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Old Mutual Plc - Share Interests
OLD MUTUAL PLC
ISIN CODE: GB0007389926
JSE SHARE CODE: OML
NSX SHARE CODE: OLM
ISSUER CODE: OLOML
OLD MUTUAL PLC
Share interests
Old Mutual plc (the "Company") announces that, as a consequence of the issue of
1,020,118,863 shares in the Company on 1 February 2006, the following changes in
notifiable interests, for the purposes of Part VI of the UK Companies Act 1985,
have taken place in its current issued ordinary share capital:
* the holding of Public Investment Corporation of the Republic of South Africa
of 298,008,885 shares now represents 5.83% of the Company"s current issued
ordinary share capital;
* the holding of the Company"s subsidiary, Old Mutual Life Assurance Company
(South Africa) Limited, of 275,205,936 shares now represents 5.39%, whilst the
cumulative holdings of the Group"s life business in South Africa, Malawi,
Namibia and Zimbabwe of 289,450,640 shares now represent 5.66%, of the Company"s
current issued ordinary share capital;
* the holding of Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Africa) (Pty) Limited of
206,985,671 shares for Group employee benefit trusts now represents 4.05% of the
Company"s current issued ordinary share capital;
* by a notification dated 3 February 2006 received on 6 February 2006, the
Company was informed that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and
Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries had non-
beneficial interests in a total of 164,997,838 shares in the Company,
representing 3.23% of the Company"s current issued ordinary share capital;
* Legal & General Group Plc and Franklin Resources, Inc and its affiliates no
longer have a notifiable interest in the Company"s current issued ordinary share
capital.
The above details of percentage shareholdings are based upon 5,110,105,843
shares, being the total number of shares in the Company in issue at 6 February
2006, and upon the latest details of holdings notified to the Company by each of
the shareholders concerned.
7 February 2006
ENQUIRIES:
Old Mutual plc
Malcolm Bell - Investor Relations (UK) + 44 (0) 20 7002 7166
Miranda Bellord - Media Relations (UK) + 44 (0) 20 7002 7133
Deward Serfontein - Investor Relations (SA) + 27 21 509 8709
Nad Pillay - Media Relations (SA) + 27 11 523 9612
College Hill
Alex Sandberg +44 (0) 20 7457 2020
Tony Friend +44 (0) 20 7457 2020
For further information about Old Mutual plc visit www.oldmutual.com
Date: 07/02/2006 12:45:16 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
