7th Feb 2006 10:45
Old Mutual PLC07 February 2006 Old Mutual plc Share interests Old Mutual plc (the "Company") announces that, as a consequence of the issue of1,020,118,863 shares in the Company on 1 February 2006, the following changes innotifiable interests, for the purposes of Part VI of the UK Companies Act 1985,have taken place in its current issued ordinary share capital: • the holding of Public Investment Corporation of the Republic of SouthAfrica of 298,008,885 shares now represents 5.83% of the Company's currentissued ordinary share capital; • the holding of the Company's subsidiary, Old Mutual Life AssuranceCompany (South Africa) Limited, of 275,205,936 shares now represents 5.39%,whilst the cumulative holdings of the Group's life business in South Africa,Malawi, Namibia and Zimbabwe of 289,450,640 shares now represent 5.66%, of theCompany's current issued ordinary share capital; • the holding of Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Africa) (Pty) Limitedof 206,985,671 shares for Group employee benefit trusts now represents 4.05% ofthe Company's current issued ordinary share capital; • by a notification dated 3 February 2006 received on 6 February 2006,the Company was informed that FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiariesand Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries hadnon-beneficial interests in a total of 164,997,838 shares in the Company,representing 3.23% of the Company's current issued ordinary share capital; • Legal & General Group Plc and Franklin Resources, Inc and itsaffiliates no longer have a notifiable interest in the Company's current issuedordinary share capital. The above details of percentage shareholdings are based upon 5,110,105,843shares, being the total number of shares in the Company in issue at 6 February2006, and upon the latest details of holdings notified to the Company by each ofthe shareholders concerned. 7 February 2006 ENQUIRIES: Old Mutual plcMalcolm Bell - Investor Relations (UK) + 44 (0) 20 7002 7166Miranda Bellord - Media Relations (UK) + 44 (0) 20 7002 7133Deward Serfontein - Investor Relations (SA) + 27 21 509 8709Nad Pillay - Media Relations (SA) + 27 11 523 9612 College HillAlex Sandberg +44 (0) 20 7457 2020Tony Friend +44 (0) 20 7457 2020 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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