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Thu 24 May 2007, 17:00 OML - Old Mutual Plc - Annual General Meeting 2007
OML
 OLOML                                                                           
    OML - Old Mutual Plc - Annual General Meeting 2007                          
                                                                                
    OLD MUTUAL PLC                                                              
ISIN CODE: GB0007389926                                                     
    JSE SHARE CODE: OML                                                         
    NSX SHARE CODE: OLM                                                         
    ISSUER CODE: OLOML                                                          

    Annual General Meeting 2007                                                 
    Director`s retirement and Results of shareholder voting                     
    As planned, Mr Michael Marks ceased to be a member of the Board of Old      
Mutual plc (the Company) at the end of the Company`s Annual General Meeting 
    (the AGM) held in London earlier today.  He had been a Director of the      
    Company since February 2004. Commenting at the AGM, Chris Collins, Chairman 
    of the Company, thanked Mr Marks warmly for his significant contribution to 
the Board.                                                                  
    At the AGM, all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting sent to 
    shareholders as part of the Report and Accounts and Summary Financial       
    Statements for the year ended 31 December 2006 were voted on by a poll, and 
the results of the votes cast on the polls were as follows:                 
    Ordinary Resolutions                                                        
    Resolution  To receive and adopt the directors` report and                  
    1           accounts                                                        
In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
                2,810,830,189  1,967,510   99.93    6,413,431                   
                                                                                
Resolution  To declare a final dividend of 4.15 pence per                   
    2           ordinary share                                                  
                In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
2,815,469,616  168,829     99.99    3,592,776                   
                                                                                
    Resolution  Election of Mr J C Nicholls as a director of                    
    3 (i)       the Company                                                     
In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
                2,810,691,700  1,119,976   99.96    7,397,855                   
                                                                                
Resolution  Election of Mr B Nqwababa as a director of the                  
    3 (ii)      Company                                                         
                In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
2,809,858,333  1,303,057   99.95    8,048,141                   
                                                                                
    Resolution  Election of Mr L H Otterbeck as a director of                   
    3 (iii)     the Company                                                     
In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
                2,811,788,762  1,114,560   99.96    6,305,399                   
                                                                                
Resolution  Re-election of Mr C D Collins as a director of                  
    3 (iv)      the Company                                                     
                In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
2,812,692,028  958,766     99.97    5,580,427                   
                                                                                
    Resolution  Re-election of Mr J V F Roberts as a director                   
    3 (v)       of the Company                                                  
In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
                2,786,118,762  9,971,030   99.64    23,123,449                  
    Resolution  Re-appointment of KPMG Audit Plc as auditors                    
4           to the Company                                                  
                In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
                2,783,940,615  10,549,301  99.62    24,711,305                  

    Resolution  Authority to the Group Audit and Risk                           
    5           Committee of the Company to settle the                          
                remuneration of the auditors                                    
In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
                2,810,056,611  3,168,099   99.89    5,975,899                   
                                                                                
Resolution  Approval of the Remuneration Report in the                      
    6           Company`s report and accounts                                   
                In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
2,453,741,960  344,922,846 87.68    20,545,643                  
                                                                                
    Resolution  Approval of proposals arising from the closure                  
    7           of the Company`s Unclaimed Shares Trusts                        
In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
                2,800,708,336  4,574,525   99.84    13,926,854                  
    Resolution  Authority to allot relevant securities up to                    
8           an aggregate nominal amount of GBP55,009,000                    
                In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
                2,438,807,540  374,173,883 86.70    5,826,885                   

                                                                                
    Special Resolutions                                                         
                                                                                
Resolution  Authority to allot equity securities up to a                    
    9           maximum nominal aggregate amount of                             
                GBP27,504,000                                                   
                In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
favour   withheld                    
                2,459,018,515  353,633,160 87.43    6,158,842                   
                                                                                
    Resolution  Authority in accordance with section 166 of                     
10          the Companies Act 1985 to purchase up to                        
                550,090,000 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the                  
                Company by way of market purchase                               
                In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
favour   withheld                    
                2,810,630,662  3,563,066   99.87    4,614,579                   
                                                                                
    Resolution  Approval of contingent purchase contracts to                    
11          enable up to a maximum of 550,090,000 Ordinary                  
                Shares in the Company to be bought back on the                  
                JSE Limited, the Malawi Stock Exchange,                         
                Namibian Stock Exchange, the Stockholm Stock                    
Exchange and the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange.                       
                In favour      Against     % in     Votes                       
                                           favour   withheld                    
                2,807,228,994  4,278,373   99.85    7,222,098                   

    Each of the resolutions was accordingly duly passed.                        
                                                                                
    24 May 2007                                                                 
Sponsor                                                                     
    Merrill Lynch                                                               
                                                                                
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    Old Mutual plc                                                              
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Nad Pillay - Media Relations (SA)       + 27 (0) 21 504 8026                
                                                                                
    About Old Mutual                                                            
    Old Mutual plc is an international savings and wealth management company    
based in the UK. Originating in South Africa in 1845, the group has a       
    balanced portfolio of businesses offering asset management, life assurance, 
    banking and general insurance services in over 40 countries, primarily      
    South Africa, Europe and the United States. Old Mutual is listed on the     
London, Johannesburg and Stockholm stock exchanges, among others.           
    By conducting its business worldwide under its core values of integrity,    
    respect and accountability, Old Mutual aspires to push beyond boundaries to 
    drive value for all its stakeholders.                                       
In the year ended 31 December 2006, the group reported an increase in       
    adjusted operating profit of 16% to GBP1.4 billion (IFRS basis). Old Mutual 
    had GBP239 billion of funds under management at 31 December 2006, and       
    53,000 employees.                                                           
For further information about Old Mutual plc, visit www.oldmutual.com       
                                                                                
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