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Results of Shareholder Voting at the 2014 Annual General Meeting
OLD MUTUAL PLC
ISIN CODE: GB00B77J0862
JSE SHARE CODE: OML
NSX SHARE CODE: OLM
ISSURE CODE: OLOML
Old Mutual plc
Ref 53/14
15 May 2014
RESULTS OF SHAREHOLDER VOTING AT THE 2014 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
At today’s Annual General Meeting of Old Mutual plc (“the Company”), 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 2013
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,382,535,355 100% 20,599,530
Votes against % of votes cast
161,154 0%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,382,696,509 69.06%
Resolution 2: To declare a final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2013 of 6.0p per ordinary
share in the capital of the Company on the register at the close of business on 25 April 2014
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,382,926,380 100% 20,214,059
Votes against % of votes cast
155,600 0%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,383,081,980 69.06%
Resolution 3(i): To elect Ms Z Cruz as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,373,366,521 99.95% 28,150,991
Votes against % of votes cast
1,778,090 0.05%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,375,144,611 68.90%
Resolution 3(ii): To elect Ms A Ighodaro as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,374,900,156 99.96% 27,147,762
Votes against % of votes cast
1,247,422 0.04%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,376,147,578 68.92%
Resolution 3(iii): To elect Mr N Moyo as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,376,590,101 99.97% 25,716,832
Votes against % of votes cast
988,669 0.03%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,377,578,770 68.96%
Resolution 3(iv): To re-elect Mr M Arnold as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,375,524,665 99.95% 26,146,566
Votes against % of votes cast
1,624,371 0.05%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,377,149,036 68.94%
Resolution 3(v): To re-elect Mr A Gillespie as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,360,182,207 99.51% 26,485,405
Votes against % of votes cast
16,627,990 0.49%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,376,810,197 68.94%
Resolution 3(vi): To re-elect Ms D Gray as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,362,833,389 99.55% 25,112,621
Votes against % of votes cast
15,346,092 0.45%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,378,179,481 68.96%
Resolution 3(vii): To re-elect Mr R Khoza as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,263,645,159 96.57% 23,771,673
Votes against % of votes cast
115,878,770 3.43%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,379,523,929 68.99%
Resolution 3(viii): To re-elect Mr R Marshall as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,636,702,857 99.53% 23,664,028
Votes against % of votes cast
15,917,342 0.47%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,379,620,199 68.99%
Resolution 3(ix): To re-elect Ms N Nyembezi-Heita as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,374,525,383 99.86% 24,021,654
Votes against % of votes cast
4,748,565 0.14%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,379,273,948 68.99%
Resolution 3(x): To re-elect Mr P O’Sullivan as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,370,911,879 99.77% 24,672,466
Votes against % of votes cast
7,711,257 0.23%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,378,623,136 68.97%
Resolution 3(xi): To re-elect Mr J Roberts as a director of the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,265,086,676 96.58% 22,752,077
Votes against % of votes cast
115,457,286 3.42%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,380,543,962 69.01%
Resolution 4: To appoint KPMG LLP as auditors to the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,365,530,926 99.51% 21,215,953
Votes against % of votes cast
16,544,198 0.49%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,382,075,124 69.04%
Resolution 5: To authorise the Group Audit Committee to settle the remuneration of the auditors
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,380,628,299 99.95% 20,845,118
Votes against % of votes cast
1,822,185 0.05%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,382,450,484 69.05%
Resolution 6: To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Policy as set out in the Directors’ Remuneration
Report for the year ended 31 December 2013
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,280,532,172 97.17% 27,097,233
Votes against % of votes cast
95,664,621 2.83%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,376,196,793 68.92%
Resolution 7: To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report, other than the part containing the
Directors’ Remuneration Policy, for the year ended 31 December 2013
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,253,282,521 97.04% 50,669,930
Votes against % of votes cast
99,343,587 2.96%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,352,626,108 68.44%
Resolution 8: To grant authority to allot shares in the Company
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
2,941,125,871 86.95% 20,601,235
Votes against % of votes cast
441,568,933 13.05%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,382,694,804 69.06%
SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
Resolution 9: 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
2,966,235,891 87.78% 24,181,650
Votes against % of votes cast
412,868,498 12.22%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,379,104,389 68.98%
Resolution 10: To grant the Board authority to repurchase shares by market purchase on the London Stock
Exchange
Votes in favour % of votes cast Votes withheld
3,373,858,173 99.77% 21,530,222
Votes against % of votes cast
7,901,244 0.23%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,381,759,417 69.04%
Resolution 11: 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
3,367,956,357 99.64% 23,020,453
Votes against % of votes cast
12,312,299 0.36%
Total votes cast (excluding votes % of total shares eligible to
withheld) vote
3,380,268,656 69.01%
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 4,898,413,192, being the total number of shares
in issue at the close of business on 14 May 2014.
• 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
16 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 2013, the Group reported adjusted operating profit before tax of £1.6
billion (on an IFRS basis) and had £294 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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