Director/PDMR Shareholding

Old Mutual PLC
16 October 2007

                                 Old Mutual plc

Ref 63/07

16 October 2007

 NOTIFICATION OF A TRANSACTION OF A DIRECTOR IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 3.1.4R OF
                     THE DISCLOSURE AND TRANSPARENCY RULES


Old Mutual plc (the Company) announces that on 12 October 2007 Mr J V F Roberts,
Chief Executive of Skandia, exercised share options under the Old Mutual Share
Option and Deferred Delivery Plan (SOP) as follows:

Date of    Date of      Options      Exercise    No. of shares    Sale price of
grant      exercise     exercised    price       retained         shares
4 Mar      12 Oct       357,000      £0.9525     96,109           £1.77
2002       2007
26 Feb     12 Oct                                   
2003       2007        143,000       £0.8625     42,806          £1.77


The total number of shares now held under option by Mr Roberts under the SOP is
2,157,971, of which 1,306,824 have vested and the rest remain subject to
performance conditions.


The total number of shares in the Company in which Mr Roberts (together with his
connected persons) is now beneficially interested (excluding Restricted Share
Awards which have not yet vested and all unexercised share option shares) is
806,546.

Old Mutual

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www.oldmutual.com


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