Dividend Declaration

Old Mutual PLC
10 August 2007

                                 Old Mutual plc

Ref: 44/07


10 August 2007


             Interim Dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2007
                                    (No. 16)


The Directors of Old Mutual plc have declared an interim dividend for the six
months ended 30 June 2007 of 2.3p per share to be paid on Friday, 30 November
2007.


The record date for this dividend payment is the close of business on Friday, 9
November 2007 for all the Exchanges where the Company's shares are listed. The
last days to trade cum-dividend on the JSE and on the Namibian, Zimbabwe and
Malawi Stock Exchanges will be Friday, 2 November 2007 and Tuesday, 6 November
2007 for the London Stock Exchange. The shares will trade ex-dividend from the
opening of business on Monday, 5 November on the JSE and on the Namibian,
Zimbabwe and Malawi Stock Exchanges and from the opening of business on
Wednesday, 7 November 2007 on the London Stock Exchange.


Shareholders on the South African, Zimbabwe and Malawi branch registers and the
Namibian section of the principal register will be paid the local currency
equivalents of the dividend under dividend access trust arrangements established
in each country. Shareholders who hold their shares through VPC AB, the Swedish
nominee, will be paid the equivalent of the dividend in Swedish Kronor (SEK).
Local currency equivalents of the dividend, for all five territories, will be
determined by the Company using exchange rates prevailing at close of business
on Thursday, 18 October 2007 and will be announced by the Company on Friday, 19
October 2007.


Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised on the South
African branch register between Monday, 5 November 2007 and Friday, 9 November
2007, both dates inclusive, and transfers between the registers may not take
place during that period.

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