OLD MUTUAL PLC - Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

OLD MUTUAL PLC
ISIN CODE: GB00B77J0862
JSE SHARE CODE: OML
NSX SHARE CODE: OLM
ISSUER CODE: OLOMOL

 For filings with the FCA include the annex
 For filings with issuer exclude the annex


 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                           Old Mutual PLC
 attached: (ii)
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                   X
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the       
 acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                     
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying          X
 financial instruments
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 Other (please
 specify):

 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
 notification obligation: (iii)                                    BlackRock, Inc.

 4. Full name of shareholder(s)
  (if different from 3.):(iv)

 5. Date of the transaction and date on
 which the threshold is crossed or                                 19th September 2014
 reached: (v)
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                22nd September 2014

 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
 reached: (vi, vii)                                              Holding has gone above 5%
 
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
Class/type of       Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares              to the triggering
                    transaction
if possible using   Number          Number       Number           Number of voting           % of voting rights (x)
the ISIN CODE       of              of           of shares        rights
                    Shares          Voting
                                                 Direct           Direct (xi)   Indirect (xii)   Direct       Indirect
                                    Rights
GB00B77J0862        N/A             N/A          N/A              N/A           245,118,689      N/A          5.00%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial           Expiration   Exercise/                   Number of voting              % of voting
instrument                  date (xiii)  Conversion Period (xiv)     rights that may be            rights
                                                                     acquired if the
                                                                     instrument is
                                                                     exercised/ converted.




C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
(xv, xvi)


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial      Exercise    Expiration   Exercise/      Number of voting rights        % of voting rights (xix, xx)
instrument             price       date (xvii)  Conversion     instrument refers to
                                                period (xvii)                                           
                                                                                              Nominal       Delta
CFD                                                            4,632,348
                                                                                              0.09%         0.09%



Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights

249,751,037                                               5.09%

 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)

 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – 249,751,037 (5.09%)




 Proxy Voting:
 10. Name of the proxy holder:

 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
 to hold:

 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
 voting rights:




 13. Additional information:                          BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team



 14. Contact name:                                    Tim Dudley


 15. Contact telephone number:                        020 7743 1540




23 September 2014

Sponsor:
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Joint Sponsor:
Nedbank Capital

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