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05/12/2016 16:20

RNS Number : 0073R
Man Group plc
05 December 2016
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Man Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
X 
Other (please specify):
 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:
1 December 2016,
being the date of announcement of Man Group plc's revised total voting rights as a result of its share repurchase programme (originally announced on 14 October 2016 and the first transaction of which occurred on 20 October 2016)
6. Date on which issuer notified:
5 December 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Crossed above 3%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares
Number
of
Voting
Rights
Number
of shares
Number of voting
rights
% of voting rights
Direct
Direct
Indirect
Direct
Indirect
Ordinary Shares
3 3/7 US cents
(GB00B83VD954)
51,000,000
51,000,000
N/A
N/A
51,000,000
N/A
3.02%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion
Period
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
% of voting
rights
Not applicable.




C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument
Exercise
price
Expiration
date
Exercise/
Conversion
period
Number of voting
rights instrument
refers to
% of voting rights
Not applicable.




Nominal
Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
51,000,000
3.02%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Limited, which is controlled by Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc, is the registered holder of 51,000,000 ordinary shares and therefore has 51,000,000 direct voting rights which is equivalent to 3.02% of the total voting rights.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
Not applicable.
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
Not applicable.
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
Not applicable.
13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:
Rachel Rowson
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7144 1732

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