RNS Number : 8302N

Man Group plc

20 May 2015



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		X
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
Other (please specify):	Delta variation on listed warrants and OTC options	X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	Société Générale SA (SG SA)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	18 May 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20 May 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Above 10%

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
GB00B83VD954	5,541,702	5,541,702	6,350,740	6,350,740	1,800,155	0.37%	0.11%
Ordinary shares

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

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
									Nominal	Delta
OTC call option		1.00	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	9,740,310		0.59%	0.57%
OTC call option		1.25	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	9,062,757		0.59%	0.53%
OTC call option		1.50	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	7,574,351		0.59%	0.45%
OTC call option		2.00	21.12.2018			21.12.2018	4,925,009		0.59%	0.29%
OTC call option		1.50	21.12.2018			21.12.2018	3,374,690		0.29%	0.20%
OTC call option		1.00	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	4,998,563		0.29%	0.29%
OTC call option		1.25	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	4,976,369		0.29%	0.29%
OTC call option		1.50	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	4,601,798		0.29%	0.27%
OTC call option		1.85	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	1,682,920		0.29%	0.10%
OTC call option		2.00	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	1,605,866		0.29%	0.09%
OTC call option		2.50	21.12.2018			21.12.2018	1,656,034		0.29%	0.10%
OTC call option		1.00	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	9,742,222		0.59%	0.57%
OTC call option		1.25	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	9,061,668		0.59%	0.53%
OTC call option		1.50	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	7,559,838		0.59%	0.44%
OTC call option		2.00	21.12.2018			21.12.2018	4,918,740		0.59%	0.29%
OTC call option		1.50	21.12.2018			21.12.2018	3,373,089		0.29%	0.20%
OTC call option		1.00	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	4,998,759		0.29%	0.29%
OTC call option		1.25	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	4,978,866		0.29%	0.29%
OTC call option		1.50	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	4,613,976		0.29%	0.27%
OTC call option		1.85	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	1,635,372		0.29%	0.10%
OTC call option		2.00	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	1,589,280		0.29%	0.09%
OTC call option		2.50	21.12.2018			21.12.2018	1,652,941		0.29%	0.10%
Listed call warrant		1.00	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	9,454,543		0.57%	0.56%
Listed call warrant		1.25	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	9,061,668		0.59%	0.53%
Listed call warrant		1.50	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	7,554,924		0.59%	0.44%
Listed call warrant		2.00	21.12.2018			21.12.2018	4,917,264		0.59%	0.29%
Listed call warrant		1.50	21.12.2018			21.12.2018	3,372,772		0.29%	0.20%
Listed call warrant		1.00	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	4,998,759		0.29%	0.29%
Listed call warrant		1.25	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	4,978,866		0.29%	0.29%
Listed call warrant		1.50	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	4,612,130		0.29%	0.27%
Listed call warrant		1.85	19.06.2015			19.06.2015	1,635,372		0.29%	0.10%
Listed call warrant		2.00	18.12.2015			18.12.2015	1,588,263		0.29%	0.09%
Listed call warrant		2.50	21.12.2018			21.12.2018	1,650,379		0.29%	0.10%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
170,299,253	10.02%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

As Société Générale Acceptance (SGA) individually holds more than 3%, please find below the details of its holding:

-           Voting rights attached to shares: 0 voting rights representing 0.00%;

-           Voting rights attached to derivatives (OTC call-options): 54,198,667 voting rights representing 3.19%;

Total: 54,198,667 voting rights representing 3.19%.

As Société Générale Option Europe (SGOE) individually holds more than 3%, please find below the details of its holding:

-           Voting rights attached to shares: 300,155 voting rights representing 0.02%;

-           Voting rights attached to derivatives (listed call warrants): 53,824,940 voting rights representing 3.17%;

Total: 54,125,095 voting rights representing 3.19%.

Newedge

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

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

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