Share Interests

Old Mutual PLC
12 October 2005

                                 Old Mutual plc

                                 Share interests


Old Mutual plc (the 'Company') announces that it has today received a notice
dated 12 October 2005 informing the Company that Aviva plc and its subsidiaries
ceased on 11 October 2005 to have a notifiable interest, for the purposes of
Part VI of the UK Companies Act 1985, in the Company's ordinary share capital.

                                                                12 October 2005


ENQUIRIES:

Old Mutual plc UK
Miranda Bellord    [phone]

Old Mutual plc SA
Nad Pillay         [phone]


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