19th Oct 2007 11:00
Old Mutual PLC19 October 2007 Old Mutual Ref 64/07 19 October 2007 Interim Dividend 2007 (No.16) - Currency Conversion In its interim results announcement for the six months ended 30 June 2007published on 10 August 2007, Old Mutual plc (the "Company") announced an interimdividend of 2.3p per share or its equivalent in other currencies of payment,using exchange rates prevailing on 18 October 2007. The Company also announcedthat shareholders on its Malawi, South African, and Zimbabwe branch registersand the Namibian section of the principal register would be paid the localcurrency equivalents of the dividend under dividend access trust arrangementsestablished in each country and those shareholders who held their shares throughVPC AB, the Swedish nominee, would be paid the equivalent of the dividend inSwedish Kronor. The local currency equivalents of the interim dividend have now been establishedand are as follows: Malawi: 6.51 Malawi Kwacha per share Namibia: 31.79 Namibian cents per share South Africa: 31.79 South African cents per share Sweden: 0.302 Swedish Kronor per share Zimbabwe: 21,304 Zimbabwean dollars per share* The interim dividend will be paid on 30 November 2007. The record date for this dividend payment is the close of business on Friday, 9November 2007 for all the Exchanges where the Company's shares are listed. Thelast day to trade cum dividend on the JSE Limited ("JSE") and other AfricanExchanges will be Friday, 2 November 2007, whilst the last day to trade cumdividend on the London Stock Exchange will be Tuesday, 6 November 2007. Theshares will trade ex dividend from the opening of business on Monday, 5 November2007 on the JSE and the other African Exchanges and from the opening of businesson Wednesday, 7 November 2007 on the London Stock Exchange. Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised on the SouthAfrican branch register between Monday, 5 November and Friday, 9 November 2007,both dates inclusive, and transfers between the registers may not take placeduring that period. *Note: The Zimbabwe equivalent of the interim dividend has been converted at theeffective official exchange rate at 18 October 2007, adjusted upwards, owing tothe hyperinflationary environment in Zimbabwe, by 67.8% on account ofanticipated inflation for the period between 18 October and 30 November 2007. Old Mutual For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website atwww.oldmutual.com Enquiries Investor RelationsAleida van Herel UK +44 (0)20 7002 7287Deward Serfontein SA +27 (0)21 509 8709MediaJames Crampton UK +44 (0)20 7002 7133Nad Pillay SA +27 (0)82 553 7980 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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