Transaction in Own Shares

Man Group plc
21 October 2005


21 October 2005


                                 Man Group plc

                           Purchase of Own Securities


Man Group plc announces that on 20 October 2005 it purchased for cancellation
250,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 1534.626 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