24 July 2008

The Company's issued ordinary share capital at 23 July 2008 comprised 5,514,607,717 ordinary shares of 10p each, including 239,434,888 shares that are being held in treasury. Therefore, in accordance with Rule 5.6.1R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of voting rights for the purposes of calculating disclosable interests in the Company's ordinary share capital on 23 July 2008 was 5,275,172,829.

At 30 June 2008, African life subsidiaries of the Company held a total of 239,745,089 of these ordinary shares in the Company in their policyholders' funds. These shares cannot be voted while they are held by subsidiaries of Old Mutual plc because of applicable provisions of UK company law. 

The Company is making a block listing return to the UK Listing Authority covering the period from 31 December 2007 to 23 July 2008. Changes to the number of shares in issue since 31 December 2007 were made up as follows:

Number of shares in issue at 31 December 2007: 5,510,272,537

Shares issued during the period on exercise of executive share options: 3,446,959

Shares issued during the period on exercise of sharesave options: 888,221

Shares in issue at 23 July 2008: 5,514,607,717.

For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website at www.oldmutual.com

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UK

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SA

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UK

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Notes to Editors

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 Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific.  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 £1.62 billion (on an IFRS basis) and had £279 billion of funds under management at the year end.  The Company has approximately 53,000 employees.\

Forward-looking statements

This announcement or presentation may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to certain of Old Mutual plc's plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition, performance and results. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances that are beyond Old Mutual plc's control, including, among other things, UK domestic and global economic and business conditions, market-related risks such as fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates, policies and actions of regulatory authorities, the impact of competition, inflation, deflation, the timing and impact of other uncertainties or of future acquisitions or combinations within relevant industries, as well as the impact of tax and other legislation and other regulations in territories where Old Mutual plc or its affiliates operate.

As a result, Old Mutual plc's actual future financial condition, performance and results may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth in Old Mutual plc's forward-looking statements. Old Mutual plc undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement or presentation or any other forward-looking statements that it may make.