Transaction in Own Shares

Man Group plc
11 September 2007


11 September 2007


                                 Man Group plc


                           Purchase of Own Securities


Man Group plc announces that on 10 September 2007 it purchased for cancellation
1,000,000 of its ordinary shares at a price of 473.38 pence per ordinary share.


Since the start of the financial year on 1 April 2007, Man has repurchased
45,860,018 ordinary shares at a total cost of £256.2 million, giving an average
repurchase cost of 558.56 pence per ordinary share.


Contact:

Kevin Hayes     Man Group plc     020 7144 1000






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