Share interests

Old Mutual PLC
06 July 2005


                                Share interests


Old Mutual plc (the 'Company') announces that on 5 July 2005 it received a
notice dated 1 July 2005 informing the Company that Barclays PLC had ceased on
29 June 2005 to have a notifiable interest, for the purposes of Part VI of the
UK Companies Act 1985, in the Company's ordinary share capital.

                                                                     6 July 2005


ENQUIRIES:

Old Mutual plc UK
Miranda Bellord     [phone]

Old Mutual plc SA
Nad Pillay          [phone]


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