1 May 2020 18:26
Transaction in own shares
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Man Group plc (the "Company") announces that on 01 May 2020 it purchased 249,729 of its ordinary shares with a weighted average price of 128.7794 pence per ordinary share pursuant to its US$100 million share repurchase programme, details of which were announced on 14 October 2019. The highest price paid per share was 130.00 pence and the lowest price paid per share was 128.45 pence. Details of the relevant repurchase transactions are set out below:
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Description of shares: Man Group plc - ordinary shares 3 3/7 cents
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Number of shares repurchased: 249,729
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Date of transaction: 01/05/2020
Time of transaction: 13.45 to 16:40
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Price: 128.7794p
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Broker: Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
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Since the commencement of the share repurchase programme, the Company has repurchased 54,133,870 ordinary shares in aggregate at a weighted average price of 130.56536 pence per share.
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The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury. Following the purchase and settlement of these shares, the Company will hold 56,320,553 of its ordinary shares in treasury and will have 1,485,474,217 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).
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All transactions under this programme will be published on the Company's website (www.man.com) on a weekly basis.
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Enquiries
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Alex Dee
Head of Investor Relations
+44 20 7144 1370
Alex.Dee@man.com