Director/PDMR Shareholding

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS

This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.1.4R(1).

(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.

(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.

(4) An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

Please complete all relevant boxes should in block capital letters.

1. Name of the issuer

OLD MUTUAL PLC

2. State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DR 3.1.4R (1) (a)

Yes

3. Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director

ANDREW SEATON BIRRELL - GROUP RISK AND ACTUARIAL DIRECTOR

PHILIP ARTHUR JOHN BROADLEY- GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR

PAUL BRENDAN HANRATTY - CEO, LONG-TERM SAVINGS

DONALD IAN HOPE - HEAD OF STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

JULIAN VICTOR FROW ROBERTS - GROUP CHIEF EXECUTIVE

DONALD SCHNEIDER - GROUP HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR

4. State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person

N/A

5. Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

BENEFICIAL INTEREST

6. Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares

AWARDS UNDER THE OLD MUTUAL PLC PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN - RESTRICTED SHARES - OLD MUTUAL STRATEGIC INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS IN THE FORM OF NIL COST OPTIONS

7. Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them.

ANDREW SEATON BIRRELL - 1,176,471 SHARES UNDER OPTION

PHILIP ARTHUR JOHN BROADLEY - 2,310,926 SHARES UNDER OPTION

PAUL BRENDAN HANRATTY - 997,900 SHARES UNDER OPTION

DONALD IAN HOPE - 882,354 SHARES UNDER OPTION

JULIAN VICTOR FROW ROBERTS - 3,487,396 SHARES UNDER OPTION

DONALD SCHNEIDER - 831,934 SHARES UNDER OPTION

8. State the nature of the transaction.

AWARDS UNDER THE OLD MUTUAL PLC PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN - RESTRICTED SHARES - OLD MUTUAL STRATEGIC INCENTIVE PLAN AWARDS - IN THE FORM OF NIL COST OPTIONS

9. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired

NONE

10. Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

11. Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed

N/A

12. Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

N/A

13. Price per share or value of transaction

Nil cost options based on a calculation price of £1.19 per share

14. Date and place of transaction

13 MAY 2010

15. Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)

No changes to beneficial holdings previously announced

16. Date issuer informed of transaction

13 May 2010

Name and signature of duly authorised officer of issuer responsible for making notification

Martin C Murray

Company Secretary

Date of notification 14 May 2010