Group plc


                           Purchase of Own Securities


Man Group plc announces that on 17 August 2007 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 467.57 pence per ordinary share.


Since the start of the financial year on 1 April 2007, Man has repurchased
43,360,018 ordinary shares at a total cost of £244.3 million, giving an average
repurchase cost of 563.46 pence per ordinary share.


Contact:

Kevin Hayes     Man Group plc     020 7144 1000






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