Final Dividend for the year
Old Mutual PLC
27 February 2006
Old Mutual plc
Final Dividend for the year ended 31 December 2005 (No. 13)
The Directors of Old Mutual plc are recommending a final dividend
for the year ended 31 December 2005 of 3.65p per share (making a total of 5.5p
for the year).
The record date for this dividend payment is the close of business on Friday,
21 April 2006 for all the Exchanges where the Company's shares are listed. The
last day to trade cum-dividend on the JSE and on the Namibian, Zimbabwe and
Malawi Stock Exchanges will be Wednesday, 12 April 2006 and Tuesday, 18 April
2006 for the London and Stockholm Stock Exchanges. The shares will trade
ex-dividend from the opening of business on Thursday, 13 April 2006 on the JSE
and on the Namibian, Zimbabwe and Malawi Stock Exchanges and from the opening
of business on Wednesday, 19 April 2006 on the London and Stockholm Stock
Exchanges.
Shareholders on the South African, Zimbabwe and Malawi branch registers and the
Namibian section of the principal register will be paid the local currency
equivalents of the dividend under dividend access trust arrangements
established in each country. Shareholders who hold their shares through VPC AB,
the Swedish nominee, will be paid the equivalent of the dividend in Swedish
Kronor (SEK). Local currency equivalents of the dividend, for all five
territories, will be determined by the Company using exchange rates prevailing
at close of business on Tuesday, 28 March 2006 and will be announced by the
Company on Wednesday, 29 March 2006.
Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised on the South
African branch register between 13 and 21 April 2006, both dates inclusive, and
transfers between the registers may not take place during that period.
The final dividend is subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting of Old
Mutual plc, which is to be held in London on Wednesday, 10 May 2006. Subject to
being so approved, the final dividend will be paid on Wednesday, 31 May 2006.
27 February 2006
ENQUIRIES:
Old Mutual plc UK Miranda Bellord
+44 (0) 20 7002 7133
Old Mutual plc SA Nad Pillay
+27 (0) 21 504 8026
For further information about Old Mutual plc visit www.oldmutual.com
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