Shares in issue at 30 June 05

Old Mutual PLC
21 July 2005


                        Shares in issue at 30 June 2005


Old Mutual plc (the 'Company') announces that a total of 3,856,783,314 shares in
the Company were in issue at 30 June 2005. Changes since 31 December 2004 were
made up as follows:

Number of shares in issue at 31 December 2004:                     3,853,942,990

Shares issued during the period on exercise of
executive share options:                                               2,515,743

Shares issued during the period on exercise of
sharesave options:                                                       324,581

Shares in issue at 30 June 2005:                                   3,856,783,314

                                                                    21 July 2005


ENQUIRIES:

Old Mutual plc UK
Miranda Bellord     [phone]

Old Mutual plc SA
Nad Pillay          [phone]


For further information about Old Mutual plc visit www.oldmutual.com



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