OML - Old Mutual Plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares19 Mar 2010
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OLOML                                                                           
OML - Old Mutual Plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares                 
OLD MUTUAL PLC                                                                  
ISIN CODE: GB0007389926                                                         
JSE SHARE CODE: OML                                                             
NSX SHARE CODE: OLM                                                             
ISSUER CODE: OLOML                                                              
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                        
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES i                                
                                                                                
1. Identity of the issuer or the           Old Mutual PLC                       
underlying issuer of existing shares to                                         
which voting rights are attached: ii                                            
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                                                                   
specify):                                                                       
3. Full name of person(s) subject  BlackRock, Inc.                              
to the notification obligation:                                                 
iii                                                                             
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                  
(if different from 3.):iv                                                       
5. Date of the transaction and     17 March 2010                                
date on which the threshold is                                                  
crossed or reached: v                                                           
6. Date on which issuer notified:  18 March 2010                                
7. Threshold(s) that is/are        Above 5%                                     
crossed or reached: vi, vii                                                     
8. Notified details:                                                            
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                    
Class/type    Situation          Resulting situation after the triggering       
of            previous           transaction                                    
shares        to the triggering                                                 
transaction                                                        
if possible                                                                     
using                                                                           
the ISIN                                                                        
CODE                                                                            
             Number    Number   Number    Number of voting     % of  voting     
             Of        Of       of        rights               rights x         
             Shares    Voting   shares                                          
Rights                                                   
                                Direct    Direct   Indirect    Direct   Indi-   
                                          xi       xii                  rect    
GB0007389926  N/A       N/A      N/A       N/A      266,076,297 N/A      4.90%  
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                             
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
Type of       Expiration   Exercise/    Number of voting  % of voting           
financial     date xiii    Conversion   rights that may   rights                
instrument                 Period xiv   be                                      
                                       acquired if the                          
                                       instrument is                            
                                       exercised/                               
converted.                               
                                                                                
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial   
Instruments xv, xvi                                                             
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
Type of      Exercise   Expiration Exercise/    Number of   % of voting         
financial    price      date       Conversion   voting      rights xix, xx      
instrument              xvii       period       rights                          
xviii        instrument                       
                                               refers to                        
                                                                                
CFD          N/A        N/A        N/A          5,481,294   Nominal     Delta   
0.10%       0.10%    
Total (A+B+C)                                                                   
Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights            
271,557,591                              5.00%                                  
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights             
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:           
xxi                                                                             
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 271,557,591 (5.00%)              
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:                                                     
14. Contact name:                    Patrick Bowes                              
15. Contact telephone number:        020 7002 7440                              
19 MARCH 2010                                                                   
Sponsor                                                                         
Merrill Lynch South Africa (Proprietary) Limited                                
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