Transaction in Own Shares

Old Mutual PLC
03 April 2008


Old Mutual plc

Ref 80/08
3 April 2008
                           Transaction in Own Shares

Old Mutual plc ('the Company') announces that on 2 April 2008 it purchased
through Deutsche Securities (Pty) Limited a total of 1,092,312 of the Company's
ordinary shares of 10p each.

All of these shares were acquired on the JSE Limited at an average price of ZAR
18.8560 per share.

The purchased shares will be held in treasury. The Company's current issued
share capital is now 5,292,216,100 ordinary shares of 10p each (excluding the
218,785,852 shares that have so far been repurchased into treasury).

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

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