OLD MUTUAL PLC - Notification of Major Interest in Shares

Notification of Major Interest in Shares

OLD MUTUAL PLC
ISIN CODE: GB0007389926
ISSUER CODE: OLOML
JSE SHARE CODE: OML
NSX SHARE CODE: OLM

For filings with the FSA 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
           (ii)
attached:

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
financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please
specify):

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



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                                  31st January 2013
reached: (v)
                                                                    st
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  1 February 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
                                                               Holding has gone below 5%
reached: (vi, vii)

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
                                                                                                                        x
if possible using   Number          Number          Number        Number of voting               % of voting rights
the ISIN CODE       of              of              of            rights
                    Shares          Voting          shares
                                    Rights                        Direct                 (xii)
                                                    Direct        (xi)        Indirect           Direct          Indirect

GB0007389926        241,440,319    241,440,319      N/A           N/A         N/A                N/A             Below 5%



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial          Expiration    Exercise/                       Number of voting                 % of voting
                                (xiii)                     (xiv)
instrument                 date          Conversion Period               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
                                                                                                                            (xix,
Type of financial     Exercise     Expiration    Exercise/        Number of voting rights           % of voting rights
                                        (xvii)                                                      xx)
instrument            price        date          Conversion       instrument refers to
                                                        (xviii)
                                                 period
                                                                                                    Nominal        Delta




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

241,440,319                                               Below 5%


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 – (Below 5%)
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:


14. Contact name:                            Martin Murray


15. Contact telephone number:                020 7002 7109


Sponsor:
Merrill Lynch SA (Pty) Ltd

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