Old Mutual PLC - Transaction in Own Shares

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Tue Jan 22, 2008 2:30am EST 

RNS Number:2382M
Old Mutual PLC
22 January 2008


Old Mutual plc

Ref 16/08
22 January 2008
                           Transaction in Own Shares

Old Mutual plc ("the Company") announces that on 21 January 2008 it purchased
through Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch a total of 3,000,000 of the Company's
ordinary shares of 10p each.

All of these shares were acquired on the London Stock Exchange at an average
price of 131.39 pence per share.

The purchased shares will be held in treasury. The Company's current issued
share capital is now 5,377,683,100 ordinary shares of 10p each (excluding the
132,590,963 shares that have so far been repurchased into treasury).

Old Mutual
For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website at
www.oldmutual.com

Enquiries

Investor Relations
Aleida van Herel               UK    +44 (0)20 7002 7287
Deward Serfontein              SA    +27 (0)21 509 8709

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Nad Pillay                     SA    +27 (0)82 553 7980




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