Holding(s) in Company

Old Mutual PLC
31 March 2008





REG- Old Mutual plc Holding(s) in Company

Ref 76/08

31 March 2008

TR-1: Notification of major interests in shares

1   Identity of the issuer or the underlying              Old Mutual plc
    issuer of existing shares to which voting 
    rights are attached  

      
2   Reason for the notification                                        
    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights           Yes                                                           
    An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
    which may result in the acquisition of shares 
    already issued to which voting rights are attached
    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
    Other (please specify):

3   Full name of person(s) subject to the notification    Legal & General 
    obligation:                                           Group Plc (L&G)  

                                                          Legal & General
                                                          Investment Management 
                                                          Limited (LGIM)

4    Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)   Legal & General
                                                          Assurance (Pensions
                                                          Management Limited)
                                                          (PMC)

                                                          Legal & General 
                                                          Group Plc (L&G)

5    Date of the transaction (and date on which the       27 March 2008
     threshold is crossed or reached if different):                          
                                                                         
6    Date on which issuer notified                        28 March 2008

7    Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:         Below 5% (L&G)

                                                          Below 5% (LGIM)                          
                                                                                                                 
8    Notified details

     A: Voting rights attached to shares

     Class/ type of shares and ISIN Code                  Ordinary shares of 
                                                          10p each 
                                                          ISIN GB0007389926 

     Number of shares prior to triggering action          267,902,908

     Number of voting shares prior to triggering action   267,902,908  

     Number of voting rights                              Direct Below 5%
                                                          Indirect Below 5%

     % of voting rights                                   Direct Below 5%  
                                                          Indirect Below 5% 

                                                                                                     
     B: Financial Instruments                         

     Total (A+B)             
     Number of Voting rights: Below 5%  






     % of voting rights Below 5%                                                             

9    Chain of controlled undertakings which the voting rights and/or financial 
     instruments are effectively held, if applicable
                                                                                                                
     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)  
     (Below 5.00% = Total Position)  

     Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited   
     (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)   (Below 5%  = Total Position)   

     Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) 
     Below 5.00% = Total Position)

     Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (244,070,860 - 4.60% = 
     LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

     Legal & General Investment Management                 Legal & General 
     (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)                  Insurance Holdings 
     (212,150,489 - 4.00% = PMC)                           Limited (Direct)
                                                           (LGIH)

     Legal & General Assurance (Pensions                   Legal & General 
     Management) Limited  (PMC) (212,150,489               Assurance Society 
     - 4.00% = PMC)                                        Limited  (LGAS &
                                                           LGPL)

                                                           Legal & General 
                                                           Pensions Limited 
                                                           (Direct)  (LGPL)

    
10  Name of proxy holder                                   N/A

11  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to 
    hold                                                   N/A
                     
12  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting 
    rights                                                 N/A                                     
                        
13  Additional information                                 Notification using 
                                                           the total voting 
                                                           rights figure of
                                                           5,294,850,900                       
                            
                                             
14  Contact name                                           Martin Charles Murray
                                                          (Group Company 
                                                           Secretary, 
                                                           Old Mutual plc)

15  Contact telephone number                               020 7002 7109
                                                                                                                   
                        



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