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Old Mutual PLC01 April 2008 Ref: 77/08 1 April 2008 Annual Report and Accounts 2007 and Annual General Meeting 2008 Old Mutual plc ("Old Mutual") has today published its Annual Report and Accountsfor 2007. A copy of the document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authorityand will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority'sDocument Viewing Facility, which is situated at the Financial ServicesAuthority, 25 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (www.fsa.gov.uk). The Annual Report is available on the Old Mutual website at www.oldmutual.com Copies of the Annual Report may also be obtained from Corporate Affairs, OldMutual plc, 5th Floor, Old Mutual Place, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4GG or OldMutual Square, Isibaya Building, 2nd Floor, 93 Grayston Drive, Sandton 2196,South Africa. Old Mutual is also publishing today a shareholder circular relating to itsforthcoming 2008 Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), which will be held in thePresentation Suite, 2nd Floor, Old Mutual Place, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4GGon Thursday, 8 May 2008 at 11.00 a.m. This circular will be sent toshareholders with the Annual Report. The business of this year's meeting willinclude proposals to adopt new Articles of Association as a result, among otherthings, of the UK Companies Act 2006 and for new employee share schemes toreplace those originally adopted in 1999. Mr Norman Broadhurst, who has been a non-executive director since 1999 and iscurrently the senior independent director and Chairman of the Group Audit andRisk Committee, will retire at the AGM and not seek re-election. He will besucceeded as senior independent director by Mr Rudi Bogni and as Chairman of theGroup Audit and Risk Committee by Mr Richard Pym. Notes to Editors Old Mutual Old Mutual plc is an international savings and wealth management company basedin the UK. Originating in South Africa in 1845, the group has a portfolio ofbusinesses offering asset management, life assurance, banking and generalinsurance services in over 40 countries in Europe, the United States, SouthAfrica, Latin America, Asia and Australia. Old Mutual is listed on the LondonStock Exchange and the JSE, among others. In the year ended 31 December 2007, the group reported adjusted operating profitof £1.62 million (on an IFRS basis) and had £279 billion of funds undermanagement at the year end. The Company has approximately 53,000 employees. For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website atwww.oldmutual.com Enquiries Investor RelationsAleida White UK +44 (0)20 7002 7287Deward Serfontein SA +27 (0)82 810 5672 MediaNicholas Bicket UK +44 (0)20 7002 7103Nad Pillay SA + 27 (0)21 504 8026 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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