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OML - Old Mutual Plc - Interim Dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2011 (No. 22) and scrip dividend alternative OLD MUTUAL PLC ISIN CODE: GB0007389926 JSE SHARE CODE: OML NSX SHARE CODE: OLM ISSUER CODE: OLOML OLD MUTUAL PLC Interim Dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2011 (No. 22) and scrip dividend alternative The Directors of Old Mutual plc have declared an interim dividend for the six months ended 30 June 2011 of 1.5p per share, which will be paid on 30 November 2011. Shareholders on the South African, Zimbabwe and Malawi branch registers and the Namibian section of the principal register will be paid the local currency cash equivalents of the dividend under dividend access trust arrangements established in each country. Shareholders who hold their shares through Euroclear Sweden AB, the Swedish nominee, will be paid the cash equivalent of the dividend in Swedish Kronor. Local currency cash equivalents of the dividend for all five territories will be determined by the Company using exchange rates prevailing at the close of business on 29 September 2011 and will be announced by the Company on 30 September 2011. A scrip dividend alternative will again be available for eligible shareholders who wish to elect to receive new ordinary shares in the Company ("New Ordinary Shares") in lieu of cash in respect of the interim dividend. The entitlement to receive the scrip dividend alternative is personal and non-transferable. Shareholders who have previously joined the scrip dividend scheme on an evergreen basis and wish to continue to participate in the scheme need take no action. The dates by which elections to participate in the scrip dividend alternative for the interim dividend must be received from shareholders who have not already made an evergreen election to participate in the scheme are set out in the table below. Shareholders on the South African register whose shareholdings have been dematerialised or immobilised in the context of Strate through a CSDP or broker should contact their CSDP or broker to ascertain how they can elect to participate and the time deadline for the CSDP or broker to process their election in order for it to be submitted to the registrar by 12 noon on 14 October 2011. Shareholders should note that they will not be able to trade their entitlement to New Ordinary Shares between 10 October 2011 and 29 November 2011 inclusive. The full terms of the scrip dividend scheme are contained in a booklet which is available (along with related mandate forms) on the Company`s website at www.oldmutual.com or from the Company`s registrars. Share certificates for shareholders on the South African register may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between 10 October 2011 and 14 October 2011, both dates inclusive, and transfers between the registers may not take place during that period. The full timetable for the interim dividend is as follows: Declaration date 5 August 2011 Scrip calculation price determined Last five dealing days on each exchange ending on 29 September 2011 Currency conversion date 29 September 2011 Exchange rates, scrip calculation price and scrip ratio announced 30 September 2011 Last day to trade cum dividend for shareholders on the branch register in Malawi 5 October 2011 Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the branch register in Malawi 6 October 2011 Last day to trade cum dividend for shareholders on the branch registers in South Africa and Zimbabwe and on the Namibian section of the principal register 7 October 2011 Trading suspended between registers opening of business on 10 October 2011 Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the branch registers in South Africa and Zimbabwe and on the Namibian section of the principal register 10 October 2011 Last day to trade cum dividend for shareholders on the UK register 11 October 2011 Ex-dividend date for shareholders on the UK register 12 October 2011 Scrip dividend alternative offer closes for shareholders on the branch registers in South Africa, Malawi and Zimbabwe and on the Namibian section of the principal register 12 noon on 14 October 2011 Record date close of business on 14 October 2011 Trading between registers recommences opening of business on 17 October 2011 Scrip dividend alternative offer closes for shareholders on the UK register 12 noon on 1 November 2011 Interim dividend payment date - New Ordinary Shares issued 30 November 2011 First day of dealings in New Ordinary Shares issued in respect of the interim dividend 30 November 2011 Enquiries External Communications Patrick Bowes +44 (0)20 7002 7440 Investor Relations Aleida White +44 (0)20 7002 7287 Media William Baldwin-Charles +44 (0)20 7002 7133 Ref 76/11 5 August 2011 Sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited 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 more than 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. For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website at www.oldmutual.com Date: 05/08/2011 08:03:38 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. 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