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Thu 8 May 2008, 15:45 OML / OLM - Old Mutual Plc - Annual general meetin
OML
 OLOML                                                                           
OML / OLM - Old Mutual Plc - Annual general meeting 2008: Directors retirement  
and results of shareholder voting                                               
Old Mutual plc                                                                  
ISIN CODE: GB0007389926                                                         
JSE SHARE CODE: OML                                                             
NSX SHARE CODE: OLM                                                             
ISSUER CODE: OLOML                                                              
Annual General Meeting 2008: Director`s retirement and results of shareholder   
voting                                                                          
As planned, Mr Norman Broadhurst retired from 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 March 1999.  
Chris Collins, Chairman of the Company, thanked Mr Broadhurst warmly for his    
significant contribution to the Board and its Committees.                       
At the AGM, all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in
the circular sent to shareholders at the end of March 2008 were voted on by a   
poll, and the results of the votes cast on the polls were as follows:           
Ordinary Resolutions                                                            
Resolution 1       To receive and adopt the directors` report and accounts      
In favour       Against        % in favour   Votes            
                                                               withheld         
                  2,648,735,322   3,663,707      99.86         15,970,248       
Resolution 2       To declare a final dividend of 4.55 pence per ordinary       
share                                                         
                  In favour       Against        % in favour   Votes            
                                                               withheld         
                  2,654,352,414   506,106        99.98         13,510,757       
Resolution 3 (i)   Election of Mr R A Pym as a director of the Company          
                  In favour       Against        % in favour   Votes            
                                                               withheld         
                                                 99.78                          
2,634,737,531   5,684,447                    27,947,299       
                                                                                
Resolution 3 (ii)  Re-election of Mr N D T Andrews as a director of the         
                  Company                                                       
In favour       Against        % in favour   Votes            
                                                               withheld         
                                                 99.76                          
                  2,633,494,884   6,296,949                    28,577,444       

Resolution 3       Re-election of Mr R P Edey as a director of the Company      
(iii)                                                                           
                  In favour       Against        % in favour   Votes            
withheld         
                                                 99.79                          
                  2,632,716,511   5,579,468                    30,073,298       
                                                                                
Resolution 3 (iv)  Re-election of Mr J H Sutcliffe as a director of the         
                  Company                                                       
                  In favour       Against        % in favour   Votes            
                                                               withheld         
99.31                          
                  2,629,561,219   18,233,058                   20,575,000       
                                                                                
Resolution 4       Re-appointment of KPMG Audit Plc as auditors to the          
Company                                                       
                  In favour       Against        % in favour   Votes            
                                                               withheld         
                                                 99.45                          
2,616,824,765   14,464,287                   37,080,225       
                                                                                
Resolution 5       To authorise the Group Audit and Risk Committee of the       
                  Company to settle the remuneration of the auditors            
In favour       Against        % in favour   Votes            
                                                               withheld         
                                                 99.81                          
                  2,637,621,957   5,087,039                    25,658,981       

Resolution 6       To approve the Remuneration Report in the Company`s          
                  report and accounts                                           
                  In favour       Against        % in favour   Votes            
withheld         
                                                 95.93                          
                  2,492,057,299   105,813,396                  70,498,581       
                                                                                
Resolution 7 (i)   To approve the Old Mutual plc Performance Share Plan         
                  In favour       Against        % in favour   Votes            
                                                               withheld         
                                                 93.81                          
2,380,177,848   156,971,157                  131,220,271      
                                                                                
Resolution 7 (ii)  To approve the Old Mutual plc Share Reward Plan              
                  In favour       Against        % in favour   Votes            
withheld         
                                                 96.06                          
                  2,486,491,219   102,053,749                  79,824,308       
                                                                                
Resolution  To approve the Old Mutual plc 2008 Sharesave                        
7 (iii)     Plan                                                                
           In favour      Against      % in    Votes                            
                                       favour  withheld                         
97.64                                    
           2,559,361,429  61,813,634           47,194,214                       
                                                                                
Resolution  Authority to allot relevant securities up to a                      
8           maximum nominal aggregate amount of                                 
           GBP53,262,000                                                        
           In favour      Against      % in    Votes                            
                                       favour  withheld                         
92.33                                    
           2,434,406,236  202,322,809          31,640,232                       
                                                                                
Special Resolutions                                                             
Resolution  Authority to allot equity securities up to a                        
9           maximum nominal aggregate amount of                                 
           GBP26,631,000 for cash                                               
           In favour      Against      % in    Votes                            
favour  withheld                         
                                       95.45                                    
           2,513,313,456  119,715,791          35,340,030                       
                                                                                
Resolution  Authority to buy back shares on the London                          
10          Stock Exchange                                                      
           In favour      Against      % in    Votes                            
                                       favour  withheld                         
99.79                                    
           2,632,549,754  5,486,372            30,333,151                       
                                                                                
Resolution  Approval of contingent purchase contracts                           
11                                                                              
           In favour      Against      % in    Votes                            
                                       favour  withheld                         
                                       99.05                                    
2,610,885,835  24,958,228           32,525,214                       
                                                                                
Resolution  Adoption of new Articles of Association                             
12                                                                              
In favour      Against      % in    Votes                            
                                       favour  withheld                         
                                       99.88                                    
           2,617,637,427  3,258,242            47,473,608                       

Each of the resolutions was accordingly duly passed.                            
8 May 2008                                                                      
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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 portfolio of    
businesses offering asset management, life assurance, banking and general       
insurance services in over 40 countries in Europe, the United States, South     
Africa, Latin America, Asia and Australia.  Old Mutual plc is listed on the     
London Stock Exchange and the JSE, among others.                                
In the year ended 31 December 2007, the group reported adjusted operating profit
of GBP1.62 billion (on an IFRS basis) and had GBP279 billion of funds under     
management at the year end.  The Company has approximately 53,000 employees.    
For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website at
www.oldmutual.com                                                               
Sponsor                                                                         
Merrill Lynch                                                                   
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