Annual Financial Report 2009

RNS Number : 5821J

Old Mutual PLC

01 April 2010

 



Ref 18/10 (Part 1)

1 April 2010

OLD MUTUAL PLC - ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 2009 AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2010

Old Mutual plc ("Old Mutual" or the "Company") has today published its Annual Financial Report for 2009. A copy of the document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and is available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at the Financial Services Authority, 25 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London E14 5HS (www.fsa.gov.uk). The Annual Financial Report is also available on Old Mutual's website at www.oldmutual.com.

Copies of the Annual Financial Report may also be obtained from Investor Relations, Old Mutual plc, 5th Floor, Old Mutual Place, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4GG or Old Mutual Square, Isibaya Building, 2nd Floor, 93 Grayston Drive, Sandton 2196, South Africa.

In compliance with the Company's obligations under DTR 6.3.5(2)(b):

§ the Company draws attention to its audited preliminary results announced on 11 March 2010, which are available on its website at www.oldmutual.com 

§ certain information extracted from the full Annual Report is set out in the accompanying materials in parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 of this announcement, as follows:

-     Group Chief Executive's Statement

-     Group Finance Director's Statement

-     Business Review

-     Risk and Capital Management

-     Statement of Directors' responsibilities in respect of the Annual Report and the Financial Statements

Old Mutual is also publishing today a shareholder circular relating to its forthcoming 2010 Annual General Meeting, which will be held in the Presentation Suite, 2^nd Floor, Old Mutual Place, 2 Lambeth Hill, London EC4V 4GG on 13 May 2010 at 11.00 a.m. BST, and a booklet giving further details of the Scrip Dividend Alternative for the recommended final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2009 which was announced on 24 March 2010 (see announcement ref 17/10).  

The Company is arranging this year, for the first time, for the AGM to be webcast so that shareholders who cannot readily attend the meeting in London can, if they have access to a computer, observe the proceedings. A screened version of the AGM will also be available in the Auditorium at Nedbank's offices at 135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton 2196 at 12 noon local time on 13 May 2010 for those who wish to come along, but this will not allow direct participation in the meeting in London.

A link to the webcast will be available on the Company's website at www.oldmutual.com on Thursday, 13 May 2010 from 10.45 a.m. BST.

The circular relating to the Annual General Meeting, as well as the booklet relating to the Scrip Dividend Alternative, will be sent to shareholders with the Annual Financial Report or the Annual Review and Summary Financial Statements, and the information contained in them is also accessible on Old Mutual's website.

Enquiries

Investor Relations
Patrick Bowes	UK	[phone]
Deward Serfontein	SA	[phone]
Media
Don Hunter (Finsbury)	UK	[phone]

Notes to Editors

Old Mutual

Old Mutual plc is an international long-term savings, protection and investment Group.  Originating in South Africa in 1845, the Group provides life assurance, asset management, banking and general insurance in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.  Old Mutual plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the JSE, among others.

In the year ended 31 December 2009, the Group reported adjusted operating profit before tax of £1.2 billion (on an IFRS basis) and had £285 billion of funds under management at the year end.  The Group has approximately 54,000 employees.

Forward-looking statements

This announcement and the accompanying Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to certain of Old Mutual plc's plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition, performance and results. By their nature, all forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances that are beyond Old Mutual plc's control, including, among other things, UK domestic and global economic and business conditions, market-related risks such as fluctuations in interest rates and exchange rates, policies and actions of regulatory authorities, the impact of competition, inflation, deflation, the timing and impact of other uncertainties or of future acquisitions or combinations within relevant industries, as well as the impact of tax and other legislation and other regulations in territories where Old Mutual plc or its affiliates operate.

As a result, Old Mutual plc's actual future financial condition, performance and results may differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set forth in Old Mutual plc's forward-looking statements. Old Mutual plc undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this announcement and the accompanying Parts 2, 3, 4 and 5 or any other forward-looking statements that it may make.

 

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