Interim Dividend for six months ended 30 June 2015

RNS Number : 2462V

Old Mutual PLC

06 August 2015

 



Old Mutual plc

Ref 560/15

6 August 2015

INTERIM DIVIDEND FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED 30 JUNE 2015 (NO. 30)

The Directors of Old Mutual plc (the "Company") have declared an interim dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2015 of 2.65p per share, which will be paid on 30 October 2015.

Shareholders on the South African, Zimbabwe and Malawi branch registers and the Namibian section of the principal register will be paid the local currency cash equivalents of the dividend (subject to deduction of local dividend withholding taxes, where applicable) under dividend access trust or dividend access company arrangements established in each country.  Shareholders who hold their shares through Euroclear Sweden AB, the Swedish nominee, will be paid the cash equivalent of the dividend in Swedish Kronor.  Local currency cash equivalents of the dividend for all five territories will be determined by the Company using exchange rates prevailing at the close of business on 10 September 2015 and will be announced by the Company on 11 September 2015.

Share certificates for shareholders on the South African register may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between 18 September 2015 and 25 September 2015, both dates inclusive.  Transfers between the registers may not take place between 17 September 2015 and 25 September 2015, both dates inclusive. Trading in shares held on the Namibian section of the principal register through Old Mutual Namibia Nominees will not be permitted from 17 September 2015 to 23 September 2015, both dates inclusive.

This dividend will be satisfied wholly in cash, the Company's scrip dividend scheme adopted on 13 May 2010 having expired at the conclusion of the Company's AGM on 14 May 2015.

The full timetable for the interim dividend is as follows:

Declaration date			6 August 2015
Currency conversion date			10 September 2015
Exchange rates announced			11 September 2015
Transfers suspended between registers		opening of business on 17 September 2015
Last day to trade cum dividend for shareholders on the branch register in South Africa	17 September 2015
Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the branch register in South Africa	18 September 2015

Last day to trade cum dividend for shareholders on the branch registers in Malawi and Zimbabwe and on the Namibian section of the principal register	18 September 2015
Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the branch registers in Malawi and Zimbabwe and on the Namibian section of the principal register	21 September 2015
Last day to trade cum dividend for shareholders on the UK register	23 September 2015
Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the UK register	24 September 2015
Record date	close of business on 25 September 2015
Transfers between registers recommence	opening of business on 28 September 2015
Interim dividend payment date	30 October 2015

Enquiries

External communications

Patrick Bowes                           UK        [phone]

Investor relations

Dominic Lagan                           UK        [phone]

Sizwe Ndlovu                             SA        [phone]

Retail shareholders should contact the Company's registrars, Computershare Investor Services, with any queries. Local contact details are available in the Investor Relations section of the corporate website at www.oldmutual.com

Media

William Baldwin-Charles                         [phone]

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Notes to Editors

Old Mutual provides investment, savings, insurance and banking services to more than 17 million customers in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe. Originating in South Africa in 1845, Old Mutual has been listed on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges, among others, since 1999.

In the year ended 31 December 2014, the Group reported adjusted operating profit before tax of £1.6 billion (on an IFRS basis) and had £319 billion of funds under management from core operations.

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

 

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