Namibian BEE

Old Mutual PLC
11 December 2006

                                 Old Mutual plc

   Application for listing of additional shares on Completion of the Group's
                Namibian Black Economic Empowerment transactions
                         and number of shares in issue

Applications have been made to the UK Listing Authority for admission to listing
and to the London Stock Exchange for admission to trading of 10,334,718 ordinary
shares of 10p each in the Company. The shares to which these applications relate
will be issued on 14 December 2006 on completion of the Company's Namibian Black
Economic Empowerment transactions, full details of which were announced on 5
September 2006. When issued, the shares will rank pari passu with the existing
ordinary shares in the Company.

It is expected that admission will be granted on 13 December 2006, and that
dealings will commence on 14 December 2006.

Applications will also be made for the shares concerned to be admitted to
listing on the other five exchanges where the Company's shares are listed.

The Company has also today filed block-listing updates for shares issued under
its employee share schemes, as follows:

Total number of ordinary shares in issue at 30 June 2006         5,488,239,004
Shares issued under the Share Option and Deferred Delivery Plan      2,031,069
Shares issued under the Savings-Related Share Option Plan              271,217

Total number of shares in issue at 7 December 2006               5,490,541,290


                                                                11 December 2006
Enquiries:
Old Mutual plc UK
Corporate Affairs + 44 (0) 20 7002 7133




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