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Changes of Directors and Results of Shareholder Voting at the 2013 Annual General Meeting
OLD MUTUAL PLC
ISIN CODE: GB0007389926
ISSUER CODE: OLOML
JSE SHARE CODE: OML
NSX SHARE CODE: OLM
Old Mutual plc
Ref 48/13
9 May 2013
CHANGES OF DIRECTORS AND RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDER VOTING AT THE 2013 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At the conclusion of the 2013 Annual General Meeting of Old Mutual plc (the “Company”) held in
London earlier today, the retirements of Russell Edey and Lars Otterbeck from the Board as
independent non-executives directors took effect. Alan Gillespie has succeeded Russell Edey as
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Roger Marshall has also joined that Committee.
At the AGM itself, all of the resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting were voted on by a poll and
were duly passed, Details 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 2012
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,111,901,128 99.97% 6,159,330
Votes against % of votes cast
991,442 0.03%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,112,892,570 63.59%
Resolution 2: To declare a final dividend of 5.25p per ordinary share in the capital of the Company on the
register at the close of business on 26 April 2013
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,112,492,891 99.94% 4,682,270
Votes against % of votes cast
1,873,671 0.06%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,114,366,562 63.62%
Resolution 3(i): To elect Ms D Gray as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,099,768,656 99.82% 13,652,068
Votes against % of votes cast
5,628,108 0.18%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,105,396,764 63.44%
Resolution 3(ii): To re-elect Mr M Arnold as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,100,743,281 99.82% 12,646,500
Votes against % of votes cast
5,658,176 0.18%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,106,401,457 63.46%
Resolution 3(iii): To re-elect Mr P Broadley as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,103,130,351 99.78% 9,031,929
Votes against % of votes cast
6,886,552 0.22%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,110,016,903 63.53%
Resolution 3(iv): To re-elect Mr A Gillespie as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,100,602,325 99.81% 12,397,980
Votes against % of votes cast
6,048,527 0.19%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,106,650,852 63.47%
Resolution 3(v): To re-elect Mr R Khoza as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,020,363,557 97.10% 8,375,046
Votes against % of votes cast
90,297,717 2.90%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,110,661,274 63.55%
Resolution 3(vi): To re-elect Mr R Marshall as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,105,623,957 99.83% 8,225,322
Votes against % of votes cast
5,199,553 0.17%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,110,823,510 63.55%
Resolution 3(vii): To re-elect Mr B Nqwababa as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,098,653,744 99.69% 10,789,108
Votes against % of votes cast
9,605,980 0.31%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,108,259,724 63.50%
Resolution 3(viii): To re-elect Ms N Nyembezi-Heita as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,089,569,693 99.49% 13,769,690
Votes against % of votes cast
15,709,449 0.51%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,105,279,142 63.44%
Resolution 3(ix): To re-elect Mr P O’Sullivan as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,101,847,855 99.74% 9,122,839
Votes against % of votes cast
8,078,138 0.26%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,109,925,993 63.53%
Resolution 3(x): To re-elect Mr J Roberts as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,017,503,812 96.99% 7,997,160
Votes against % of votes cast
93,546,110 3.01%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,111,049,922 63.55%
Resolution 4: To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors to the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,096,016,730 99.83% 17,622,764
Votes against % of votes cast
5,402,001 0.17%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,101,418,731 63.36%
Resolution 5: To authorise the Group Audit Committee to settle the remuneration of the auditors
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,098,401,565 99.90% 17,442,040
Votes against % of votes cast
3,204,352 0.10%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,101,605,917 63.36%
Resolution 6: To approve the Remuneration Report in the Company’s report and accounts for the year ended
31 December 2012
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
2,933,771,399 97.94% 123,524,253
Votes against % of votes cast
61,752,305 2.06%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
2,995,523,704 61.19%
Resolution 7: To grant authority to allot shares in the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
2,641,141,220 84.89% 7,860,613
Votes against % of votes cast
470,051,999 15.11%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,111,193,219 63.56%
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
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 Votes withheld
2,665,327,910 85.70% 8,799,427
Votes against % of votes cast
444,918,119 14.30%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,110,246,029 63.54%
Resolution 9: To grant the Board authority to repurchase shares by market purchase on the London Stock
Exchange
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,045,861,730 98.18% 16,733,176
Votes against % of votes cast
56,458,926 1.82%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,102,320,656 63.38%
Resolution 10: To approve contingent purchase contracts relating to purchases of shares on the African stock
exchanges where the Company’s shares are listed
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,044,427,038 98.17% 17,802,705
Votes against % of votes cast
56,824,089 1.83%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,101,251,127 63.35%
Resolution 11: To approve certain amendments to the Articles of Association of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,046,156,579 97.94% 8,675,508
Votes against % of votes cast
64,221,745 2.06%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,110,378,324 63.54%
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 vote was 4,895,054,991, being the total number of shares
in issue at the close of business on 7 May 2013.
• 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 National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.doc
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Notes to Editors
Old Mutual provides life assurance, asset management, banking and general insurance to more than
14 million customers in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe. Originating in South Africa in 1845,
Old Mutual has been listed on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges, among others, since
1999.
In the year ended 31 December 2012, the Group reported adjusted operating profit before tax of £1.6
billion (on an IFRS basis) and had £262 billion of funds under management from core operations.
For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website at www.oldmutual.com
Lead sponsor:
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Joint sponsor:
Nedbank Capital
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