Dividend Declaration

RNS Number : 7258A

Old Mutual PLC

06 August 2008

 



Ref: 133/08 

6 August 2008

Interim Dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2008

(No. 18)

The Directors of Old Mutual plc have declared an interim dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2008 of 2.45p per share to be paid on Friday, 28 November 2008.

The record date for this dividend payment is the close of business on Friday, 7 November 2008 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, 31 October 2008 and Tuesday, 4 November 2008 for the London Stock Exchange. The shares will trade ex-dividend from the opening of business on Monday, 3 November 2008 on the JSE and on the Namibian, Zimbabwe and Malawi Stock Exchanges and from the opening of business on Wednesday, 5 November 2008 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, 16 October 2008 and will be announced by the Company on Friday, 17 October 2008.

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised on the South African branch register between Monday, 3 November 2008 and Friday, 7 November 2008, both dates inclusive, and transfers between the registers may not take place during that period. 

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  Notes to Editors

Old Mutual

Old Mutual plc is an international savings and wealth management company based in the UK. Originating in South Africa in 1845, the group has a portfolio of businesses offering asset management, life assurance, banking and general insurance services in over 40 countries in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Old Mutual plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the JSE, among others.

In the year ended 31 December 2007, the group reported adjusted operating profit of £1.62 billion (on an IFRS basis) and had £279 billion of funds under management at the year end. The Company has approximately 53,000 employees.

 

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