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OLD MUTUAL PLC
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OLD MUTUAL PLC
Old Mutual plc Annual General Meeting 2011 - Results of shareholder voting
At the Annual General Meeting of Old Mutual plc held in London earlier today,
all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting contained in the
circular sent to shareholders at the beginning of April were voted on by a
poll, and the results of the votes cast were as follows:
Ordinary Resolutions
Resolution 1: To receive and adopt the directors` report and audited
financial statements of the Group for the
year ended 31 December 2010
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,571,940,386 99.93 65.44
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
2,411,020 0.07 0.04
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,574,351,406 65.48 4,252,432
Resolution 2: To declare a final dividend of 2.9p per ordinary share
of 10p in the capital of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,568,919,133 99.85 65.38
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
5,487,133 0.15 0.10
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,574,406,266 65.48 4,204,572
Resolution 3 (i) To elect Ms E Castillo as a director of the
Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,554,834,770 99.69 65.12
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
10,881,392 0.31 0.20
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,565,716,162 65.32 12,894,676
Resolution 3 (ii) To elect Mr A Gillespie as a director of the
Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,554,438,741 99.68 65.11
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
11,422,778 0.32 0.21
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,565,861,519 65.32 12,748,819
Resolution 3 (iii) To elect Mr R Marshall as a director of the
Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,560,024,670 99.77 65.22
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
8,274,445 0.23 0.15
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,568,299,115 65.37 10,311,223
Resolution 3 (iv) To re-elect Mr P O`Sullivan as a director of the
Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,555,039,273 99.60 65.13
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
14,388,135 0.40 0.26
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,569,427,408 65.39 9,183,430
Resolution 3 (v) To re-elect Mr R Edey as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,520,084,413 99.70 64.49
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
10,607,252 0.30 0.19
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,530,691,665 64.68 47,919,173
Resolution 4: To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors to the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,552,045,251 99.70 65.07
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
10,710,320 0.30 0.20
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,562,755,571 65.27 15,855,267
Resolution 5: To authorise the Group Audit Committee to settle the
remuneration of the auditors
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,568,703,273 99.91 65.38
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,103,466 0.09 0.06
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,571,806,739 65.43 6,804,099
Resolution 6: To approve the Remuneration Report in the Company`s
report and accounts for the year ended
31 December 2010.
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,111,328,462 90.50 57.00
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
326,426,271 9.50 5.98
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,437,754,733 62.98 140,854,105
Resolution 7: To grant authority to allot shares
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,107,731,675 87.29 56.93
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
452,390,576 12.71 8.29
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,560,122,251 65.22 18,488,587
Resolution 8: To grant authority to disapply pre-emption rights in
allotting certain equity securities and selling treasury shares
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,237,201,922 91.47 59.30
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
301,804,554 8.53 5.53
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,539,006,476 64.83 39,605,080
Resolution 9: To grant authority to repurchase shares by market
purchase
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,543,318,954 99.45 64.91
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
19,501,621 0.55 0.36
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,562,820,575 65.27 15,788,263
Resolution 10: To approve contingent purchase contracts relating to
purchases of shares on the JSE Limited and on the Malawi, Namibian and
Zimbabwe Stock Exchanges
Votes in favour % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
3,550,597,155 99.46 65.04
Votes against % of votes cast % of total shares eligible
to vote
19,422,885 0.54 0.36
Total votes cast % of total shares Votes withheld
(excluding votes eligible to vote
withheld)
3,570,020,040 65.40 8,590,798
Each of the resolutions was therefore duly passed.
Notes to the above table:
- Votes in favour include proxy votes where the Chairman was give
discretion how to vote.
- Votes withheld are not counted in the calculation of the proportion of
votes for or against a resolution.
- The total number of shares eligible to be voted at the date of the
meeting was 5,458,746,902, being the total number of shares in issue
(5,698,181,790) less 239,434,888 shares held in treasury.
- In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2R and 9.6.3R, the full text of the
resolutions passed, other than resolutions concerning ordinary business,
has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority. They will shortly be
available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism at:
www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do
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Sponsor:
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Notes to Editors
Old Mutual
Old Mutual plc is an international long-term savings, protection and
investment Group. Originating in South Africa in 1845, the Group provides
life assurance, asset management, banking and general insurance to 15 million
customers in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Old Mutual plc is listed
on the London Stock Exchange and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, among
others.
In the year ended 31 December 2010, the Group reported adjusted operating
profit before tax of GBP1.5 billion (on an IFRS basis) and had GBP309 billion
of funds under management, from core operations, at the year end. For
further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website at
www.oldmutual.com
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