Notification of Major Interest in Shares OLD MUTUAL PLC ISIN CODE: GB0007389926 JSE SHARE CODE: OML NSX SHARE CODE: OLM ISSUER CODE: OLOML Old Mutual plc TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are Old Mutual PLC attached: 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please An adjustment by BlackRock to the calculation of notifiable interest in voting specify): rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the BlackRock, Inc. notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 10 December 2013 reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 December 2013 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Holding has gone below 5% reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction shares to the triggering transaction if possible using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights Shares Voting Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Rights GB00B77J0862 241,406,155 241,406,155 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument date Conversion Period rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights instrument price date Conversion instrument refers to period Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights N/A Below 5% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – N/A (Below 5%) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team 14. Contact name: Duncan Murray 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 3334 13 December 2013 Lead sponsor: Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Ltd Joint sponsor: Nedbank Capital Date: 13/12/2013 02:10:00 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. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.