Skandia Market Update

Old Mutual PLC
20 June 2006


                                 Old Mutual Plc

                             Skandia Market Update

                     Growth potential greater than expected

Old Mutual plc ('Old Mutual') will today update the market on progress following
the acquisition of Forsakringsaktiebolaget Skandia (publ) ('Skandia').

Growth Potential - Doubling Funds Under Management in five years

   • Old Mutual acquired Skandia because its businesses operated in countries
    with attractive demographics which, combined with Skandia's open
    architecture business model, were expected to deliver significant growth.

   • Since completing the transaction on 3 February 2006 Old Mutual has
    conducted a thorough review of Skandia and concluded that the growth
    potential of the business is significantly better than anticipated during
    due diligence. Skandia's funds under management are now expected to increase
    by 15% per annum, doubling in five years. This, coupled with operating
    efficiency gains, will triple Skandia's IFRS contribution to Old Mutual by
    2008.

No Surprises - Embedded Value and Balance Sheet in line with expectations

   • Furthermore, Old Mutual confirms no surprises in Skandia's balance sheet
    and only modest changes to Skandia's Net Asset Value (NAV) and Embedded
    Value (EV), well within Old Mutual's assumptions at the time of the
    acquisition.


Financial Targets - value confirmed

During the presentation Old Mutual will unveil financial targets for Skandia
over the next five years, including:

   • The doubling of Skandia's funds under management within five years with
     the UK and ELAM, in particular, showing better than expected growth
     potential.

   • Significant enhancement of Old Mutual's EEV earnings. Skandia will be
     EEV earnings per share accretive from 2007 if not earlier.

   • Initial IFRS earnings dilution in line with expectations. However, with
     sales growth out-pacing cost increases and operating efficiency gains
     driving margin improvements, Skandia's contribution to Old Mutual's IFRS
     earnings is expected to increase at least threefold by 2008.

   • Skandia is generating sufficient cash to fund its own growth. All
     Skandia divisions will be strongly cash generative by 2007.

   • As a result of synergies, Skandia plans to deliver divisional pre-tax
     margin improvements by 2008 of: UK 2 % to 3%, Nordic 1% to 2% and ELAM 2% to
     3%.

   • Targets for Skandia are 15% Return on Embedded Value (ROEV) by 2008 and
     12% Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

   • Overall synergies are confirmed at £70 million per annum and on track
     for delivery from mid 2008. Total restructuring costs are estimated at £80
     million

   • Skandia's EEV, restated to align with Old Mutual's market-consistent
     basis, was SEK 36.5bn (£2.7bn) for 2005, in line with expectations.

   • Following adoption of Old Mutual's accounting policies and actuarial
     assumptions, the enlarged Group had an embedded value of £9.5bn (174p per
     share) at 31 March 2006, or 183p per share including the value of synergies.


Julian Roberts, Skandia's Chief Executive, commented today: 'Skandia is every
bit as good a business as we believed, with the potential to double in size over
the next five years. Sales growth is strong and there is a talented team in
place keen to move the business forward as we implement a series of initiatives
to deliver Skandia's fullest potential.'


Jim Sutcliffe, Chief Executive of Old Mutual, added: 'The acquisition of Skandia
is a step up for Old Mutual. We are now a truly international company with
boosted growth and a lowered average weighted cost of capital - both of which
create value for our shareholders.'


                                                                   20 June 2006


This presentation will start at 09.00 hours (UK time) and can be viewed as a
webcast via www.oldmutual.com where the slide presentation will be available. An
interview with Jim Sutcliffe, Chief Executive, Old Mutual in video/audio and
text is now available on the Company's website and on http://www.cantos.com.


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For further information about Old Mutual plc visit www.oldmutual.com and for
Skandia, visit www.skandia.com, where a Swedish version of this release is
available.


Notes to editors

    1.      Old Mutual made its £4.0 billion acquisition of Skandia as part of 
            its strategy to become a world-class international financial services
            group. Today Old Mutual operates in five principal geographic 
            regions, with the value of the Group's life new business in the first 
            quarter of 2006 evenly derived as follows: South Africa 24%, UK 23%, 
            Nordic 19%, US 18%, and ELAM (Europe and Latin America) 16%.

    2.      Old Mutual had funds under management of £248 billion at 31 March 
            2006, making it the sixth largest insurance company in Europe.

    3.      Old Mutual will report on a quarterly basis from November 2006 and Old
            Mutual will provide a one-off update on sales on 10 August 2006.


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to certain of Old Mutual plc's plans and its current goals and expectations
relating to its future financial condition, performance and results. By their
nature, all forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they
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impact of competition, inflation, deflation, the timing and impact of other
uncertainties of future acquisitions or combinations within relevant industries,
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update the forward looking statements contained in this press release or any
other forward looking statements we may make.






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