28th Feb 2005 07:05
Old Mutual PLC28 February 2005 Old Mutual plc Final Dividend for the year ended 31 December 2004 The Directors of Old Mutual plc are recommending a final dividend for the yearended 31 December 2004 of 3.5p per share (making a total of 5.25p for the year). The record date for this dividend payment is the close of business on Friday, 22April 2005 for all the Exchanges where the Company's shares are listed. The lastday to trade cum-dividend on the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa ("JSE")and on the Namibian and Malawi Exchanges will be Friday, 15 April 2005, and inZimbabwe, Thursday, 14 April 2005. The shares will trade ex-dividend from theopening of business on Monday, 18 April 2005 on the JSE, and on the Namibian andMalawi Exchanges, from the opening of business on Friday, 15 April 2005 inZimbabwe, and from the opening of business on Wednesday, 20 April 2005 on theLondon Stock Exchange. Shareholders on the South African, Zimbabwe and Malawi branch registers and theNamibian section of the principal register will be paid the local currencyequivalents of the dividend under the Dividend Access Trust arrangementsestablished in each country. Local currency equivalents of the dividend will bedetermined by the Company using exchange rates prevailing at close of businesson Thursday, 31 March 2005 and will be announced by the Company on Friday, 1April 2005. Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised on the SouthAfrican branch register between Monday, 18 April and Friday, 22 April 2005, bothdates inclusive, and transfers between the registers may not take place duringthat period (or from Friday, 15 April to Friday, 22 April 2005, both datesinclusive, in the case of Zimbabwe). The final dividend is subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting of OldMutual plc, which is to be held in London on Wednesday, 11 May 2005. Subject tobeing so approved, the final dividend will be paid on Tuesday, 31 May 2005. 28 February 2005 ENQUIRIES: Old Mutual plc UKMiranda Bellord +44 (0) 20 7002 7133 Old Mutual plc SANad Pillay +27 (0) 21 504 8026 For further information about Old Mutual plc visit www.oldmutual.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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