OML - Old Mutual Plc - Completion of the sale of Dwight Asset Management

OML - Old Mutual Plc - Completion of the sale of Dwight Asset Management        
OLD MUTUAL PLC                                                                  
ISIN CODE: GB00B77J0862                                                         
JSE SHARE CODE: OML                                                             
NSX SHARE CODE: OLM                                                             
ISSUER CODE: OLOML                                                              
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15 May 2012                                                                     
Old Mutual plc                                                                  
Completion of the sale of Dwight Asset Management                               
Further to the announcement on 7 February 2012, Old Mutual is pleased to        
announce that it has today completed the sale of Dwight Asset Management to     
Goldman Sachs Asset Management.                                                 
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15 May 2012                                                                     
Sponsor:                                                                        
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd                                            
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 12 million         
customers in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe.  Old Mutual has been listed 
on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges, among others, since 1999.       
In the year ended 31 December 2011, the Group reported adjusted operating profit
before tax of GBP1.5 billion (on an IFRS basis) and had GBP267 billion of funds 
under management from core operations.                                          
For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website at
www.oldmutual.com                                                               
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