Man Group plc Holding(s) in Company (1319X)

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RNS Number : 1319X

Man Group plc

26 August 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the 
  underlying issuer of existing shares     Man Group plc 
  to which voting rights are attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box 
  or boxes): 
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   An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 
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   An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
   which may result in the acquisition of shares already 
   issued to which voting rights are attached 
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   An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar 
   economic effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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   Other (please      Delta variation on listed warrants and 
   specify):           OTC hedge                                        X 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject     Société Générale 
  to the notification obligation:                                SA (SG SA) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if 
  different from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date   24 August 2015 
  on which the threshold is crossed 
  or reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:     25 August 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                            Below 7% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type        Situation previous      Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of                to the triggering       transaction 
  shares            transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
----------------  ----------------------  ----------------------------------------------------- 
                   Number      Number      Number       Number of voting      % of voting 
                    of          of          of shares    rights                rights 
                    Shares      Voting 
                                Rights 
----------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                           Direct       Direct    Indirect    Direct   Indirect 
----------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  --------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
   GB00B83VD954    2,492,688   2,492,688      974,557   974,557   1,746,373    0.06%      0.10% 
                  ----------  ----------  -----------  --------  ----------  -------  --------- 
  Ordinary 
   shares 
----------------  ----------  ----------  -----------  --------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial     Expiration    Exercise/           Number of voting         % of voting 
  instrument            date          Conversion          rights that              rights 
                                      Period              may be 
                                                          acquired if 
                                                          the 
                                                          instrument is 
                                                          exercised/ converted. 
--------------------  ------------  ------------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 Listed call option    16/10/2015    Until 16/10/2015          5,000,000             0.29% 
--------------------  ------------  ------------------  -----------------------  ------------ 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying 
  Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial    Exercise    Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument           price       date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights 
                                                period        refers to 
-------------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  ----------------- 
                                                                                  Nominal   Delta 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option        1       18/12/2015   18/12/2015        9,584,189         0.59%    0.56% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option        1       18/12/2015   18/12/2015        9,772,627         0.59%    0.58% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.25     18/12/2015   18/12/2015        7,999,247         0.59%    0.47% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.25     18/12/2015   18/12/2015        8,620,657         0.59%    0.51% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.5      18/12/2015   18/12/2015        4,942,338         0.59%    0.29% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.5      18/12/2015   18/12/2015        5,733,968         0.59%    0.34% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.5      17/06/2016   17/06/2016        2,536,769         0.29%    0.15% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.5      17/06/2016   17/06/2016        2,794,060         0.29%    0.16% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.5      21/12/2018   21/12/2018        2,814,726         0.29%    0.17% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.5      21/12/2018   21/12/2018        2,949,791         0.29%    0.17% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.75     18/12/2015   18/12/2015        1,079,872         0.29%    0.06% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.75     18/12/2015   18/12/2015        1,270,589         0.29%    0.07% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.8      17/06/2016   17/06/2016        1,353,819         0.29%    0.08% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       1.8      17/06/2016   17/06/2016        1,527,196         0.29%    0.09% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option        2       18/12/2015   18/12/2015         378,636          0.29%    0.02% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option        2       18/12/2015   18/12/2015         413,916          0.29%    0.02% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option        2       21/12/2018   21/12/2018        3,615,639         0.59%    0.21% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option        2       21/12/2018   21/12/2018        3,886,411         0.59%    0.23% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       2.5      21/12/2018   21/12/2018        1,057,631         0.29%    0.06% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
   OTC call option       2.5      21/12/2018   21/12/2018        1,165,361         0.29%    0.07% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
     Listed call 
       warrant            1       18/12/2015   18/12/2015        9,366,349         0.58%    0.55% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
     Listed call 
       warrant           1.25     18/12/2015   18/12/2015        7,999,247         0.59%    0.47% 
--------------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  -------------------  --------  ------- 
     Listed call 

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