5th Oct 2007 17:06
Man Group plc05 October 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii):Man Group plc 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( ) 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):AXA S.A., 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its group of companies 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):N/A 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v):01/10//2007 6. Date on which issuer notified:04/10/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:5% 8. Notified details:................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)possible using the ISINCODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii)GB00B16BRD58 91,308,637 91,308,637Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares Number of Number of voting rights % of votingif possible using the shares (ix) rightsISIN CODE Direct Direct (x) Indirect Direct Indirect (xi)GB00B16BRD58 12,565,644 12,565,644 87,047,324 0.64 4.44 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument (xiii) Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights (xiv) Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 99,612,968 5.08 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Name of the Company/ Number of Shares % of issued share capitalFund AXA Sun Life plc 826,407 0.04215 Direct(fmly Axa Equity & LawLife Assurance Societyplc)AXA UK Investment CoICVC 150,000 0.00765 IndirectDistribution FundAXA UK Investment CoICVC 250,000 0.01275 IndirectEthical FundAXA UK Investment CoICVC 10,000 0.00051 IndirectExtra Income FundPPP Healthcare Group 80,000 0.00408 DirectplcAXA InstitutionalEquity 150,000 0.00765 DirectFocusAXA InstitutionalEquity 340,293 0.01736 DirectfundSun Life AssuranceSociety 542,000 0.02764 DirectPlcAXA Insurance UK 325,000 0.01658 DirectAXA UK Group Pension 220,000 0.01122 IndirectSchemeAXA Financial, Inc 200,300 0.01022 IndirectSun Life International(IOM) 600,000 0.03060 DirectLtdAXA France 970,117 0.04948 IndirectAXA Australia 44,257 0.00226 IndirectAXA Financial, Inc* 84,815,750 4.32600 IndirectSun Life PensionsManagement 10,300 0.00053 DirectLtdSun Life PensionsManagement 52,633 0.00268 DirectLtdAXA Sun Life 389,049 0.01984 DirectLTAV UK Equity LifeAXA Sun Life 336,524 0.01716 DirectABL High Alpha LifeAXA Sun Life 328,189 0.01674 DirectFTSE All Share TrackerLifeAXA Sun Life 1,500,000 0.07651 DirectLTAV UK EquityPensionAXA Sun Life 1,710,071 0.08722 DirectABL High AlphaPensionAXA Sun Life 1,662,459 0.08479 DirectFTSE All Share TrackerPensionAXA Framlington 385,000 0.01964 IndirectUK GrowthFramlington onshoreprivate 1,900 0.00010 IndirectclientsAXA Winterthur 1,234,867 0.06298 DirectASL With ProfitTransition 1,464,370 0.07469 DirectFundSLAS With Profit 1,013,482 0.05169 DirectTransition Total Direct 12,565,644 0.64091Total Indirect 87,047,324 4.43982 TOTAL 99,612,968 5.08073 Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder:N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:N/A 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name:Barry Wakefield FCIS 15. Contact telephone number:020 7144 1735 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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