OML - Old Mutual Plc - Cancellation of Treasury Shares

OML - Old Mutual Plc - Cancellation of Treasury Shares                          
OLD MUTUAL PLC                                                                  
ISIN CODE: GB0007389926                                                         
JSE SHARE CODE: OML                                                             
NSX SHARE CODE: OLM                                                             
ISSUER CODE: OLOML                                                              
Ref 3/12                                                                        
13 January 2012                                                                 
Cancellation of Treasury Shares                                                 
In accordance with Listing Rule 12.6.4R, Old Mutual plc (the Company)           
announces that it has cancelled 239,434,888 Ordinary Shares of 10p each         
previously held in treasury. Following the cancellation, the Company`s issued   
share capital is GBP556,184,574.80 made up of 5,561,845,748 Ordinary 10p        
shares and the Company no longer holds any shares in treasury.                  
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Sponsor:                                                                        
Merrill Lynch SA (Pty) Limited                                                  
Notes to Editors                                                                
Old Mutual                                                                      
Old Mutual 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 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, and shareholders` equity of     
GBP9.0 billion.                                                                 
For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website   
at www.oldmutual.com                                                            
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