Transaction in own shares

Man Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 22 September 2017 it purchased for cancellation 24,800 of its ordinary shares with a weighted average price of 166.0282 pence per ordinary share pursuant to its $100 million share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 14 October 2016. The highest price paid per share was 166.60 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 164.90 pence. Details of the relevant repurchase transactions are set out below:    

Description of shares: Man Group plc - ordinary shares 3 3/7 cents

Number of shares repurchased: 24,800

Date of transaction: 22 September 2017

Time of transaction: 08:10 - 16:30

Price: 166.0282p

Broker: Merrill Lynch International

Since the commencement of the share repurchase programme, the Company has repurchased 59,532,457 ordinary shares in aggregate at a weighted average price of 133.8575 pence per share.

Following the cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of ordinary shares in issue will be 1,652,453,306.

The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.

All transactions under this programme will be published on the Company's website (www.man.com) on a weekly basis.

Enquiries:

Fiona Smart
Head of Investor Relations
+44 20 7144 2030
fiona.smart@man.com