Major interests in shares

Old Mutual PLC
05 February 2008


Old Mutual

REG- Old Mutual plc Holding(s) in Company

Ref 30/08

5 February 2008

TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying              Old Mutual plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting 
rights are attached   

2. Reason for the notification                           

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights              Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial 
instruments which may result in the acquisition 
of shares already issued to which voting rights 
are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):


3.Full name of person(s) subject to the                 Legal & General Group 
notification obligation:                                Plc (L&G)                                               

                                                        Legal & General 
                                                        Investment Management
                                                        Limited (LGIM)


4.Full name of shareholder(s) (if                       Legal & General 
different from 3.)                                      Assurance (Pensions
                                                        Management Limited)(PMC)
                                                        
                                                        Legal & General Group 
                                                        Plc (L&G)

5.Date of the transaction                               1 February 2008
(and date on which the 
threshold is crossed or 
reached if different):                    

6.Date on which issuer notified                         4 February 2008

7.Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                      Above 5% (L&G)
or reached:                                             Above 5% (LGIM)                

8.Notified details
A:Voting rights attached to shares
Class/ type of shares and ISIN Code                     Ordinary shares of 10p 
                                                        each ISIN GB0007389926 

Number of shares prior to triggering                    Below 5%
action    

Number of voting shares prior to                        Below 5% 
triggering action     

Number of voting rights                                 Direct 249,690,041 
                                                        Indirect 18,212,867 

% of voting rights                                      Direct 4.66 
                                                        Indirect 0.34                         

B:Financial Instruments

Total (A+B)  

Number of Voting rights: 267,902,908  

% of voting rights

5.00%                             
                                                                            
9. Chain of controlled undertakings which the voting rights and/or financial 
instruments are effectively held, if applicable

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)  
(267,902,908 - 5.00% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (267,902,908 - 5%  = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) 
(LGIM) (267,902,908 - 5.00% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (249,690,041 - 4.66% = LGAS,LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) 
(LGIMHD) (217,275,970 - 4.05% = PMC)    

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)(LGIH)
              
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited  
(PMC) (217,275,970 - 4.05% = PMC)           
                   
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
                                                                                                                        
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

10.Name of proxy holder                                N/A       
     
11.Number of voting rights proxy holder                N/A
will cease to hold                                                          
              
12.Date on which proxy holder will                     N/A
cease to hold voting rights                                                      
             
13.Additional information                             Notification using the 
                                                      total voting rights figure 
                                                      of 5,355,333,100

14.Contact name                                       Martin Charles Murray                                      
                                                      (Group Company Secretary, 
                                                      Old Mutual plc)

15.  Contact telephone number                         020 7002 7109          


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