Interim Dividend

RNS Number : 5266J

Old Mutual PLC

08 August 2012

 



Ref 78/12

8 August 2012

Interim Dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2012 (No. 24)

The Directors of Old Mutual plc have declared an interim dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2012 of 1.75p per share, which will be paid on 30 November 2012.

Shareholders on the South African, Zimbabwe and Malawi branch registers and the Namibian section of the principal register will be paid the local currency cash equivalents of the dividend (subject to deduction of local dividend withholding taxes, where applicable) under dividend access trust or dividend access company arrangements established in each country. Shareholders who hold their shares through Euroclear Sweden AB, the Swedish nominee, will be paid the cash equivalent of the dividend in Swedish Kronor. Local currency cash equivalents of the dividend for all five territories will be determined by the Company using exchange rates prevailing at the close of business on 11 October 2012 and will be announced by the Company on 12 October 2012.

A scrip dividend alternative is not being made available for this dividend and it will be satisfied wholly in cash.

Share certificates for shareholders on the South African register may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between 22 October and 26 October 2012, both dates inclusive, and transfers between the registers may not take place during that period.

The full timetable for the interim dividend is as follows:

Declaration date                                                                                             8 August 2012

Currency conversion date                                                                                11 October 2012

Exchange rates announced                                                                             12 October 2012

Last day to trade cum dividend for shareholders on the branch                           17 October 2012

register in Malawi

Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the branch register in Malawi                     18 October 2012                             

Last day to trade cum dividend for shareholders on the branch registers in

South Africa and Zimbabwe and on the Namibian section of

the principal register                                                                                       19 October 2012

Trading suspended between registers                                                opening of business on 22 October 2012

Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the branch registers in South Africa

and Zimbabwe and on the Namibian section of the principal register                  22 October 2012

Last day to trade cum dividend for shareholders on the UK register                   23 October 2012

Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the UK register                                        24 October 2012

Record date                                                                                         close of business on 26 October 2012

Trading between registers recommences                               opening of business on 29 October 2012

Interim dividend payment date                                                                       30 November 2012

Enquiries

External Communications / Investor Relations
Patrick Bowes		[phone]
Kelly de Kock		[phone]
Media
William Baldwin-Charles		[phone]

Notes to Editors

Old Mutual

Old Mutual 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 to more than 12 million customers in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.  Old Mutual has been listed on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges, among others, since 1999.

In the year ended 31 December 2011, the Group reported adjusted operating profit before tax of £1.5 billion (on an IFRS basis) and had £267 billion of funds under management from core operations.

For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website at www.oldmutual.com 

 

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