Total Voting Rights

RNS Number : 2098G

Old Mutual PLC

20 October 2008

 



Ref 150/08

20 October 2008

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

The Company's issued ordinary share capital currently comprises 5,516,141,360 ordinary shares of 10p each including 239,434,888 shares that are being held in treasury. Therefore, in accordance with Rule 5.6.1R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of voting rights for the purposes of calculating disclosable interests in the Company's ordinary share capital is 5,276,706,472. 

African life subsidiaries of the Company hold a total of 240,027,243 ordinary shares in the Company in their policyholders' funds and these shares cannot be voted while they are held by subsidiaries of Old Mutual plc because of applicable provisions of UK company law. However, for the purposes of disclosure in accordance with Rule 5.6.1R of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the shares held by African life subsidiaries of the Company are included in the total voting rights for the purposes of calculating disclosable interests. 

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

Enquiries

Investor Relations
Aleida White	UK	[phone]
Deward Serfontein	SA	[phone]
Media
Matthew Gregorowski	UK / SA	[phone]
Brian Cattell	UK (Finsbury)	[phone]

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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