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Annual Report and Accounts 2002

 
 
 
 
 
 
OLD MUTUAL PLC
IS AN INTERNATIONAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES
GROUP WHOSE
ACTIVITIES ARE
FOCUSED ON ASSET
GATHERING AND
ASSET MANAGEMENT

CONTENTS

01 Who We Are
02 How We Performed
04 Chairman’s Statement
05 Chief Executive’s Statement
10 The Diversity of Our Business 
12 Group Financial Review
14 South Africa Business Review
20 United States Business Review
24 United Kingdom and Rest of World

Business Review
26 Corporate Citizenship
34 Corporate Governance and 

Internal Control
38 Board of Directors
40 Directors’ Report
44 Remuneration Report

55 Statement of Directors’ 

Responsibilities

56 Summary Consolidated Profit and 

Loss Account

58 Independent Auditors’ Report
59 Financial Statements
67 Notes to the Financial Statements
134 Achieved Profits – Statement of
Directors’ Responsibilities
135 Achieved Profits – Independent

Auditors’ Report
136 Achieved Profits Basis 

Supplementary Information

148 Financial History
150 Notice of Annual General Meeting
154 Shareholder Information

Old Mutual plc
Registered in England and Wales No. 3591559 
and as an external company in each of 
South Africa (No. 1999/004855/10),
Malawi (No. 5282),
Namibia (No. F/3591559) and
Zimbabwe (No. E1/99)

Registered Office:
3rd Floor
Lansdowne House
57 Berkeley Square
London W1J 6ER

Website: www.oldmutual.com

Designed and produced by
Fitch:London, London, UK

Main photography by Andy Wilson
Board photography by Bill Robinson

Printed by
Ince (Pty) Ltd, Western Cape, SA

We offer a diverse range of financial services in three principal
geographies, South Africa, the United States and the United Kingdom.

SA In the United States, we are

US In the UK, we focus on wealth

UK

In South Africa, we are the
largest financial services
business, through our life
assurance, asset management,
banking and general
insurance operations.

one of the top ten fixed annuity
businesses and our multi-style
asset management business
offers an array of specialist
asset management skills.

management. Gerrard, our
largest UK operation, is one 
of the leading private client
stockbroking businesses 
in the country.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Who We Are

01

FINANCIAL
HIGHLIGHTS
FOR 2002

Group operating profit1 up 8% in Rand to R11,431 million, 
but down 15% in Sterling to £724 million 

Operating earnings per share1, at 11.3p, 7% lower than in 2001 
in Sterling, up 20% to 179 cents in Rand terms

Record life sales of £557 million on an Annual Premium 
Equivalent basis

Record value of life assurance new business at £130 million 
(after tax) 

Asset management results resilient in difficult market conditions,
with net positive cash inflows of over $5 billion (including
$3.3 billion from our US life operations) in the USA

Return on equity 16%

Final dividend unchanged at 3.1p2

1Operating profit is based on a long term investment
return, before goodwill amortisation and impairment,
write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings
plc, Nedcor restructuring and integration costs 
and non-operating items. Operating earnings per
share are stated on the same basis, but after tax and
minority interests.

2The dividend recommended (final 3.1p per share,
making 4.8p per share for the year) will be converted,
for payment to shareholders on the branch registers
and the Namibian section of the principal register,
into local currency at exchange rates ruling on
3 April 2003.

02 How We Performed

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

OPERATING PROFIT
(£m/Rm)

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Nedcor restructuring and integration costs, other shareholders’ income and expenses, debt service costs and write-down of strategic investments.
4Operating profit3 after other shareholders’ income and expenses, debt service costs and write-down of strategic investments.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

How We Performed

03

Our strength is the diversity of our
businesses and in 2002 we delivered
growth where markets permitted.

MIKE LEVETT
CHAIRMAN

DEAR SHAREHOLDER,
During 2002, your company demonstrated
its resilience in the face of some particularly
difficult trading conditions, with equity
markets falling significantly for the third year
running in the USA and the UK. 

A number of our businesses are reliant on
the level of assets under management or on
activity levels in stock markets, so the Group
was directly affected by these conditions in
the equity markets. Consumer confidence
levels also had an impact on monies
invested for the long term through our South
African life businesses. In addition, our core
South African life and banking businesses
were affected during 2002 by the high levels
of interest rates that prevailed in South Africa
following the severe decline in the external
value of the Rand late in 2001. 

Despite the challenging market background
in the USA and the UK and the high interest
rate environment in South Africa, we gained
strength from the diversity of our businesses
in 2002, and delivered growth where
markets permitted.

Our banking subsidiary, Nedcor, acquired 
the sixth largest South African banking
group, BoE Limited, during the year. This
has made Nedcor the leading South African
bank on some measures. The acquisition
also helped to underpin confidence in the
South African banking sector.

Our US life business, acquired in 2001, had
a particularly successful year, with record
premiums. Our US asset management

businesses attracted significant levels 
of new assets and their overall investment
performance continued to score well against
industry benchmarks. In the UK, we took
steps, with the disposals made during 2002,
to refocus our strategy. South African life
remained solid and resilient, and Mutual &
Federal continued its strong track record in
general insurance. 

DIVIDEND
Your directors are proposing a maintained
final dividend of 3.1p per share, making a
total dividend for the year of 4.8p per share.
The dividend is covered 2.4 times by
operating earnings per share.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2003
There are a number of items of special
business included in the agenda for our AGM,
which is to be held in London on 16 May
2003. The notice of the AGM is set out on
pages 150 and 151, and the accompanying
notes on pages 152 and 153 provide further
details and explanation of these matters. 

We shall be seeking your approval of the
Remuneration Report by way of an advisory
vote, and I trust that it will attract your support.

We are also proposing that the existing
authorities that would enable the Company
to buy back its shares on the five exchanges
where they are listed be renewed for a further
year. These authorities were not activated
during 2002, and we have no immediate
plans to use them in the forthcoming year, but
they do provide the Company with desirable
flexibility to take action if circumstances appear
to be propitious and spare funds are available.

BOARD AND MANAGEMENT
We continue to keep the composition of 
the Board under review to ensure that the
right mix of skills is available. Nigel Andrews
joined the Board as a non-executive director
in June 2002. His experience of US 
business, including US financial services, 
is already proving invaluable, and I am
delighted to welcome him on your behalf. 
His appointment, along with that of Rudi
Bogni in February 2002 which I noted in last
year’s Report, has strengthened the Board’s
complement of non-executive Directors, 
and the range of experience they provide 
to executive management is enormous. 

Mr Stuart and Mr Joubert will retire this 
year when they reach the age of 70.
Mr Stuart has stepped down as Chairman 
of the Nomination Committee and as senior
non-executive Director, and been replaced
by me, in the former role, and Mr Collins in 
the latter role. My thanks go to all members
of the Board for their wise counsel and
support during 2002.

In a difficult year, our management and
employees around the Group have shown their
continued dedication and commitment, and a
determination to succeed in delivering value.
On behalf of the Board and all the Company’s
shareholders, I would like to convey our
sincere appreciation to each of them.

Mike Levett
Chairman
24 February 2003

04 Chairman’s Statement

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

THE STRENGTH
OF DIVERSITY
THE POWER
OF FOCUS

2002 was another challenging year 
in world stock markets, and the strength 
of the diversity of our businesses has been
demonstrated in these results. We have 
been focused on driving performance 
from our major acquisitions and realising
synergies around the Group. The economics
of the long term savings industry remain
compelling, and we are well positioned to 
take advantage of opportunities as they arise.

JIM SUTCLIFFE
CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Chief Executive’s Statement

05

OUR RESULTS SHOWED
THE BENEFITS OF THE
DIVERSITY THAT OUR
RECENT ACQUISITIONS
HAVE PROVIDED.

2002 was a year of bedding 
down for Old Mutual on its path to
internationalisation. Each of our
recent acquisitions in the USA and
UK made progress towards its long 
term goals. Our acquisition of BoE
made us the largest bank in South
Africa by some measures, and our
core South African life assurance
business had a solid year in 
tough conditions.

Our results showed the benefits of the
diversity that our recent acquisitions have
provided. We struggled with poor equity
markets and volatile currencies, but
advanced strongly where the environment
was favourable, as in the US fixed income
market. We now have a mix of equity and
fixed interest-based businesses, with a 
good spread of both retail and institutional
clients. With some 60% of our business 
in South Africa, 30% in the USA and 10% 
in the UK, we were able to produce a
resilient set of results.

Group operating profit1 for 2002 totalled
£724 million, whilst operating earnings per
share1 (EPS) were 11.3p (2001: £856 million
and 12.1p (both restated) respectively). 
A significant increase in US life profit and
10% increase in South African life profit in
Rand offset the impact of poor equity
markets, the dramatic fall in the Rand in late
2001, and currency translation losses at
Nedcor. Results in Rand were better –
operating profit increased 8% and EPS 20%.
Return on equity remained very satisfactory

1Operating profit is based on a long term investment
return, before goodwill amortisation and impairment,
write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings
plc, Nedcor restructuring and integration costs and
non-operating items. Operating earnings per share 
are stated on the same basis, but after tax and
minority interests.

06 Chief Executive’s Statement

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

RECORD LIFE
SALES WERE
ACHIEVED 
IN THE USA

Our asset management businesses showed
good relative investment performance for
their clients – over 80% of our US
institutional clients had returns exceeding
their benchmarks for 3 year periods.
OMAM(SA) was placed second in the AF
Large Manager Watch survey for the year. 
In the UK, OMAM(UK)’s fund performance
continued to improve, with top quartile
performance being achieved over the year
for all recently launched retail funds. 

Group assets under management for our
retained businesses declined 14% to
£123.6 billion. Net cash inflow of $5.1 billion
in the USA, our emphasis on value investing,
and the considerable fixed interest
component produced this creditable result,
which compared favourably with declines 
of 22% in the S&P 500 Index, 32% in the
NASDAQ Composite Index, and 24% in 
the FTSE 100 Index.

We made a small profit at Gerrard in very
tough conditions as a result of sharp cuts 
in expenses. Mutual & Federal delivered 
its customary tidy profit. 

at 16%. Our embedded value (adjusted for
market value uplift of listed subsidiaries)
increased by 12% to £3.9 billion, as the
Rand strengthened during 2002, but
reduced in Rand to R54.3 billion for the
same reason.

We had record life sales of £557 million 
(on an Annual Premium Equivalent basis)
and record value of life new business of
£130 million (after tax). We had particularly
strong results in the USA (included for 
a full year for the first time), where our fixed
interest-based annuity business was well
positioned. Customers became more
conservative in the face of a downturn in the
equity markets and low bank CD rates, and
consequently our product offerings were 
well received. Sales in the USA were three
times as high as for the year prior to our
ownership. The USA contributed 54% of our
total life sales. Our South African sales force
(PFA) produced increased sales, particularly
of recurring premium products, and we 
were successful with some large sales of
high margin group with-profit annuity
(Platinum) business. 

Returns to customers have declined sharply
in absolute terms, as investment markets
have declined. We are conscious of the
implications, but we remain convinced that
the long term savings industry continues 
to have an attractive future.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Chief Executive’s Statement

07

CAPITAL
ADEQUACY
REMAINS
HEALTHY IN
ALL OF OUR
BUSINESSES

During 2002 we made substantial progress 
in increasing the strategic focus of the Group.
Our planned disposal programme and 
the consolidation of our 2000 and 2001
acquisitions are now largely complete.

08 Chief Executive’s Statement

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

THE DIVERSE NATURE 
OF OUR BUSINESS ALLOWS
US TO BE RESILIENT
TO DIFFICULT MARKET
CIRCUMSTANCES

As mentioned above, we expanded our
South African footprint by acquiring BoE, 
the sixth largest bank in South Africa. 
This was in line with our stated strategy 
of participating in the consolidation in the
industry. We plan to deliver some
R900 million per annum of synergies in
2006. BoE was under stress when it was
purchased. It has returned results in line
with expectations in the first six months and
deposits have been strong, showing that
customer confidence has been restored.

During the year we made substantial
progress in increasing the strategic focus 
of the Group. In the UK, we sold GNI, Old
Mutual Securities and King & Shaxson Bond
Brokers, as they did not fit within our asset
management and asset gathering strategy,
and thereby considerably reduced our 
risk profile. In the USA we sold NWQ, where 
we had the opportunity to enter into a
distribution arrangement with the purchaser,
Nuveen, and where we had an attractive
alternative as a core holding in Thompson,
Siegel & Walmsley. We have sold a further six
smaller US affiliates since the beginning of
2002. Our planned disposal programme and
the consolidation of our 2000 and 2001
acquisitions are now largely complete.

Our capital position was strengthened during
the year by a successful Eurobond placing,
and by an innovative preference share issue
at Nedcor. Capital adequacy remains healthy
in all of our businesses that have formal
capital adequacy requirements. Our US life
business required $313 million of additional
capital to support its growth, and we
constrained its marketing efforts in the 
fourth quarter to limit its capital usage.

Last year saw some particularly harsh
conditions in equity markets around the
world. The diversity we have so far
established stood us in good stead in 2002
and we are now considering the next leg 
of our internationalisation. A bigger third 
leg to our portfolio will, we believe, provide
further valuable stability. Returns to
shareholders remain our key guide and 
we will not be rushed. 

OUTLOOK
Each of our businesses faces 2003 with
some confidence, and each draws support
from the whole. We still have a great deal 
to do to deliver a good return on equity 
from some businesses, but our operating
management teams are bedded down and
focused on bringing about the best possible
results in their markets. We may be buffeted
by markets and currencies, but the diverse
nature of our business allows us to be
resilient in a wide variety of circumstances.

Jim Sutcliffe
Chief Executive
24 February 2003

Our UK businesses are now under the
leadership of Hasan Askari. He has been 
on the board of these operations for several
years and has long experience in the
financial services industry. Hasan also looks
after our Indian interests. Management has
been further strengthened by Bob Head,
who has joined us as International
Development Director. He was previously
Chief Executive of Smile, the internet bank,
and Finance Director of Egg plc before 
that. Bob brings a wealth of international
insurance and banking experience and 
we expect him to play an important role in
our future growth.

Your Board was sufficiently encouraged by
the outturn for 2002 to recommend an
unchanged final dividend of 3.1p per share.
This will be converted into Rand for payment
to South African shareholders at the rate
ruling on 3 April 2003.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Chief Executive’s Statement

09

THE DIVERSITY 
OF OUR BUSINESS

US ASSET
MANAGEMENT
23 ASSET MANAGEMENT
BUSINESSES OFFERING
DIVERSE INVESTMENT 
STYLES AND PRODUCTS

Value equity
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss
First Pacific Advisors
Pacific Financial Research
Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley
Thomson, Horstmann & Bryant

Growth equity
Pilgrim Baxter & Associates
Provident Investment Counsel
Sirach Capital Management

Core equity
Analytic Investors
Tom Johnson Investment Management

International
Acadian Asset Management
Clay Finlay
Lincluden Management (Canada)

Fixed income
Dwight Asset Management
Rogge Global Partners (UK)

Alternative assets
Heitman Financial
L&B Realty Advisors
OSV Partners (Germany)
The Campbell Group

Distribution and other businesses
eSecLending
Integra Global Advisors (Canada)
Old Mutual Investment Partners
UAM (Japan)

The asset class categories represent the
dominant, but not necessarily the only,
investment style of each manager.

US LIFE
RECORD NEW
BUSINESS WRITTEN 
DURING 2002 
WITH TOTAL SALES 
OF $4 BILLION

Americom Life
Fidelity & Guaranty Life

10 The Diversity of Our Business

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

OLD MUTUAL IN THE
REST OF THE WORLD
THE OLD MUTUAL GROUP
ALSO UNDERTAKES 
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 
IN THE FOLLOWING
GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS
(not a comprehensive listing)

Namibia
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Kenya
Botswana
Far East
India

NEDCOR
SOUTH AFRICA’S 
LARGEST DOMESTIC
BANK FOLLOWING THE
ACQUISITION OF BOE

Nedbank
Nedbank Corporate
BoE
Gerrard Private Bank
Imperial Bank
Old Mutual Bank
Peoples Bank

MUTUAL & FEDERAL
ONE OF SOUTHERN
AFRICA’S LARGEST
GENERAL INSURERS
WITH HALF A MILLION
POLICYHOLDERS

Accident
Agriculture
Crop
Engineering
Fire
Marine
Motor

OLD MUTUAL
FINANCIAL SERVICES
A SIGNIFICANT UK
ASSET MANAGER 
WITH £16 BILLION 
UNDER MANAGEMENT

Private client
Gerrard

Fund management
Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK)
GNI Fund Management
Palladyne Asset Management

(Netherlands)

Life assurance
Selestia

OLD MUTUAL
(SOUTH AFRICA)
SOUTH AFRICA’S 
LARGEST FINANCIAL
SERVICES PROVIDER 
WITH MORE THAN 
4 MILLION CUSTOMERS

Life assurance
Individual business
> Individual Life
> Fairbairn Capital
> Group Schemes
> Distribution Businesses
> Old Mutual International (UK)

Group business
> Employee Benefits
> Old Mutual Healthcare

Asset management
Old Mutual Asset Managers (SA)
Old Mutual Properties
Old Mutual Specialised Finance
Old Mutual Unit Trusts

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

The Diversity of Our Business

11

The Group delivered solid results
in 2002 despite turbulence in
the equity markets and currency
volatility.

JULIAN ROBERTS
GROUP FINANCE DIRECTOR

GROUP FINANCIAL REVIEW

OPERATING PROFIT
The Group delivered solid results in 2002,
despite turbulence in the equity markets 
and currency volatility. Significant
movements in both the average and year
end exchange rates impacted operating
earnings and embedded value per share.
Operating profit on ordinary activities before
tax of £431 million in 2002, increased
significantly from £81 million in 2001, 
the latter including goodwill impairment 
of £500 million. Basic earnings per share 
were 4.3p in 2002, compared with a loss 
per share of 7.4p in 2001. Operating profit1
of £724 million decreased by 15% from
£856 million in 2001. Operating earnings 
per share1 were 11.3p, compared with
12.1p (restated to reflect Financial 
Reporting Standard 19) in 2001. The
weakening of the average Rand:Sterling
exchange rate from R12.39 in 2001 to
R15.79 in 2002 is the principal factor that
adversely affected the Group’s results,
reducing operating earnings per share by
3.4p. The impact of the strong year end rate
for the Rand benefited Sterling achieved
profits shareholders’ funds, although 
it also generated translation losses in the 
Group’s banking subsidiary, Nedcor.

1Operating profit is based on a long term 
investment return, before goodwill amortisation 
and impairment, write-down of investment in
Dimension Data Holdings plc, Nedcor restructuring
and integration costs and non-operating items. 
Operating earnings per share are stated on the 
same basis, but after tax and minority interests.

12 Group Financial Review

ACHIEVED PROFITS
The Association of British Insurers (ABI)
issued guidance for achieved profits reporting
in December 2001. The Group has adopted
achieved profits for supplementary reporting in
these results, replacing the embedded value
information provided in previous years. The
basis of preparation and reporting within the
primary financial statements, and the actuarial
assumptions within the supplementary
reporting for prior periods, are unchanged.

The Group’s achieved profits before tax and
minority interests of £862 million decreased
by 18% from the £1,048 million in 2001.
Achieved profits per share of 14.1p declined
from 15.4p. The achieved profits shareholders’
funds of £3,426 million at 31 December 
2002 increased by 12% during the year 
from £3,067 million at 31 December 2001.
Embedded value (adjusted for market value
uplift of listed subsidiaries) of £3,928 million
at 31 December 2002 also increased by 
12% from £3,522 million at 31 December
2001. The achieved profits for 2002 are
presented in these results as supplementary
information, commencing on page 136.

ACQUISITIONS
Nedcor acquired BoE with effect from 2 July
2002. The total consideration of £485 million
(R7.7 billion) was financed with cash of £391
million (R6.2 billion) and equity of £84 million
(R1.3 billion), with additional costs directly
associated with the acquisition of £10 million
(R0.2 billion). After fair value and accounting
policy alignment adjustments, goodwill arising
on the acquisition of BoE was £214 million
(R3.4 billion), giving a price to book ratio of
approximately 1.8. Pre-tax integration costs
of £14 million (R227 million) have been
accounted for in the Group’s profit and loss
account for the year ended 31 December 2002.

DISPOSALS 
In the USA, the Group sold NWQ for cash
proceeds of £77 million ($120 million) on
1 August 2002 and, in accordance with its
planned disposal programme, a further four
small US affiliates were disposed of during
2002. The total consideration received was
£125 million ($197 million), resulting in an
after-tax loss on disposal of £3 million
($5 million). The disposal of a further two
affiliates in 2003 has been announced.
Although these sales were earnings dilutive,
they strengthened the Group’s capital position,
allowing it to focus on core businesses.

The Group also disposed of its non-core 
UK businesses of GNI, Old Mutual Securities 
and King & Shaxson Bond Brokers for 
a total cash consideration of £106 million. 
The consideration for the sale of Old Mutual
Securities excludes a deferred amount of up
to £8 million to be determined on an earn-
out basis over three years. The loss on sale
of these businesses totalled £61 million. 

In January 2002, the Group disposed of 
Old Mutual International (Isle of Man), an
offshore life assurance business, for a cash
consideration of £36 million, resulting in 
a profit on disposal of £20 million.

CAPITAL 
Shareholders’ capital has been affected
during the year by a number of factors. In
May 2002, capital of £39 million was raised
through an issue of new shares made at the
same time as the St Paul group placed its
shares in Old Mutual, acquired as part 
of the purchase of Fidelity & Guaranty Life.
Secondly, shareholders’ capital benefited 
by £457 million from a strengthening, from
R17.43 to R13.81 between 31 December

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

SOUTH AFRICA — 
NEW BUSINESS
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2
1
$

6
4
5
R

8
0
7
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1999

2000

2001

2002

1999

2000

2001

2002

2001 and 31 December 2002, in the
Rand:Sterling exchange rate.

The Group continues to manage its capital
position prudently, ensuring that capital
allocated to subsidiaries is strictly monitored.
The Group has accessed debt and credit
markets to secure an attractive funding
structure with gearing (core debt2 over core
debt2 plus equity shareholders’ funds) at
year end of 30%, an improvement over the
2001 year end level of 35%.

The solvency ratios of the Group’s key
businesses are as follows: excess assets
equivalent to 2.3 and 2.5 times statutory
capital at its South African and US life
businesses respectively; a capital adequacy
ratio of 11.0% at Nedcor and a solvency
margin in excess of 60% at Mutual &
Federal. In all cases, these are comfortably
above the minimum statutory requirements.

At the end of 2002 a review was undertaken
of the carrying value of the UK and US 
asset management businesses that were
purchased in 2000. Despite the reduction
in the levels of equity markets worldwide, 
the directors were satisfied that no further
write-down of these assets was required.

DEBT AND DEBT FACILITIES
During 2002, the Group continued to diversify
its sources of funding and successfully
launched its first Eurobond issue, raising
1400 million. Its Euro commercial paper
programme, rated P1 and F1 by Moody’s
Investor Service and Fitch Ratings

2Core debt excludes debt from banking activities
and is net of cash and short term investments 
which are immediately available to repay debt.

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respectively, was increased in size from £300
million to £600 million. In addition, the Group
negotiated new committed syndicated and
bilateral bank facilities totalling $660 million.

These actions, together with existing internal
resources, provided the Group with improved
financial flexibility.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Substantial proportions of the Group’s
operations are conducted in currencies other
than Sterling. Where possible, the Group 
seeks to reduce its balance sheet exposure by
borrowing in appropriate currencies directly 
or through currency hedging transactions.
This was the case with the Group’s 1400 million
Eurobond issue, which was immediately
swapped into a $349 million fixed rate debt
liability. In total, 90% of the Group’s debt is 
US Dollar denominated, which helps to hedge
the Group’s US Dollar assets.

TAXATION
The Group’s effective tax rate (based on 
the tax charge as a proportion of smoothed
operating profit) of 26.9% represents a
decrease from 29.2% (restated for the
adoption of FRS 19) in 2001. The rate is 3%
lower than the standard tax rate in the
Group’s primary business regions of 30%,
mainly due to the continuing positive effect
of low taxed income earned by the Group’s
businesses in South Africa. The rate also
benefited from a reduction in Secondary Tax
on Companies in South Africa. The Group
expects the rate to trend upwards in the
coming year, reflecting the impact of high US
tax rates, additional South African Secondary
Tax on Companies, and a reduction in
Nedcor’s proportion of low taxed income.

>

LONG TERM INVESTMENT RETURN
In accordance with the UK ABI Statement 
of Recommended Practice, having considered
past experience and future expectations with
regard to equity investment performance, the
long term investment return rate assumption
used in calculating the smoothed earnings of
the Group’s South African life and general
insurance businesses for 2002 is unchanged
at 14%. The return earned by assets, mainly
bonds, backing the Group’s US life business’s
liabilities has been smoothed with reference to
the actual yield earned by the portfolio, which
indicates a long term rate of return of 6.5%.

DIVIDEND
The Board recommends a final dividend 
of 3.1p per share, which will bring the total
dividend per share for the year to 4.8p. 
The proposed dividend is covered 2.4 times
by operating earnings per share (2001:
2.5 times), reflecting the fall in operating
earnings compared to the prior year. 

The dividend, which is subject to shareholder
approval at the Annual General Meeting on
16 May 2003, will be paid on 30 May 2003 
to shareholders on the register at the close of
business on 22 April 2003 (the record date)
for all the exchanges where Old Mutual 
plc’s shares are listed. The local currency
equivalents of the proposed dividend for
shareholders on the South African, Malawi and
Zimbabwe branch registers and the Namibian
section of the principal register will be
determined using exchange rates on 3 April
2003 and will be announced by the Company
on 4 April 2003. The Company’s shares will
trade ex dividend on the African exchanges
from the opening of business on 14 April 2003
and on the London Stock Exchange from the
opening of business on 16 April 2003.

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BUSINESS REVIEWSA

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

> Life assurance new
business strong

> Return on capital within

life business 22%

> Life sales force up by 7%
> BoE acquisition
> 13% rise in net premiums

at Mutual & Federal

Smoothed operating profit for the South
African businesses of R9,016 million in 2002
decreased by 5% from R9,536 million in
2001. Translated into Sterling, the 2002
result of £571 million was down 26% from
£770 million in 2001. The contributions to
smoothed operating profit in 2002 from Old
Mutual South Africa (OMSA), Nedcor and
Mutual & Federal were R5,855 million,
R2,605 million and R556 million
respectively. 

OMSA has successfully grown and
continued to develop its distribution
capability and strengthened its broker
relationships, resulting in improved
productivity and distribution. Customer
service has also improved, with the delivery
of a one-stop client service function and the
introduction of new product ranges in both
retail and institutional sectors. 

The most significant events of the year for
Nedcor were its acquisition of BoE Limited
(BoE) and the consequent restructuring of its
banking divisions. The challenge for 2003
and beyond is to implement the merger and
integration plans successfully and to realise
the anticipated benefits of the merger
synergies. 

Mutual & Federal has steadily improved its
underlying underwriting profitability through
stringent risk selection and withdrawal from
unprofitable business.

The success of bancassurance initiatives in
the Group’s South African businesses is
integral to their organic growth and
maintaining their position as a leading
financial services group in South Africa.

Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is a
key focus in South Africa and the issues of
ownership and partnership and their
financing are being considered. The financial
services industry has been proactive in
initiating discussions on a BEE charter for
the industry. The Group’s South African
companies are actively involved in this
process, and have been finalising their BEE
strategies and programmes.

LIFE ASSURANCE

Summary financial performance
The South African life assurance business
delivered good results in difficult market
conditions, with the FTSE/JSE Africa ALSI
falling 11% during the year. Operating profit,
before long term investment return, was
R3,283 million, an increase of 6% from
R3,085 million in 2001. A satisfactory return
on internal capital allocated of 22% was
achieved, compared to 24% in 2001, after
Capital Gains Tax was included for a full year
for the first time. 

The value of life new business after tax was
R1,124 million, 34% higher than the
R840 million achieved in 2001, with Annual
Premium Equivalent (APE) of R3,705 million,
up 18% on the R3,142 million in 2001. 
The increase in the value of new business 
was due to significantly higher Group
Business, up from R334 million to R600
million. This was mainly due to an 80%
increase in single premium new business
arising from a few large Group with-profit
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Left: Old Mutual’s 
new offices in Sandton,
Johannesburg, serving
Gauteng province.

at R524 million, was 4% higher than the
R506 million reported in 2001, with strong
growth in recurring premium business. The
average margin on new business of 30% 
of APE increased from the prior year average
margin of 27%, but remained stable over 
the year at the product level. 

The margin improvement reflects a change in
the mix of products, mainly as a result of high
Group Business single premium volumes. 

The value of in-force business of
R9,419 million at 31 December 2002
increased by 3% from R9,176 million 
at 31 December 2001. 

The life business cash outflow was
disappointing at R4.4 billion in 2002 and
substantially worse than the R2.0 billion in
2001. This result reflects lower Individual
Business single premiums and the impact of
blocks of life-wrapped institutional investment
business moving to other managers as part 
of the ongoing diversification of investment
responsibility by pension fund trustees.

Outlook
While the South African life assurance
business is positioned for growth, market
levels will have an effect on its success.
Although new business volumes have been
high during 2002, a decline in Group
Business sales is expected in 2003 as a
consequence of the contracting with-profit
annuity market.

INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS

Financial performance
Operating profit, before long term 
investment return, for Individual Business 
of R2,352 million was up 9% from
R2,152 million in 2001. This was largely the
result of an increase in the average level of
policyholders’ funds in 2002 compared with
2001, and the net positive effect of
assumption changes, based on positive
experience variances. 

The value of new business after tax of
R524 million increased by 4% from
R506 million in 2001. The new business
APE of R2,670 million was 8% higher than
that achieved in 2001. Single premiums are
strongly correlated to the investment markets
and were some 12% lower than in 2001, 
or 5% after taking account of investment 
in the Old Mutual International offshore
product range. The volatility of the Rand 
and uncertainty in global investment markets
adversely impacted the growth in single
premiums.

Following its launch in 2001, the Greenlight
flexible range of insurance protection products
attracted good inflows over the year. Recurring
premium business was up 22%, driven by
sales of Greenlight, Investment Horizons and
the re-priced funeral product range within
Group Schemes. 

Business development
The customer segmentation strategy
launched in 2001 has brought increased
focus and improved customer service. The
reorganisation of the Private Wealth segment
businesses culminated in the re-branding of
Mint, which targets affluent clients, as Private
Wealth Management, and the launch of
Fairbairn Capital in July. Dollar and Sterling-
denominated life, endowment and
investment products were launched early 
in 2002 to satisfy the demands for products
using investors’ R750,000 offshore
investment allowance through the Group’s
Guernsey operation. Fairbairn Capital grew 
its client base during the year by 14%. 

Individual Business continued to focus on
building its distribution capability during
2002, particularly in Gauteng province, with a
focus on quality of recruitment and managing
under-performers. Improvements in Personal
Finance Advice (PFA) productivity were
achieved and resulted in increased
distribution efficiency. These have positioned
the business favourably to move forward. 

Bancassurance initiatives and joint ventures
with Nedcor now span all major customer
segments, following the acquisition of BoE 
by Nedcor and the reorganisation of their
collective businesses. New joint ventures
between OMSA and Nedcor, which target
high net worth (HNW) customers and which
offer credit protection to Nedcor’s customers,
have been initiated. The joint venture in the
HNW area completes the range of offerings 
in the Private Wealth Management segment,
as it now offers fiduciary and discretionary
portfolio management services. 

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>

53%

increase in new business
APE at Group Business

The integration of Old Mutual Bank and
Permanent Bank was successfully concluded,
with the retention of clients exceeding
expectations. Re-branding of Permanent 
Bank branches as Old Mutual Bank is
underway and the combined operation is 
well positioned for the year ahead. Advisor
sales of life products in Nedbank (upper
income) and Peoples Bank (lower income)
are progressing well, as are sales in bank
branches by bank staff. Total life
bancassurance APE was up by 14% on 
the previous year. 

GROUP BUSINESS

Financial performance
Operating profit, before long term investment
return, was R931 million compared with
R933 million in 2001. Notwithstanding
higher average asset levels, the 2002 result
was impacted by investment in the
healthcare business on the development
of the new healthcare product, Oxygen,
and in Employee Benefits where there 
was significant expenditure on its new
administration system (Compass).

Outlook
Individual Business is continuing to look at
opportunities to develop its product range in
innovative ways. In the Personal Finance
middle income segment, growth in
distribution capability, particularly in Gauteng
province, productivity improvements and
strengthening broker relationships position
the business for growth. The Private Wealth
segment is also now able to offer a
competitive and broad range of investment,
fiduciary and advisory solutions, as well as
services to meet the needs of affluent and
HNW customers. 

The value of new business after tax 
of R600 million increased by 80% from
R334 million in 2001. New business APE
increased by 53%, with sales of single
premium business of R7,385 million in
2002, 71% higher than the R4,331 million 
in 2001, as a result of several large blocks 
of with-profit annuity business. New
recurring premium sales were 22% higher
than the previous year. The new business
margin of 58% was higher than the 49%
margin achieved in the prior year as a 
result of an increased proportion of single
premium with-profit annuity business.

Bancassurance remains a key channel and
OMSA is focused on optimising the success
of its joint ventures with Nedcor.

Business development
The new retail healthcare product, Oxygen,
was launched in the second half of the year
and was favourably received by the market. 

Investment in new technology administration
systems continued throughout 2002, with
significant progress being made in the
development of a new retirement fund
administration platform using the Compass
system. The first large client migrated to the
new platform towards the end of 2002 and
the focus in 2003 will be to move remaining
clients on to the new platform. This enables
improved customer service and choice, and
places Employee Benefits in a strong
competitive position. 

Following Nedcor’s acquisition of BoE, 
the Symmetry multi-manager offering has
been extended after the inclusion of NIB
Investments and Edge Investments. New
structured and preferred risk products 
have been launched.

Outlook
Systems and product developments over the
last two years have created an environment
where unit cost reduction will be delivered,
together with increased product functionality
and revenue opportunities. These, together
with the strong capital position, should
enable Group Business to continue to target
new clients, as well as leveraging its existing
client base.

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Bancassurance
initiatives between
Old Mutual and
Nedcor now span 
all major customer
segments

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Fund management
Fund management operations in South
Africa include Old Mutual Asset Managers
(South Africa) (OMAM(SA)), Old Mutual 
Unit Trusts (OMUT), Old Mutual Specialised
Finance (OMSFIN) and Old Mutual
Properties (OMP). 

Financial performance
Operating profit of R441 million decreased
by 4% from R458 million in 2001, mainly 
as a result of lower trading profit at OMUT.
Contributing positively to this result was
OMAM(SA)’s effective cost management 
and shift towards higher margin products.
OMSFIN significantly expanded its corporate
lending activities, strong origination and
underwriting deal flow, and continued to
grow its structured and trading revenues
within a conservative credit and market risk
management philosophy. OMP made good
progress in developing third party revenues. 

Business development 
OMAM(SA)’s ongoing strategy of broadening
its investment capabilities has been successful,
especially in the areas of alternative asset
classes and specialist conventional asset
capabilities. Its absolute return fund products
have performed well and have been popular
with clients and intermediaries, as have its
local and international hedge funds. The
company is well placed to meet continued
demand for these products.

OMAM(SA) is the largest manager of
infrastructural assets for institutions in South
Africa and manages, directly and indirectly,
a total of R1.9 billion in this asset class. 

BEE joint ventures with Setsing and Umbono
Fund Managers have continued to develop,
and OMAM(SA) remains committed to its
role in this regard. Following the acquisition
of BoE by Nedcor, a controlling stake in BoE
Asset Management was sold to AKA Capital
as part of a major BEE deal, with Old Mutual
and Nedcor taking minority stakes. 

OMAM(SA)’s investment performance
relative to its peers and to index-related
benchmarks showed considerable
improvement over the year. Retirement funds
managed by OMAM(SA) finished the year in
second position out of the ten largest asset
managers covered in the Alexander Forbes
Large Manager Watch Survey (South African
retirement funds including international
assets). OMAM(SA) was also placed second
over five years. OMAM(SA)’s range of Profile
Funds (pooled retirement funds) continued
to perform strongly over the year as well as
continuing to deliver consistent and superior
(mostly upper quartile) returns over the
longer term. Eight out of ten of its unit trust
equity funds achieved either top quartile or
first positions in their peer groups.

Outlook
The weakness in the South African and global
equity markets negatively affected absolute
return levels in 2002. Whilst the valuation of
the South African equity market is supported
by sound economic fundamentals, the
country’s close links to the global economy
make forecasting difficult in the current
uncertain environment. 

BANKING 

Summary financial performance
Operating profit from the Group’s worldwide
banking operations of R3,489 million
decreased by 24% from R4,572 million in
2001. Translated into Sterling, the 2002
result of £221 million was down 40% from
£369 million in 2001. Following the merger
of Old Mutual Bank with Permanent Bank’s
deposit-taking activities and infrastructure
with effect from 1 January 2003, the Nedcor
group now represents the Group’s only
banking interests. Old Mutual Bank’s results
were previously included in OMSA’s results,
whilst Permanent Bank was part of the
Nedcor group.

NEDCOR 

Financial performance
2002 has been a challenging and eventful
year for Nedcor and for the South African
banking industry. The merger with BoE
during the year created the opportunity for a
major restructuring and re-alignment of the
Nedcor group. This culminated in the merger
of four banks to form the new Nedbank
Limited (Nedbank) on 1 January 2003. 

Operating profit of R3,489 million is stated
before goodwill amortisation (R502 million),
write-down of investment in Dimension
Data Holdings plc (R1,080 million) and
restructuring and integration costs
(R227 million).

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>

Left: BoE’s headquarters in
Cape Town and Nedcor’s
head office building in
Sandton, Johannesburg. 

Loans and advances of R195 billion in 2002
increased by 33% from R147 billion in
2001, despite a reduction of R9.8 billion in
Rand-translated offshore advances.
However, net interest income grew by only
20% (12% excluding BoE) to R6,363 million
from R5,316 million in 2001. This was a
result of pressure on margins from the
liquidity squeeze in a year of market
turbulence, as well as lower endowment
income due to cash injections into BoE and
other strategic activities.

Non-interest revenue of R6,931 million
increased by 20% from R5,799 million
in 2001.

During 2002, the specific and general
provisions charged to the profit and loss
account decreased by 5% to R1,390 million,
including BoE, from R1,462 million in 2001.
The provisions charged in 2002 include the
release of the R400 million general risk
provision prudently raised at 31 December
2001. Excluding this provision raised in
2001 and released in 2002, the provisions
charged to the profit and loss account of
R1,790 million in 2002 increased by 69%
from R1,062 million in 2001. This increase
relates to additional provisions for the ring-
fenced Business Banking small and medium
enterprises book and the micro-loan sector.
Following the acquisition of BoE, Nedcor’s
exposure to micro-lending, and to retailers
active in micro-lending, increased to
R972 million from R377 million in 2001.
Nedcor’s total unsecured exposures to the
micro-loan industry represent only 0.5% 
of total advances. 

Operating expenses of R8,573 million,
including translation losses of R1,011 million,
increased by 63% in 2002 from R5,267
million in 2001. Excluding translation losses,
expenses would have increased by 44%.
The efficiency ratio calculated by Nedcor
declined to 55.4% in 2002 from 52.5% on 
a comparable basis in 2001, but remained
constant at 52.5% excluding BoE. 

In 2002, one-off merger and restructuring
costs of R204 million after tax have been
charged to the profit and loss account. This
figure includes R86 million for Nedcor’s
restructuring and integration costs and
R118 million for the closure and restructuring
costs of Permanent Bank’s deposit-taking
activities and infrastructure, which are being
merged with Old Mutual Bank. 

The market value of Nedcor’s investment 
in 103 million shares in Dimension Data
Holdings plc has declined further and has
been marked to market at its 31 December
2002 price of R4.02 per share, down from
R14.50 at 31 December 2001. 

Total statutory capital of R27.7 billion (2001:
R19.5 billion) represents an overall capital
adequacy of 11.0% (2001: 11.4%), above
the statutory requirement of 10%. Included
in statutory capital is new preference share
capital of R2 billion, which is disclosed 
as non-equity minority interests in the Old
Mutual Group accounts.

Business development
The acquisition of BoE and the consequent
restructuring of the Group were the most
significant events for Nedcor during the year
and fully align with Nedcor’s growth strategy.
The challenge for 2003 and beyond is to
implement the merger and integration plans
and realise anticipated synergy benefits. 

Nedcor has begun to exploit its core
processing competence in the international
arena to create a recurring, external income
stream. This has progressed well, with the
Swisscard outsourcing contract successfully
meeting key milestones during the year. 

Restructuring and integration
The acquisition of BoE was the catalyst for
an overall Nedcor group reorganisation,
which integrated BoE, Nedcor Investment
Bank (NIB), Cape of Good Hope Bank and
parts of Peoples Bank with Nedbank with
effect from 1 January 2003. Nedcor also
acquired the 11.6% of the share capital 
of NIB which the Group did not previously
own, for R685 million net of costs, with 
effect from 1 October 2002.

The integration is proceeding well. Senior
staff losses have been minimal, asset growth
has been robust, deposit return flows have
been strong and liquidity has been
optimised. Recurring synergies net of
integration costs, and including funding and
capital efficiencies, are expected to grow
from R110 million before tax in 2003 to
R905 million before tax from 2006 onwards. 

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Nedcor has
reorganised its
banking divisions,
following the
acquisition of BoE

NIB acquired the remaining 50% of Franklin
Templeton Nedcor Investment Bank Asset
Management Limited from Franklin
Templeton, with effect from 1 October 2002,
for a consideration of R180 million as part of
the rationalisation of the wealth management
activities of Nedbank, NIB and BoE. The
wealth management activities were then
classified into private client and institutional
asset management. The private client
activities, both domestically and
internationally, will continue as a Nedcor
business operating under the BoE brand.
Institutional asset management was sold with
effect from 1 January 2003 to empowerment
partners, spearheaded by AKA Capital and
partnered by OMSA and Peoples Bank.

Nedcor’s multi-brand strategy and strategic
alliances have led to increased market share
in recent years. This will be augmented by
the addition of BoE products and brands,
and its new operational structure will focus
on delivering outstanding client service. 

Nedcor’s strategy offers low-risk growth
opportunities and focuses on markets and
initiatives that lie within its core competencies.
Given continued growth in its core businesses
and alliances, stable credit and interest 
rate conditions and a successful integration
with BoE, Nedcor anticipates positive 
results in 2003. 

GENERAL INSURANCE 

The merged entity between certain
Permanent Bank operations and Old Mutual
Bank will operate under the Old Mutual
Bank brand as a division of Nedbank with
effect from 1 January 2003. Its primary
focus will be to deliver banking products 
to South African life clients.

Outlook
The solid performance of Nedcor’s core
businesses in 2002 positions it well for the
future, with an improving South African
banking environment and the turnaround in
declining interest margins. Following
increased technology investment, the merger
with BoE provides the enlarged Nedcor
group with opportunities to leverage
advantages of scale and thus increase
efficiencies and reduce cost-to-income
ratios. 

Financial performance
Operating profit of R556 million, including
long term investment return, from the
Group’s 51% owned South African general
insurance operation, Mutual & Federal,
represented a decrease of 2% from R570
million in 2001. This decline is primarily due
to a lower investment return, following the
payment of a special dividend of 350 cents
per share in December 2001.

Mutual & Federal returned an underwriting
surplus of R2 million for the year, compared
to R62 million in 2001, reflecting primarily
the creation of additional provisions and the
difficult trading environment.

Gross premium income of R5,603 million
was 15% higher than in 2001 as a result of
organic growth in its portfolios. However, net

premiums increased only 11% from 2001,
due primarily to higher reinsurance costs.
Net claims escalated by approximately 12%,
reflecting the impact of inflation, certain
marine and fire claims, and weather-related
losses in the third quarter. The underwriting
ratio, before transfers to statutory provisions,
nevertheless improved to 2.4% from 2.0% in
2001. This is expected to have been some
25% better than the overall industry average. 

The solvency margin, being the ratio of net
assets to net premiums, remained high 
and was in excess of 60%, well above the
minimum required to support current
operations.

Business development 
During 2003, Mutual & Federal intends
to continue to exploit current distribution
channels and to develop further opportunities,
including those in the agricultural sector. In
addition, the company will seek to identify
additional cost saving opportunities, with a
view to improving the long term profitability
of the organisation. 

Outlook
Mutual & Federal expects the improvements
experienced during 2002 to continue during
2003. It is anticipated that the premium 
rate increases implemented will continue to
yield positive results, despite a continued
escalation in claims costs. There are signs
that the contraction in the industry during
the last four years has stabilised and there
has been a return to more rigorous
underwriting standards. 

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KEY HIGHLIGHTS

> Strength of diversity

demonstrated

> Superior fund performance
> Net fund inflows of more

than $5 billion

> Record sales of $4 billion

at US life

> Benefits of synergies

continuing to be realised

$5.1bn

Net fund inflows

Operating profit from the Group’s US asset
management and life assurance operations
of $266 million increased by 43% from
$186 million in 2001, with a full year of
Fidelity & Guaranty Life included for the 
first time. Translated into Sterling, the 2002
result of £178 million increased by 38%
from £129 million in 2001. These positive
results reflect the resilience to difficult equity
market conditions and underline the benefits
to the Group of the diversity of its US
businesses, particularly their diverse range 
of asset classes and investment styles. The
contributions to operating profit in 2002 from
US asset management and US life were
$142 million and $124 million respectively. 

Rationalisation of the US asset management
group is substantially complete. The
business is focused on attracting new funds
through superior fund performance and by
leveraging the strength of its diverse asset
mix and distribution capabilities. In 2002,
the US asset management group developed
a comprehensive managed account (wrap)
strategy under Old Mutual Investment
Partners, developed its relationship with
other Old Mutual Group businesses and
continued to target distribution synergies
among the firms, as evidenced by
introducing five new funds sub-advised by
Old Mutual affiliates to Pilgrim Baxter’s
PBHG mutual fund platform. 

The record sales of $4.0 billion achieved by
the Group’s US life business in 2002 were, to
a large extent, attributable to its competitive
positioning, the delivery of new products to
the market, its wide distribution network and
strong relationships with key distributors.

The Group is committed to supporting the
US life business through the provision of
capital to fund growth. The US life business
took advantage of synergies within the 
Group and awarded a hedging mandate to,
and instituted a bond lending programme
with, two US asset management firms,
during 2002.

ASSET MANAGEMENT

Financial performance
Operating profit of $142 million from the
Group’s US asset management business
decreased by 15% from $167 million in
2001. However, comparing the 2001 results
on a like-for-like basis after adjusting for the
impact of disposals, operating profit declined
5% from $150 million. This was achieved
despite challenging equity markets in which
the S&P 500 Index decreased by 22% and
the Russell 1000 Growth Index decreased
by 29%. Conversely, fixed income markets
contributed favourably to these results as
indicated by the Lehman Brothers Aggregate
Bond Index, which increased by 10%.
Overall, these positive results were
attributable to the diversity of the asset
management styles, the strength in value-
focused styles, positive fixed income
markets, positive net fund flows and
significant reductions in head office costs. 

Funds under management, including
$10.1 billion managed for the Group’s US life
business, declined by 15% to $127 billion
at the end of 2002, compared to $150 billion
at the beginning of the year. However,
$15 billion of this reduction was due to
divestitures of certain affiliates. The Group
gathered significant net fund inflows of

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US ASSET MANAGEMENT —
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
UNDER MANAGEMENT ($bn)

160

150

140

130

120

150

-15

-13

+5

127

Dec
2001

Divested/
Transferred

Market
movements

Net
inflows

Dec
2002

$5.1 billion, (including $3.3 billion from US
life), which were more than offset by market-
related declines of $13 billion. Funds under
management declined by 6% on a
comparable basis. 

Overall, the US investment business
continued to produce superior relative
performance for its clients. Assets managed
for institutional clients represented
approximately 89% of funds under
management at the end of 2002. Of these
separate account strategies, the majority
outperformed their benchmarks, with more
than 80% of assets outperforming their
respective benchmarks for three and five-
year periods on an asset-weighted basis. 

Mutual fund assets, excluding sub-advised
funds, represented approximately 11% of
funds under management. On an asset-
weighted basis, the four and five star-rated
funds managed by the Group’s US asset
management firms represented 58% of their
total mutual fund assets rated by Morningstar.

Business development
The senior management team in Boston
works closely with the firms on distribution
initiatives, leveraging best practices and
various value-added programmes for clients.
Successful initiatives completed in 2002
included the expansion of the PBHG 
mutual fund platform, development of a
comprehensive managed account strategy
under the umbrella of Old Mutual
Investment Partners, branding initiatives 
to better leverage the Old Mutual name in
the USA, as well as growth in relationships
with the Group’s US life business.

Outlook
The diverse capabilities and product
offerings of the Group’s US asset
management business place it in a strong
position to benefit in most market conditions
and dampen the impact of market
downturns. 

$6.9 billion in 2001, a year on year increase
of 10%. Inflows were offset by negative
market movements of $6.5 billion, or 9% of
funds under management at the beginning
of the year. These funds include
$10.1 billion managed on behalf of the
Group’s US life business. 

As part of its strategy to expand distribution
capabilities, OMAM(US) sold NWQ, a 
value-oriented equity fund manager with
$6.9 billion of funds under management, 
to The John Nuveen Company (Nuveen) for
$120 million. As part of this transaction, a
strategic alliance was formed to sub-advise
future investment products sponsored and
distributed by Nuveen, which should lead
to additional revenues of $20 million.

Business development
OMAM(US)’s multi-style, multi-product
offerings have potential attractions for other
financial services organisations that have
broad distribution, but need to supplement
their existing product lines. To leverage its
asset management capabilities, OMAM(US)
has established a centralised marketing and
service entity focused on managed or wrap
accounts for external financial services firms.
In addition, the Director of Sales, Marketing
and Product Development works closely with
affiliates to increase institutional distribution
by focusing on the consultant community.

The suite of investment products will
continue to build on the strength of US asset
management institutional capabilities, as well
as selective retail growth opportunities.
Enhancing distribution capabilities, together
with superior investment performance relative
to peers and benchmarks, are the key
elements of the Group’s US asset
management strategy for 2003.

OLD MUTUAL ASSET MANAGERS (US)
(OMAM(US))

Financial and fund performance
Operating profit from the affiliates within
OMAM(US) was $47 million in 2002,
compared to $55 million in 2001. Although
OMAM(US) benefited from a market
preference for fixed income products and
value-style equity investments, the gains
made by these products were more than
offset by adverse market movements, as 
well as the sale of NWQ.

Funds under management at OMAM(US)
were $70.9 billion at the end of 2002, a
decrease of 8% from $76.7 billion at the end
of 2001, which was mainly due to the sale of
NWQ. OMAM(US) gathered significant net
fund inflows of $7.6 billion during 2002, 
led by Dwight Asset Management and Clay
Finlay, compared to net fund inflows of

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>

The Pilgrim Baxter PBHG
mutual fund platform
provides distribution
opportunities for products
of other Old Mutual
businesses.

US life uses the specialist
capabilities of three 
of the asset management
businesses to enhance 
its offerings.

PILGRIM BAXTER & ASSOCIATES

OLD MUTUAL AFFILIATES

US LIFE ASSURANCE

Financial and fund performance
Operating profit of $26 million from Pilgrim
Baxter decreased by 38% from $42 million
in 2001, primarily due to market-driven
declines in growth-oriented investment
products.

Funds under management of $6.8 billion 
at the end of 2002 decreased 46% from
$12.6 billion at the beginning of the year.
Market declines reduced funds under
management by $3.9 billion, or 31% of
funds under management at the beginning
of the year. The firm also experienced net
fund outflows of $1.9 billion, or 15% 
of funds under management at the start 
of the year.

In March 2002, the Group renegotiated
terms to acquire the residual 20% revenue-
share interest of Pilgrim Baxter through the
payment of $175 million plus an earn-out
over five years if profit growth exceeds 7.5%
per annum. This restructuring strengthens
the Group’s position in the sizeable US 
retail asset management market and further 
aligns the Group’s interests with those of
Pilgrim Baxter in maximising future growth
and profits.

Business development
In 2002, Pilgrim Baxter opened up its 
PBHG platform to include products offered
by other affiliates of Old Mutual in order to
create a best of class mutual fund platform.
Pilgrim Baxter attracted total assets of
$1.4 billion for these portfolios during 2002,
gathered primarily in the PBHG IRA Capital
Preservation Fund and the PBHG Clipper
Focus Fund.

Financial and fund performance
Operating profit from the firms that 
comprise Old Mutual Affiliates amounted 
to $69 million for 2002, compared to
$70 million in 2001. After normalising the
2001 results for the impact of disposals 
in 2001, operating profit in 2002 
has improved on 2001 by some 20%.

Funds under management declined by 
18% to $49.4 billion at the end of 2002,
from $60.6 billion at the end of 2001.
Divestitures of four affiliates accounted for
$7.5 billion of this decline. Market-related
declines reduced funds by $2.9 billion, with
the remaining decline resulting from net
fund outflows of $0.6 billion and the transfer
of $0.2 billion of funds from US asset
management to other areas of the Group.

Business development
Throughout 2002, the senior management
team in Boston worked with many of the 
Old Mutual Affiliates to restructure economic
agreements in order better to align
shareholder and management interests.
Transactions with the firms that were targeted
for disposal have either been completed, 
or are expected to be substantially complete
by 31 March 2003. The resulting organisation
will be better positioned to increase market
share by leveraging the strength of its diverse
asset mix, whilst benefiting from the power 
of the focused manufacturing capabilities 
of the affiliates. This sharpening of focus 
and aligning of interests is key to the 
future success of the Group’s US asset
management business.

Financial performance
Operating profit in 2002 of $124 million
includes a full year contribution from
Fidelity & Guaranty Life and compares
favourably with $32 million (which excludes
$13 million of transitional items related 
to the purchase of Fidelity & Guaranty Life)
for the six months for which its results were
consolidated in 2001.

The Group’s US life business saw
unprecedented sales in 2002, totalling
$4.0 billion (APE: $451 million). These levels
reflected strong industry-wide sales of fixed
annuities and also demonstrated US life’s
improved competitiveness. Taking advantage
of US life’s competitive positioning, the
Group injected $313 million of capital to
support the influx of profitable new business.
This financial support enabled US life
to expand profitably and to preserve its
relative rating position. At the end of 2002,
A.M. Best confirmed its financial strength
rating of “A” for Fidelity & Guaranty Life.

Value of new business after tax was
$84 million, at a margin of 19%. The capital
constraints impacting the industry, together
with active management by Dwight Asset
Management (Dwight), enabled US life to
sell products at a return of capital of 12%.
The increase in the margin reflects the lower
discount rate used as a consequence of the
fall in interest rates. 

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The value of in-force business of
$549 million in 2002 increased by 39% 
from $394 million in 2001.

During the year, $3.3 billion of net policy cash
inflows were invested with Dwight. Taking
advantage of the synergies within the Group, 
a dynamic hedging mandate was awarded to
another US asset management firm, Analytic
Investors, and a bond lending programme
was instituted with eSecLending. 

Funds under management now total
$10.5 billion, an increase of 61% over last
year. 

As part of the improved positioning of US life,
Old Mutual is able to bring a more active
investment management approach to the
bond portfolio through Dwight’s active
investment process. Whilst, in common with
other US life companies, various bond
impairments and write-offs were suffered in
2002, US life was able to work closely with
Dwight to manage these risks. Over 2002,
net realised gains amounted to $44 million
without impact on margins. Under US
statutory accounting, not all of these gains
are eligible to be treated as capital and the
impact of defaults and impairments on
capital was $48 million.

During 2002, an additional $30 million net 
of tax was recorded against goodwill arising
on the acquisition of Fidelity & Guaranty 
Life. This adjustment reflects the revised
estimate of costs involved in exiting an
onerous contract, the liability for which was
underprovided at the date of acquisition. 

Business development
Record sales in 2002 can be attributed to
the competitive positioning of the business,
the speed with which new products were
delivered to the market, and the breadth of
the distribution network through multiple
channels, together with strong relationships
with key distributors. The provision of capital
by the Group to US life enabled it to thrive 
in a year that saw the position of some 
of its key competitors eroded due to capital
constraints. 

Changes to support both agent and
policyholder services took place during the
year. An additional sales support centre was
created in Lincoln, Nebraska, whilst life
underwriting capacity was enhanced through
the creation of a new underwriting facility.
These steps form part of a transition that 
will be beneficial to US life’s agents and to
overall profitability.

Outlook
At the close of 2002, US interest rates fell to
historically low levels and the yield curve
flattened. These factors are expected to have
a negative effect on the fixed annuity sector.
This, along with the number of new
competitors entering this sector from the
ailing variable annuity sector, means that
2003 will be a challenging environment for
selling US life’s core products. In response to
these challenges, US life has recently
launched a new range of equity-linked
annuity products that are designed to offer
customers an attractive median between
fixed interest and equity investments.
Despite the broader product range, a lower
level of sales is anticipated in 2003.

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UK

AND REST OF WORLD
BUSINESS REVIEW

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

> Gerrard profitable and 

cost reductions achieved
> Award-winning performance

by OMAM(UK)

> Sale of GNI

Operating losses, before long term
investment return, from the Group’s UK 
and Rest of World asset management and
life assurance businesses were £1 million 
in 2002, compared to losses of £5 million 
in 2001.

The Group’s UK business experienced
significant change in 2002, with the
continued re-engineering of Gerrard and 
the sale of three non-core businesses, GNI,
Old Mutual Securities and King & Shaxson
Bond Brokers.

PRIVATE CLIENT UK

Financial and fund performance
Gerrard’s operating profit of £4 million in
2002 compares with a loss of £10 million 
in 2001, the latter including integration costs
of £12 million. This was a positive result 
in the face of fierce bear market pressures.
Significant cost savings more than offset the
18% reduction in revenue year on year,
which compared to a fall in the FTSE 100
Index of 24% over the same period. The
2002 result includes one-off profits of £6
million following the sale of current
investments, the proceeds of which have
been used, in part, to fund restructuring
costs of £5 million resulting from planned
redundancies and branch closures.

Fee revenues of £43 million reduced by
28% as a result of the market downturn and
the transfer of some assets to Old Mutual
Asset Managers (UK) (OMAM(UK)), and
commission and other income of £70 million
reduced by 10%. Adverse markets and exit
from unprofitable client relationships were
largely responsible for the reduction in
closing funds under management from
£17.4 billion at 31 December 2001 to
£12.0 billion at 31 December 2002. This
reduction includes £1.1 billion of funds
transferred from Gerrard Investment Funds
(GIF) to OMAM(UK) at the beginning of 2002.

Business development
Gerrard has undergone considerable
structural change in 2002. Cost savings
anticipated from integration have been
realised, with back office operations
restructured and positioned in low cost
locations. The business has also undergone
a branch rationalisation programme, which
has reduced the number of offices from
thirty-one to twenty. Employment-related
costs have reduced by 20%, with headcount
approaching 1,200 compared with 1,400 at
the beginning of 2002. 

Outlook
Gerrard will continue with its wealth
management strategy by improving the
investment choices and stockbroking
services available to clients and by
developing distribution through
complementary financial planning and
private banking offerings.

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Right: Gerrard’s operating
headquarters at Old
Mutual Place in London.

FUND MANAGEMENT

Financial and fund performance
Operating losses from the Group’s UK and
Rest of World fund management businesses
of £2 million compared to an operating 
profit of £6 million in 2001. Included in these
results are OMAM(UK), Old Mutual Asset
Managers (Bermuda) and GNI Fund
Management (GNI FM). The decrease in
operating profit contribution arose primarily
from market-related declines in funds under
management, and one-off costs of integrating
the GIF business into OMAM(UK).

OMAM(UK) – business development
OMAM(UK) continued to make good
progress during the year, particularly in the
difficult market environment, and achieved
net fund inflows of £82 million from external
clients. It launched the UK Select Mid Cap
and Large Cap Funds in 2002, following the
success of its Smaller Companies Fund
launched in 2001. Between them, they
raised £156 million of new funds in 2002.
OMAM(UK) also had considerable success
with its Corporate Bond Fund, which raised
£100 million of new funds during the year
and has been top in its sector since its
launch in 2000. Performance in the three
equity funds mentioned above exceeded
their respective index benchmarks, resulting
in top decile performance relative to their
peer group. 

During 2002, OMAM(UK) successfully
integrated the retail fund business of GIF

under its management and is currently in
the process of rationalising the combined
fund ranges of the two businesses.
OMAM(UK) has significantly reduced its
cost base and has shifted its sales focus
away from advertising, brand building and
promotion, and closer to the point of sale.

GNI FM – business development
Following the sale of GNI, GNI FM has
restructured its business and risk
management systems, and now has a solid
platform from which to build funds under
management. Fund performance in 2002
was strong, with all products showing
positive returns.

OTHER FINANCIAL SERVICES

Financial performance
As part of the Group’s strategic focus 
on asset gathering and asset management
operations, the UK broking businesses 
of GNI, Old Mutual Securities (OMS) and
King & Shaxson Bond Brokers were all sold
in the second half of the year, for a total
consideration of up to £114 million. The loss
on these disposals totalled £61 million.
These businesses contributed £2 million 
of operating profit in 2002, compared to
£7 million in 2001.

LIFE ASSURANCE

Financial performance
Operating losses in 2002, before long term
investment return, from the Group’s UK and

Rest of World life businesses of £7 million
were the same as in 2001.

United Kingdom
Selestia has made a positive impact on the
market in its first year since launch and
obtained a life company licence in May 2002.
In November 2002, the company received
the Best Online Investment Provider award at
the 2002 Incisive Media Online Finance
Awards, which will further establish it as a
leading IFA business solutions provider.
Selestia achieved its plan to expand its IFA
network in 2002 and will focus its efforts on
generating substantial business volumes from
those accounts in 2003. 

Rest of Africa
Operating profit, before long term investment
return, from the Group’s Rest of Africa
operations was £5 million in 2002, compared
with £6 million in 2001.

India
The Group’s 26% owned joint venture life
assurance company in India, OM Kotak
Mahindra, continued to make satisfactory
progress in 2002. OM Kotak Mahindra
increased its agency force to approximately
3,500 agents in 2002 from 1,000 in 2001,
expanded its product range, and now
operates from a total of twenty-seven offices.

Julian V F Roberts
Group Finance Director
24 February 2003

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CORPORATE
CITIZENSHIP
HELPING LOCAL
COMMUNITIES

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During 2002 we continued our involvement 
in social investment, and continued to support 
many charities with donations in the various 
regions where our businesses operate.

The Group’s social investment programmes
were concentrated during 2002 on
education, local economic development,
sport, the arts, the environment, and health
and welfare. In South Africa particular
attention was given to Black Economic
Empowerment and HIV/AIDS.

SOUTH AFRICA

OLD MUTUAL SOUTH AFRICA (OMSA)
During 2002 OMSA continued to develop
its Corporate Citizenship programme. The
principles which this programme follows 
are a commitment to growing and investing
in socially responsible business activities,
employment equity and diversity, skills
development, and affirmative procurement, 
as well as sustainable social investment
projects and the active involvement of
employees in social and community affairs.
The programme recognises the value of 
non-financial performance and social
accountability.

OMSA’s social investment programme is
mainly carried out through the Old Mutual
(South Africa) Foundation (the OMSA
Foundation), which in 2002 gave some
R20 million, R13.7 million of which went to
its flagship projects. The flagship projects
focused on local and rural economic
development, including the Rural Economic
Development Initiative (REDI), education,
including support for the development of
mathematics programmes and the
regeneration of schools, and Community
Development, including establishing food
gardens and running HIV/AIDS programmes.

The Community Builder Programme is also a
key part of OMSA’s investment programme, 
where staff volunteers support many
community-based projects.

REDI
REDI supports the economic development
of 20 communities in six of the nine
provinces of South Africa, comprising
approximately 3.4 million people. Old Mutual
has committed to spend R28 million over 
the period 2001-2003 on rural economic
development. These communities are linked
to eighteen individuals referred to as
“champions”. REDI is unique in focusing on
the holistic development of rural communities,
establishing new businesses and jobs that
help villages to become more self-sufficient.
As a result REDI aligns closely with the
principles driving the government’s integrated
rural development strategy. REDI exhibited 
at the World Summit on Sustainable
Development and won an award for their
stand. There was a lot of overseas interest 
in the products on show and this is now being
followed up by the project’s management.
During 2002, the number of projects
managed by the REDI network reached
770 and these projects were assisted by the
efforts of over 12,000 volunteers.

REDI local economic development received
great support throughout 2002, and has
shown excellent growth. Financial support,
by way of a loan or grant, was given to
85 new businesses, compared with 43 in
2001, and there are now an average of eight
in each community. These businesses cover
five industry sectors, including manufacturing
and retail. Women own and manage 51% 
of the new businesses and over 700 jobs
have been created. In addition, 70 business

development workshops have been set up,
where local businessmen and women learn
and share their experiences.

REDI education invested its budget in two
particular areas in 2002, a Primary School
Mathematics and Science Development
Programme and a Primary School
Infrastructure Regeneration Programme.
During 2002 the Schools Regeneration
Programme contributed R2 million and helped
118 schools to purchase equipment or to
supply sanitation, water or electricity or to install
perimeter security. The education service
providers received funding of R2 million,
enabling them to supply teacher development
workshops, classroom visits and teacher/pupil
resource materials. The Foundation contracted
with the Centre for Professional Teachers
and the Rhodes University Maths Education
Programme to implement a teacher
development initiative and will provide support
materials to over 260 schools within the 
REDI network. These partnerships have shown
their success as the average pass rate in
mathematics at REDI primary schools has
climbed from 49% to 72%.

36 food gardens were established under 
the REDI Community Development initiative 
in 2002, bringing the total number
established since the start of REDI to 56.
Eight HIV/AIDS programmes were also
supported under this initiative. In addition
over R100,000 was invested in five 
home-based care programmes in three
communities. Some money from the 
2002 budget was put aside to help fund 
a “Train a Trainer” Programme that will
start in 2003. Under this programme, five
volunteers from each of the 20 communities
will attend a five-day workshop on HIV/AIDS

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>

Left: The Goldburns
Netball Club benefits
from OMSA’s
Corporate Citizenship
programme.

prevention. On returning to their communities
they will then in turn train various groups
in order to communicate HIV/AIDS messages
throughout the community.

catering and adult-based education and
training. During 2002 OMSA donated funds
to buy two computers and a printer for the
administration office.

Staff Volunteer Programme
The Staff Volunteer Programme consists 
of the Staff Builder Project, “Adopt an
Orphan” and the Staff Charity Fund. 

The Staff Builder Programme has been
running now for nine years and continues
to grow in size. More staff members are
adopting a hands-on approach to development
in their communities and the programme
helps by providing such projects with
financial support. 

Projects that have been supported include
St Michaels and All Angels in Harare, which
heads five major projects of its own. These
projects are a pre-school for 175 children,
Iliso Lomzi, which supports those infected or
affected by life-threatening diseases, a child
abuse prevention project, a junior primary
school, and the Khayelitsha Craft Market,
where 25 people sell their work. The money
invested has enabled much needed
equipment to be acquired for these projects.
The Agricultural Research Council has also
benefited: their “Train a Trainer” Initiative
teaches mostly women from poor local
communities to grow vegetables, and they in
turn share knowledge about how to plant
vegetables and avoid nutritional deficiencies
with the other people in their communities.

Phoenix Education, Sports and Community
Centre has been providing disabled people
with basic skills and suitable employment
since 1992. Today the school helps around
1,000 people, involving them in horticulture,

“Adopt an Orphan” has attracted monthly
financial commitments from 189 staff
members. This much needed money helped
to support 313 orphans. The OMSA
Foundation matched all staff contributions
and the total monthly commitment went to
Heartbeat, who have been retained to help
with the programme. 

The Staff Charity Fund, supported by 150
staff members, raises funds matched by the
OMSA Foundation, for abused children, the
elderly, HIV/AIDS home-based care
programmes and animal welfare. A total
matching contribution of R82,000 was paid
by the OMSA Foundation between August
and October 2002 and a further amount was
paid towards publicising the programmes.

HIV/AIDS Initiatives
Under the Aids Orphans Programme,
R1.7 million was given to selected non-
governmental organisations involved in the
programme in five of the provinces. 

Old Mutual is committed to addressing
the socially and economically crippling
challenges caused by the HIV/AIDS
pandemic in South Africa. It is Old Mutual’s
vision to influence the approach to and
management of HIV/AIDS in South Africa. 
A four dimensional strategy has been adopted
covering the workplace (employees), the
broader community, financial services and
advice (customers), and business impact.
Workplace initiatives carried out in 2002
included a voluntary HIV seroprevalence

assessment, which showed statistically that
one in twenty of OMSA’s staff across the
country was HIV-positive at the time of the
investigation. The “Know Your Status”
Campaign was an outcome of the
assessment. This offers employees free,
confidential and voluntary HIV counselling
and testing. OMSA provides a life cover
product for HIV-positive customers and 
also continually assesses the impact of
HIV/AIDS, focusing on employees, target
markets and customers as well as on the
broader financial and economic impact.

Educational and Other Projects
Over 6,000 employees of the Group
attended courses at the Old Mutual Business
School (OMBUS) during 2002 to develop
their skills in leadership, service excellence,
business acumen and people and team
skills. A key focus was the accreditation of
leadership programmes run in conjunction
with the University of Cape Town’s Graduate
School of Business. The construction of the
OMBUS West Campus is now complete and
the site is equipped with classrooms, lecture
theatres and e-learning facilities, as well as
catering and gym facilities.

OMSA also has a general donations
programme in place. In 2002 over R6 million
was distributed among 46 educational
projects in the nine provinces, ten projects
being on a national level, and four being
environmental. 62 community development
projects also received additional funding,
totalling over R2 million.

Black Economic Empowerment (BEE)
OMSA has a holistic approach to BEE that 
is interwoven into its operating philosophy
and practices. It subscribes to the view 

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Left: The Durban
Serenade Choral
Society sing in
Trafalgar Square,
London.

the Director of Corporate Affairs, Old Mutual
plc, 3rd Floor Lansdowne House,
57 Berkeley Square, London W1J 6ER.

maintenance and support for victims of
domestic violence.

that BEE is a multi-faceted process through
which black people acquire and build their
participation in, management of, and control
over the productive wealth creating systems
of South Africa. OMSA is actively involved 
in the BEE-related steering committee of the
Life Offices Association (LOA). OMSA is
currently developing a BEE strategy in the
context of the financial services charter
process. All divisions of OMSA are required
to build BEE into their business plans. Old
Mutual’s BEE goals are to deliver human
capital development and social investment,
to promote small and medium sized
enterprises, to provide capital investment in
physical infrastructure, to create jobs and to
enable equity ownership. OMSA recognises
that over 50% of its client base, over 50% of
its sales force and 15% of its executive and
senior managers are black and therefore
made BEE one of the two key issues
addressed throughout 2002. 

Old Mutual has been the lead investor in a
number of structured financing transactions
designed to facilitate the acquisition of equity
by BEE consortia. At the end of 2002 OMSA
had R1.9 billion of assets in BEE-related
activities, six strategic partnerships had been
set up, and R1.7 billion of infrastructure
assets were owned and managed by Old
Mutual Asset Managers (South Africa).

NEDCOR
Nedcor contributed R38 million to social
investment programmes in 2002. 
The investment was overseen by the Nedcor
Foundation, which focused its activities on
education. Projects supported by the Nedcor
Foundation in 2002 included the following:

The Dominican Convent School, which was
established in 1908 and is situated in
Belgravia, Johannesburg, currently has 654
pupils, and provides affordable, private
school education from grades zero to twelve.
Due to the high standards of education,
discipline and values taught at the school,
parents from the inner city and surrounding
townships aspire to send their children to it.
The Nedcor Foundation pays in full for the
tuition of 57 destitute children. These reside
at the Christian Services Centre. In addition,
Nedcor staff have the opportunity to send
their children to the Dominican Convent, at 
a rate subsidised by the Nedcor Foundation.
In this respect, the Foundation pays 25% 
of the school fees, the Nedcor Executive
pays a further 25%, and the parents pay
50%. There are presently 70 children of
Nedcor staff who attend the school.

OMSA will be publishing a more detailed
report on its Corporate Citizenship activities
in April 2003. Copies of this report will be
available on the Company’s website
www.oldmutual.com from May 2003. It will
also be obtainable from Debra Marsden,
Public Affairs Manager, Old Mutual (South
Africa), PO Box 66, Cape Town 8000 
(e-mail: dmarsden@oldmutual.com) or from

With South African society being plagued
by a high incidence of family violence,
especially abuse of women and children, 
the Nedcor Foundation decided also to invest
in The People’s Family Law Centre (PFLC). 
The PFLC provides a skilled paralegal law
service to South Africans who do not have
the financial resources to pay for legal
assistance. Services offered include child

The Cape Town office of the PFLC has been
set up successfully. In the future the Centre
hopes to roll its work out to Johannesburg
and then to Durban. Since officially opening
on 22 March 2002, the PFLC has assisted
over 1,500 clients (including over 900 who
were indigent).

A subsidiary of Nedcor, Nedbank, also
donates money to independent trusts based
on clients’ usage of the bank’s innovative
affinity banking products. The Nedbank Arts,
Green and Sports Programme is about
making a difference and celebrating life.
Through this concept Nedbank aims to give
clients the opportunity to support causes that
uplift South African communities. The trusts 
fund grassroots projects and since inception
Nedbank has donated over R44 million 
to The Green Trust and over R15 million to
The Sports Trust and has also contributed
significantly to the over R6 million disbursed
by the Arts & Culture Trust. Nedbank’s
funding for the trusts is mostly generated 
by clients using their associated cheque
books, credit cards and savings accounts.

Projects supported by the Arts & Culture
Trust during 2002 included one which
encourages original creative writing in
indigenous South African languages, and
one which takes children from the poorest
areas to visit art exhibitions. 

The Green Trust was started in partnership
with the World Wide Fund for Nature – South
Africa over ten years ago. Current projects
include Food and Trees for Africa, one of the
Trust’s longest running projects, through

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Left: The False 
Bay Surf Lifesaving 
Club is supported
through the Staff
Builder Programme.

which it supports a wide range of tree
planting and greening activities in townships
throughout the country.

The Sports Trust focuses on providing and
upgrading sporting facilities and equipment in
underprivileged and outlying areas. Nedbank
further supported The Sports Trust in 2002
with the Brick by Brick project, which helped
to build golf development facilities. For every
account opened at Nedbank between
1 October and 31 December 2002, Nedbank
donated bricks on the new clients’ behalf to
the Sports Trust. The bricks were then used to
build clubhouse facilities at the Daveyton Golf
Course on the East Rand.

MUTUAL & FEDERAL
Mutual & Federal annually commits a portion
of its earnings towards its social responsibility
programme, through which it supports a
wide range of community-based projects.
One particular area it focuses on is literacy
and education. Mutual & Federal supports
the Read Education Trust as well as Rally to
Read, which are initiatives to address the
literacy and education problems of many
disadvantaged South Africans. Rally 
to Read is a venture where sponsors 
embark on rallies into remote rural areas 
to bring educational materials to schools,
many of which cannot be reached except 
by 4x4 vehicles.

BoE supported the Field Band Foundation
in 2002, enabling BoE to interact with
the community and thousands of children
nationally. It also invested R200,000 in
support of the Jimmy Carter Work Building
Project. This project, run in association with
Habitat for Humanity, a housing charity,
involved five teams of staff builders giving
their time to help build low-cost housing for
local families and communities. A further
R100,000 was invested by BoE in the
Foundation for International Community
Assistance (FINCA) Village Bank in Durban,
which provides micro-credit to women to
allow them to pursue entrepreneurship
opportunities. BoE also made donations to
various charity and welfare programmes in
2002, including the Organ Donor Foundation
and Guide Dog Association. BoE also runs a
matching programme, under which funds
raised by staff for good causes are matched
on a Rand for Rand basis.

Mutual & Federal is also a member of the
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) of South Africa,
which is actively involved in projects
supporting conservation and addressing
environmental issues. Mutual & Federal’s
support has enabled the WWF to establish
the Southern African Wildlife College whose
objective is to provide training and eco-
education to rural people. This is designed to
address environmental issues at grass-roots
level by teaching new skills and greater
environmental awareness to students.
Mr Ken Saggers, Chairman of Mutual &
Federal, serves as Chairman on the board 
of the Southern African Wildlife College.

REST OF AFRICA
The Old Mutual (Namibia) Foundation
strives to empower the communities in which
the Group’s Namibian businesses operate by
supporting sustainable initiatives. Its funding
is focused on education, health and welfare,
community development, arts and culture,
and disaster prevention and recovery. 

Old Mutual Namibia also conducts a national
programme of sponsorships involving all
sectors of society from cultural festivals to
economic seminars.

In 2002 the biggest project in the education
area was a donation to the Katutura Multi-
purpose Information Centre. In conjunction
with School Net Namibia, the Namibian
Foundation renovated a hostel into a
community information centre, which
provides access to technology and free
training on computers focusing on the youth
of the area, but which is also available for 
the surrounding community.

Donations were made to the “Adopt an
Orphan” charity fund and to enable
mosquito nets to be provided to malaria-
stricken hospitals in the north of Namibia.

Old Mutual Namibia also sponsored
the Namibia Young Entrepreneurs
Competition (NYEC), which promotes
financial independence and skills at a
school, tertiary and young adult level and
also provides young entrepreneurs with a
chance to qualify for start-up capital for their
own businesses. 

A joint project between the Old Mutual
Malawi Foundation and Old Mutual plc
supported the building of a primary school in
the village of St Anthony’s in Malawi, which
now educates 60 local four and five year old
children. The Malawi Foundation also
supported a number of health and education
projects including polio prevention, the
Union for the Blind and Friends of Orphans
in support of their HIV/AIDS projects. Old
Mutual Malawi also continued and extended
its sponsorship of medical students.

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Left: Pine Street Inn
supports people 
in need of food and
shelter in Boston.

Old Mutual Zimbabwe has a structured
social responsibility programme, which 
is actively involved in the sponsorship 
of sport, education and health projects,
among others.

Old Mutual became the sponsor of the
Zimbabwe cricket team in 2002, which will
cover home and away test matches, one day
internationals and overseas tours until 2005.
This sponsorship is a follow-up to its previous
involvement with the Zimbabwe team, 
when Old Mutual sponsored the one day
international between Zimbabwe and
England in October 2001.

Old Mutual supports Junior Tennis
Zimbabwe in its development programme,
sponsoring Under-14, 16 and 18 provincial
and inter-provincial tournaments held
countrywide. Notable names in the
Zimbabwe tennis team have come through
these junior teams and a number of them
are now undertaking professional training 
in the USA.

Old Mutual supports the arts and culture
through the Harare International Festival 
of the Arts. This has become a major event
in the cultural calendar of Zimbabwe and is
a prestigious platform for local and visiting
artists. 

Old Mutual continues to run the
Mathematics Olympiad in conjunction 
with the University of Zimbabwe. This is 
a programme to discover and train
mathematical talent in Zimbabwe. 
In 2002, 2,600 students from 150 schools
participated in the competition. 

USA
Old Mutual (US) Holdings (OMUSH) has
a Charitable Foundation which supports
organisations on a local (Boston area) and
national level. Its support in 2002 was
focused on four main themes; the direct
support of local organisations, an employee
matching gift programme, support for
employee involvement in charitable
programmes, and vendor support
programmes.

Donations were made during 2002 to
Boston area organisations supporting arts
and culture, the disadvantaged and minority
individuals, such as Chalk One Up To The
Arts, The Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the
New England Aquarium, the Museum of
Science, and Big Brothers and Big Sisters of
Greater Boston.

One local project helped by OMUSH was
Pine Street Inn. This is a not-for-profit
organisation committed to helping people in
need of shelter, food and basic moral and
material support. Pine Street Inn aims to be
a community of respect and hope, whilst
fighting to end homelessness. The project
seeks to meet basic needs and to supply
training and support.

Employee gifts to charitable organisations 
are matched by OMUSH through its
matching programme on a dollar for dollar
basis up to an annual limit of $2,000. Local
colleges and universities, together with the
American Heart Association, the American
Lung Association, Children’s Hospital,
Project Bread and the Leukaemia &
Lymphoma Society were among the projects
that were supported in this way during 2002.

OMUSH also supports employee involvement
in charitable organisations, enabling them 
to provide direct support to fund-raising
activities for events such as the Avon Breast
Cancer Walk and the Walk for Hunger.

Whenever possible, OMUSH has supported
charitable organisations through the
purchase of goods and services. OMUSH
has shown support in this way to
organisations such as the American Cancer
Society and Project Sweet Home. 

A number of the Group’s US asset
management businesses have their own
charitable support programmes.

The Group’s US life business sponsors a
food drive for a local Baltimore organisation,
Beans & Bread, which feeds between
300 and 400 local disadvantaged people
daily. During the holiday season, Beans &
Bread provides an outreach programme for
families who have a home, but have little
money for food and necessities. Employees
donate items and the group delivers the
collection of goods to Beans & Bread. The
programme then puts together pantry boxes
containing canned goods, which are
delivered to the recipients.

UK
Old Mutual plc and its UK private client
business, Gerrard, sponsored two major
projects in the UK in 2002. In conjunction
with the Old Mutual Bermuda Foundation,
Old Mutual plc sponsored The Durban
Serenade Choral Society, winners of the
South African National Choir Festival (which
is itself sponsored by OMSA), to tour the UK

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Right: Old Mutual plc
supported the building
of a primary school 
in the village of
St Anthony’s in Malawi.

during July. Highlights of this ten day tour
were performances at St James’s in
Piccadilly, a lunchtime concert in Trafalgar
Square, and a gala concert at the Royal
Festival Hall to mark the opening of the
Commonwealth Games. Funds raised from
the tour were split equally between the
Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA)
and the Garland Appeal in the UK (which
promotes awareness and prevention of
breast and testicular cancer).

In association with the Bermuda Foundation,
Gerrard sponsored the English Schools
Under-18s National football team and the
English Schools Under-14s Cup competition
in 2002. Over 1,000 teams entered the cup
competition. Funds raised from this project
were also donated to the Garland Appeal.

Companies within Old Mutual Financial
Services (OMFS) made various other
donations to charitable projects during 
2002. These included the sponsorship
of a new hospice for the Shooting Star 
Trust, an organisation that provides support
for families with terminally ill children,
under which £54,000 is to be donated 
over three years. 

Mencap was supported during 2002 when
Edmond Warner, the Chief Executive of
OMFS, ran the London Marathon. Mencap 
is a charity that works with people who have
learning difficulties. A combination of
individual sponsorship and matched funding
from the Bermuda Foundation enabled over
£6,000 to be donated to Mencap.

Gerrard supported a charity gala for the
British Antique Dealers Association in
support of Great Ormond Street Children’s

Charity and sponsored a Golden Jubilee
Concert with the Kirklees Music School.
Gerrard’s involvement with the Outward
Bound Trust Marathon Challenge raised 
over £25,000 for the Trust’s work with
disadvantaged children, receiving the 
award for Largest Corporate Entry for its
participation.

In 2002, Old Mutual International (OMI)
participated in a range of fundraising
activities including entering a team 
in the Three Peaks Challenge. Over £9,000 
was raised and this was donated to CARE
International Charity, which provides 
care, relief, development and education
programmes for some of the world’s 
neediest children and young people.

Around 50 employees from across the UK
businesses participated in the Caledonian
Challenge. This aimed to raise funds for local
Scottish charities and the community. Each
participant raised approximately £500 for
The Scottish Community Foundation, which
is a charitable organisation distributing funds
to Scottish based projects, particularly in the
Highlands.

ENVIRONMENT
As a financial services provider the Group’s
primary aim is to meet the financial needs
of its clients. In doing this, the Group
recognises that it has a substantial impact on
the environment, both directly through the
running of its offices and indirectly through
meeting the investment needs of its clients.

Following the introduction of the Group’s
environmental policy in February 2002 and
the designation of Mr Roberts, the Group
Finance Director as the member of the

Board responsible for the Group’s
environmental performance, a proactive
campaign of environmental awareness was
developed around the Group during 2002.

In the Group’s three principal operating
regions, environmental accountability has
been assigned to specific individuals who
have allocated people at the business unit
level to oversee the roll-out of the policy.
Monitoring of the selected environmental 
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) also falls
under these individuals’ control and this 
is, where possible, being applied across 
the Group. 

The objectives that the Group has set are:
to ensure compliance at local, national
and international levels;
to minimise the consumption of energy,
water and materials across operations;
to minimise solid waste generation 
by waste re-use and recycling wherever
possible;
to avoid the use of materials that may
cause harm to the environment;
to promote internal awareness of
environmental issues with staff; and
to support environmentally-related
initiatives by employees and relevant
external groups.

These objectives are to be applied across the
Group at the business unit level, using best
practice in environmental management.

The Group has made significant progress
in applying these principles. All major
business units have now adopted the policy
and an action plan. They also complied with
relevant environmental legislation at local,
national and international levels during the

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Far right: HIV/AIDS
awareness is promoted
among Old Mutual staff.

year. Old Mutual sought during 2002 to
reduce its use of energy, water and materials
by re-use and recycling where possible.
Many of the head office sites have recycling
systems in place for paper and equipment,
such as printer cartridges, that have reached
the end of their life.

Baseline data have been collected and in
2003 the Group will be looking to set targets
to reduce the impact it has through its use of
resources. Where data are not easily available,
the Group will be exploring ways of collecting
such information.

As a financial services provider, the Group
has little contact with materials that could do
great damage to the environment. It has
ensured, however, that, where relevant, it
has avoided using materials that may cause
harm. Internal awareness of environmental
issues increased during 2002, with the
environmental policy being placed on the
Company’s website. A proactive approach to
raising awareness will continue in 2003.

The data gathered from the units on
compliance with the Group’s environmental
objectives are compiled and reported to 
the Board at least annually. To assist in the
objective of continual improvement, a
designated Corporate Social Responsibility
Manager was employed at Old Mutual plc 
at the beginning of 2003.

Old Mutual is looking in 2003 to finalise its
commitment to the UK government scheme
“Making a Corporate Commitment”
(MACC2). It intends that, by joining MACC2,
this will aid the tracking of environmental
improvements and allow interested parties 
to learn what it is achieving.

Old Mutual participates in Business in the
Community’s Corporate Environmental
Engagement Index. This helps the Group to
assess how well it is managing
environmental issues and to benchmark
itself against other members of the financial
services industry in the countries where
it operates.

Old Mutual aims to codify a Group-wide
health and safety policy in 2003 and to
report on this.

FTSE4GOOD
Old Mutual plc is a member of the
FTSE4Good Index of the London Stock
Exchange, the selection criteria for which
include working towards environmental
sustainability, developing positive relationships
with stakeholders, and upholding and
supporting universal human rights. 

CODE OF BUSINESS CONDUCT/ETHICS
The Old Mutual Group has adopted and
follows a Code of Business Conduct/Ethics.
Copies of this Code are available to staff on
the Old Mutual intranet and may also be
obtained from the Group Company Secretary
at the registered office.

Martin C Murray
Group Company Secretary
24 February 2003

Support to environmental initiatives 
has been given where appropriate. OMSA
donated money to four environmental
projects in 2002, including the Old Mutual
Environmental Education Centre at the Two
Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town. Nedbank
also invested in a number of environmental
projects in 2002 through their Green Trust,
as described earlier in this report.

The Group’s KPIs and environmental targets
will be reviewed annually, to ensure their
continuing appropriateness.

HEALTH AND SAFETY
The Group recognises its obligation to supply
its employees with a safe and clean working
environment. Data on health and safety
compliance are collated and reported to the
Board annually via Mr Roberts, the director
responsible. During 2002 there were no
significant accidents or material health and
safety issues at work reported from around
the Group.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL

The Group is committed to the objective 
of achieving high standards of corporate
governance and internal control. In the 
year ended 31 December 2002 and in the
preparation of this Annual Report and
Accounts, the Company has applied the
principles set out in section 1 of the
Combined Code and complied throughout the
accounting period with the Code provisions
set out therein in the following manner. 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Board meets on a scheduled basis eight
times a year (including sessions devoted to
strategy and business planning) and has
specific matters reserved to it for decision. It
also meets ad hoc, as and when required, to 
deal with specific matters requiring Board
consideration between its regularly scheduled
meetings. During 2002, the eight scheduled
Board meetings were attended by all of the
then directors, except for two from which
Mr Stuart was absent. The Board also met on
a further four occasions, on an ad hoc basis.
Where directors are unable to attend Board
meetings for any reason, every effort is made
to obtain and communicate to the meeting
any comments they may have on the items
on the agenda.

Directors, on appointment and regularly
thereafter, are briefed in writing and orally
by executive management (including on
social, environmental and ethical (SEE)
matters significant to the Group’s
businesses). They may take independent
professional advice at the Company’s
expense, if necessary for the furtherance of
their duties. The Company also ensures that
newly appointed non-executive directors
receive appropriate external training on their
duties and on the responsibilities that they
are expected to discharge, and that they are
familiarised with the Group’s main businesses
as soon as practicable. This includes briefing
on SEE matters, where significant to the
Group’s businesses. All directors have access
to the Company Secretary.

During 2002, the Board conducted a self-
assessment questionnaire to evaluate the
effectiveness of its procedures and a
number of improvements were made as a
consequence to the planning and conduct 
of Board meetings. It is intended that this
exercise will be repeated at appropriate
intervals in the future.

The Board currently comprises three
executive and nine non-executive directors,

as described in more detail on pages 38 
and 39. Mr Levett, the non-executive
Chairman, was previously Chairman and
Chief Executive of the Company. Mr Liebenberg
is Chairman of the Company’s subsidiary,
Nedcor Limited, and was formerly Chief
Executive of that company. The other seven
non-executive directors are considered 
by the Board to be free from any business 
or other relationship that could materially
interfere with the exercise of their
independent judgement.

The executive element of the Board is
balanced by a strong independent group 
of non-executive directors. Mr Stuart
served as the senior independent non-
executive director from 1999, when the
Company demutualised, until February
2003. He has now been succeeded in that
role by Mr Collins, ahead of Mr Stuart’s
planned retirement from the Board on his
seventieth birthday later in 2003.

The Articles of Association of the Company
require that at least one third of the directors
(excluding those appointed by the Board
during the year) shall retire by rotation 
each year. This reflects the principle of the
Combined Code and is applied in such a
manner that each of the directors will submit
himself for re-election at regular intervals 
and at least every three years. Proposals 
for re-election to the Board are considered
by the Nomination Committee, and are not
automatic.

STANDING COMMITTEES
The Executive Committee is a committee 
of the Board, comprising the executive
directors of the Company, to which is
delegated executive control and decision-
making, subject to reservation of matters 
that require approval by the Board itself.

The Nomination Committee makes
recommendations to the Board in relation
to the appointment of directors and 
the structure of the Board. It was chaired
throughout 2002 by Mr Stuart and its other
members were Mr Broadhurst, Mr Clewlow,
Mr Collins, Mr Joubert, Mr Levett,
Mr Liebenberg and, with effect from
9 August 2002, Mr Sutcliffe. All three of its
meetings during 2002 were attended by all
the then members, except for one from
which Mr Stuart was absent (chaired by
Mr Levett) and one from which Mr Joubert
was absent. Mr Stuart retired as Chairman 

of the Nomination Committee in February
2003 and has been replaced in that role 
by Mr Levett. Mr Bogni also joined the
Nomination Committee in February 2003.

The Remuneration Committee, chaired by
Mr Collins, comprises six of the non-executive
directors, as described in the Remuneration
Report on pages 44 to 54, all of whom are
considered by the Board to be independent
for the purposes of the Combined Code.
Details of how the Remuneration Committee
and the Board have applied the principles 
of the Combined Code in respect of 
the executive directors’ remuneration are
provided in the Remuneration Report.

The Group Audit Committee is chaired 
by Mr Broadhurst and its other members 
during the year were Mr Bogni (who was
appointed to the committee on 9 August
2002), Mr Clewlow, Mr Collins, Mr Joubert,
Mr Liebenberg and Mr Stuart. Its terms of
reference were updated during 2002 to take
account of developments in best practice 
and to clarify its role in monitoring, inter alia,
risk compliance and internal control. They 
enable it to take an independent view of the
appropriateness of the Group’s accounting
policies and practices for presentation of its
interim and final results and the Report and
Accounts and the effectiveness of the Group’s
internal control system (including financial,
operational, compliance controls and risk
management). It also reviews annually the
remit, authority, resources and scope of the
work of internal audit, and considers the
appointment of, and fees (both audit and
non-audit) for, the external auditors, who
have unrestricted access to it. It also monitors
internal and external auditors’ performance
against expectations. It met five times 
during 2002 and all the then members were
present at each meeting, save one from
which Mr Stuart was absent and one from
which Mr Joubert was absent. Mr Andrews
was appointed as an additional member 
of this Committee in February 2003.

A number of audit committees operate at
subsidiary level, including at Old Mutual
Financial Services (UK) plc, Old Mutual Life
Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited,
Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc., Nedcor
Limited and Mutual & Federal Insurance
Company Limited, with terms of reference 
(in relation to the businesses under their
respective remit) broadly equivalent to those
of the Group Audit Committee. The Group
Audit Committee receives minutes of the

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proceedings and reports from subsidiary
audit committees on a regular basis.

The Group Compliance and Risk
Management Committee, chaired by
Mr Clewlow, is a sub-committee of the Group
Audit Committee. Other members of this
committee are Mr Sutcliffe, Mr Broadhurst
and, with effect from February 2003,
Mr Liebenberg. The committee met three
times during 2002. It reviews compliance
and other significant risks within the Group’s
operations with a view to ensuring that
appropriate controls are in place to address
those risks. Responsibility for the day to day
control of risk and compliance remains,
however, primarily with the management 
of the underlying operations. Each business
has an executive director or directors
responsible for the risk and compliance
functions. An escalation process is in place
which is designed to ensure that significant
risk and compliance issues and significant
control failures are reported to the Group
Compliance and Risk Management
Committee and, as appropriate, to the 
Group Audit Committee.

The Group Capital Management Committee
was established as a sub-committee of the
Executive Committee during 2002. Its role is:
(i) to set an appropriate framework and
guidelines to ensure the appropriate
management of the Group’s capital; (ii) to
allocate capital to the Group’s various
businesses based on twice yearly requests;
and (iii) to monitor the return based on
allocated capital per business relative to the
hurdle rate and limiting the allocation of
capital to under-performing businesses as
appropriate. In addition, it is tasked: (i) to
ensure that the strategic investment goals 
of the Group are clearly disseminated; (ii) to
consider and approve the overall investment
strategy of the Group’s shareholders’ 
funds, including those supporting regulatory
and solvency capital, in order that the
shareholders’ assets are managed prudently
having regard to risk, liquidity, tax and the
need to support the Group’s businesses; and
(iii) to consider projects referred to it and to
approve (or, where appropriate, refer up for
approval) those deemed most likely to
support the Group’s core strategies and
build shareholder value. Its current
membership comprises the Chief Executive,
the Group Finance Director, the Group
Treasurer and the Group Accountant. It met
twice during 2002.

The Actuarial Review Committee (which had
previously operated as a committee of the
Board of Old Mutual Life Assurance Company
(South Africa) Limited) was reconstituted
during 2002 as a sub-committee of the Group
Audit Committee, to cover the entirety of the
Group’s life operations worldwide. It is chaired
by Mr Bogni and its other members are the
Group Finance Director and the Chairman
of Old Mutual plc. It met twice during 2002.
The role of the Actuarial Review Committee is:
(i) to review the actuarial elements that affect
the Group’s externally published financial
statements (annual and interim); (ii) to verify
the appropriateness of the actuarial methods
and assumptions used and changes thereto
and the appropriateness of the financial
results that depend on actuarial calculations;
and (iii) to review the financial soundness of
each of the life assurance companies within
the Group. 

INTERNAL CONTROL ENVIRONMENT
The Board acknowledges its overall
responsibility for the Group’s system of
internal control and for reviewing its
effectiveness, whilst the role of executive
management is to implement Board 
policies on risk and control.

Executive management have implemented
an internal control system designed to
facilitate the effective and efficient operation
of the Group and its business units and
aimed at enabling them to respond
appropriately to significant business,
operational, financial, compliance and other
risks to achieving the Group’s business
objectives. These include protecting
policyholders’ interests, safeguarding
shareholders’ investments, safeguarding
assets from inappropriate use or from loss 
or fraud, ensuring that liabilities are identified
and managed, and addressing any SEE
matters that have significance for the Group’s
businesses. The system of internal control
also helps to ensure the quality of internal
and external reporting, compliance with
applicable laws and regulations, and internal
policies with respect to the conduct of
business. 

The Group’s internal control system is
designed to manage, rather than eliminate,
the risk of failure to achieve the Group’s
business objectives, and can only provide
reasonable, and not absolute, assurance
against material misstatement or loss.

The Board is of the view that there is a
sufficient ongoing process for identifying,
evaluating and managing the significant risks
faced by the Group, and that this process
has been in place for the year ended
31 December 2002 and up to the date of
approval of this Report. The process accords
with the guidance set out in “Internal Control
Guidance for Directors on the Combined
Code” dated September 1999 (commonly
referred to as the Turnbull guidance) and is
regularly reviewed by the Board.

The key components of the Group’s overall
system of internal control currently in
operation and the process of review by the
directors are set out below.

BUSINESS PLANNING
The Board reviews the Group’s strategic
direction and the executive directors consider
the strategy for individual businesses with
executive management on a regular basis.
Annual budgets and three year strategic
plans are prepared, with performance 
targets for each business set by the executive
directors in conjunction with executive
management. The overall Group plan is then
reviewed by the Board in the light of the
Group’s objectives. Performance against 
plan is regularly monitored at Board level.

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURES
The Group has an appropriate organisational
structure for planning, executing, controlling
and monitoring its business operations in order
to achieve the strategic business objectives
approved by the Board. The management
of the Group as a whole is delegated to the
executive directors in accordance with a
Scheme of Delegated Authority, which also
governs the conduct of the executive
managers of the underlying wholly-owned
operations of the Group. These executive
managers are accountable for the control,
conduct and performance of their
businesses within an agreed business
strategy.

Each of the Group’s separately quoted
subsidiaries, Nedcor Limited and Mutual 
& Federal Insurance Company Limited, 
has a board that comprises executive and
non-executive directors. Each such board
is responsible for compliance with good
corporate governance and codes of conduct
applicable to listed South African companies.
In addition, as regulated businesses, both of
these entities must comply with regulatory
requirements in their sectors.

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CONTINUED

RISK MANAGEMENT
Executive management are responsible for the
identification, evaluation and management of
risks affecting their areas of business. These
risks (including those relating to SEE matters)
are assessed on a regular basis and may be
associated with a variety of internal or
external sources. The Group risk function 
is responsible for maintaining and updating
on a regular basis the Group’s strategic 
risk profile and monitoring changes to it.

The Group Compliance and Risk
Management Committee reports to the
Group Audit Committee on risks to the
achievement of the Group’s objectives and
instances of significant control failures
(status and accountability for resolution
being also noted). It is supported by a Group
risk function which coordinates regular
reports from the risk management and
compliance (or equivalent) committees
within the Group’s subsidiaries or business
units, whose terms of reference are aligned
with those of the Group Compliance and Risk
Management Committee.

MANAGEMENT OF SPECIFIC RISKS
At Company level, the principal risks are the
volatility of the major currencies in which the
Group operates (Rand and US$) to Sterling
and investment market movements.

Given the lack of deep and liquid markets
for African trading currencies and the size 
of currency-related risks, the Group does 
not currently hedge translation risk for
African currencies, although action may be
taken to hedge specific forecast cash flows,
such as the payment of dividends from
South Africa.

In order to manage investment risk, the
Group makes limited use of derivative
contracts, outside regulated entities, only 
for the purposes of risk reduction or efficient
portfolio management. Speculative activity 
is not permitted and all transactions must 
be fully covered by cash or corresponding
assets and liabilities. The total income from 
all derivative instruments outside regulated
entities is not material to the Group.

The other principal risks managed by the
Group’s businesses are described below.

Life assurance
Underwriting risk is controlled by
underwriting principles governing product
repricing procedures and authority limits.
The underwriting process takes into account
actual and prospective mortality, morbidity
and expense experience. The impact of
HIV/AIDS is mitigated wherever possible by
writing products that allow for repricing on
a regular basis or are priced to allow for the
expected inflationary effects of AIDS. The
Group also conducts HIV and other tests 
for lives insured above specific values and
offers reduced premiums for those willing 
to undergo regular testing.

For fixed annuities, market risks are managed
by investing in fixed interest securities with 
a duration closely corresponding to those
liabilities. Market risks on policies where 
the terms are guaranteed in advance and
the investment risk is carried by the
shareholders, principally reside in the South
African guaranteed non-profit annuity book,
which is closely matched with gilts and 
semi-gilts. Other non-profit policies are also
suitably matched through comprehensive
investment guidelines. Market risks on with-
profit policies, where investment risk is
shared, are minimised by appropriate bonus
declaration practices.

Equity price risk and interest rate risk (on 
the value of securities) are modelled by the
Group’s risk-based capital practices, which
require sufficient capital to be held by the life
assurance company in excess of the statutory
minimum to allow the Group to manage
significant equity exposures. Credit risk is
monitored by credit committees covering life
and third party funds, which have established
appropriate exposure limits by portfolio.

Banking
Financial instruments are fundamental to the
operations of Nedcor and such instruments
are frequently used to manage the risks that
Nedcor is exposed to in the course of its
normal operations. Risks relating to trading
and non-trading activities are managed
through a comprehensive framework 
of policies, methods and independent
monitoring committees.

Asset and liability management is conducted
within a formal structure which monitors the
levels of acceptable financial risk and the
management thereof. Asset and liability
management is not heavily reliant on trading
securities and derivatives. The focus is on
using on-balance sheet mechanisms.

Interest rate risk for Nedcor is its net income
exposure to adverse movements in rates
arising as a result of the mismatches in the
repricing terms of assets and liabilities.
Prospective repricing of assets and liabilities
is assessed using gap analysis and earnings
at risk modelling techniques to assess the
potential impact.

Liquidity risk is the risk of being unable 
to raise funds at market prices to meet
commitments as they fall due or to satisfy
client demands for funds. This risk is
managed by the maintenance of adequate
capital, combined with sophisticated cash
flow forecasting and strategic planning,
maintaining an adequate pool of high 
quality marketable assets and ensuring
appropriate diversity in liabilities.

Credit risk is governed by policy guidelines
and administered by an appropriately
constituted committee at Nedcor, which
approves all facilities in excess of 10% of
capital, together with other large exposures,
risk limits, provisions and non-performing
loans. Concentrations in country credit 
risk are similarly managed.

Nedcor’s trading in foreign exchange and
interest rate markets primarily involves
interest rate swaps, forward rate agreements,
bonds and bond options. Currency options,
equities and equity derivatives are also traded
on a limited basis. Trading exposures are
measured using sensitivity analysis, value 
at risk and scenario testing, and Nedcor
operates a formal system of monitoring and
oversight on market trading risk.

Asset management
The exposure of the Group’s asset
management businesses to market
fluctuations arises from the potential impacts
on revenue levels, which are a function 
of the value of client portfolios. Investment
risk is principally borne by the client.
Compliance risks faced by these businesses
are monitored and reviewed by compliance
and risk committees established for this

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purpose. The risk of loss of key employees 
is managed by the use of long term incentive
schemes aligned with shareholder value
targets, and by competition restrictions in
employment agreements.

General insurance
Underwriting risks are controlled through a
formal system of parameters within Mutual &
Federal, which is regularly updated and only
deviated from following approval by senior
management. Reinsurance cover is in place,
with retentions set at conservative levels.
Equity price risk is covered by the capital
strength of the Mutual & Federal group.

MONITORING OF CONTROLS
The Board has reviewed the effectiveness of
the system of internal control during the year.
The key processes supporting the Board’s
regular and annual review process are
summarised below.

The Chief Executive Officers of the Group’s
principal subsidiaries and business units
report to the Board on behalf of their
respective executive committees on major
changes in the business and external
environment that affect the significant risks
to the businesses. The Group Finance
Director provides the Board with monthly
performance information which includes 
key performance and risk indicators. 

As part of the Board’s annual review process,
each executive director is asked to complete
a letter of assurance confirming compliance
throughout the year and up to the date of
approval of the Annual Report with the
Group’s Scheme of Delegated Authority 
and risk management and control policies.
The results of these letters are reported to
the Group Audit Committee. These letters 
of assurance are supported by regularly
updated risk profiles of each subsidiary
and business unit, combined with a process
of control self-assessment. Management 
teams in each subsidiary and business unit
have applied the Criteria of Control Model
(CoCo) developed by the Canadian Institute
of Chartered Accountants, and have
produced a control integrity profile for
successive assurances given at increasingly
higher levels of management and finally to
the Group Audit Committee. As a result of
structural changes arising from its corporate
activity in 2002, Nedcor was excluded 
from applying this model. This process is 

co-ordinated by the Group Compliance and
Risk Management Committee and facilitated
by the Group risk function.

Control failures are reported pursuant to 
an escalation protocol to the appropriate
level of management board or committee,
where rectification procedures and progress 
are closely monitored. Planned corrective 
actions are independently monitored for
timely completion by internal audit and, 
as appropriate, the Group Audit Committee
and Board.

The Group’s internal audit function operates
on a decentralised basis co-ordinated at
Group level by the Group head of internal
audit. It carries out regular risk-focused
reviews of the system of internal control and
reports to local executive management, with
unrestricted access to the Chairman of the
Group Audit Committee. An internal audit
charter, reviewed and approved by the Group
Audit Committee, governs internal audit
activity within the Group and is conducted in
accordance with an annual audit plan.
Progress against that plan is reported
regularly to that Committee. 

Acquisitions
In the case of companies acquired as 
part of the BoE Limited group during 2002,
the internal controls in place in these
companies are being, and will continue to 
be, reviewed against the Group’s
benchmarks of effective risk and control as
they are integrated into the Group’s systems.

Associates
The policyholders’ funds of the Group’s South
African and Zimbabwean life assurance
operations have holdings representing an
aggregate in excess of 20% of the issued
share capital of a number of major South
African and Zimbabwean companies listed
on the JSE Securities Exchange South 
Africa and the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange,
respectively. These are held as investments
and the companies concerned are
not subject to the governance or control
structures of the Group.

past year. After each results declaration 
and following major corporate actions, the
Company makes appropriate contact with
investors and intermediaries, and issues
news releases and other materials 
including electronic communications. 
Formal presentations, webcasts and
speeches are posted on the Company’s
website, www.oldmutual.com, where they
are accessible, subject to restrictions arising
from the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000, by interested parties. 

The Company’s share registrars in the UK
and each country where its shares are listed
offer comprehensive services to personal
shareholders to deal with specific requests
that they may have. The Company’s brokers
in each of the five markets where Old
Mutual’s shares are listed also maintain active
communication with, and provide other
services for, the Company’s shareholders.

Group strategy and performance are
communicated to financial markets through
annual and interim reports, news releases,
speeches, transcripts and presentations,
using a wide spectrum of internal and
external communication channels.
Frequently asked questions are posted on
the Company’s website and the Company
responds to many direct requests for
information and also provides answers to
specific queries. The Company’s website
offers a wide range of services for investors,
which includes the Company’s share price,
details of dividends, procedures for electing
to receive communications electronically,
and other relevant data for shareholders.

The Board monitors investor relations
matters closely. The executive directors
participate fully in specific investor
programmes on an international basis. 

GOING CONCERN
The Board has satisfied itself that the 
Group has adequate resources to continue 
in operation for the foreseeable future. 
The Group’s financial statements have
accordingly been prepared on a going
concern basis.

INVESTOR RELATIONS
The Company is committed to a process 
of continuing dialogue with its investors
and has maintained a policy of proactive
communication, appropriate disclosure, and
transparency of information throughout the

By order of the Board

Martin C Murray
Group Company Secretary
London, 24 February 2003

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

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37

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board has twelve members, with three
executive and nine non-executive directors.

MIKE LEVETT (63)2
B.Com., D.Econ.Sc. (hc), FIA, FFA, FASSA, 
is non-executive Chairman, having previously
held the role of Chairman and Chief Executive
until October 2001. In February 2003 he
also became Chairman of the Nomination
Committee. He joined the Group in 1959. 
He is a non-executive director of Barloworld
Limited, Central Africa Building Society,
Mutual & Federal Insurance Company
Limited, Nedcor Limited, SABMiller plc and
Old Mutual South Africa Trust plc.

RICHARD LAUBSCHER (51)
B.Com. (Hons), AMP (Harvard), FIBSA,
has been an executive director of the
Company since January 2001. He is Chief
Executive of Nedcor Limited, a position
he has held since 1994, and of Nedbank
Limited. He has worked for the Nedcor
group for 32 years.

KEY:
1 Member of the Group Audit Committee
2 Member of the Nomination Committee
3 Member of the Remuneration Committee

JIM SUTCLIFFE (46)2
B.Sc., FIA, became Chief Executive in
November 2001, having been appointed to
the Board as Chief Executive of the Group’s
life businesses in January 2000. He is also a
non-executive director of Nedcor Limited
and of Nedbank Limited. Before joining the
Group, he was Chief Executive, UK, of
Prudential plc and Chief Operating Officer
of Jackson National, Prudential’s US
subsidiary. 

JULIAN ROBERTS (45)
B.A., FCA, MCT, is Group Finance Director, 
a position he has held since joining the Group
in August 2000. He is also a non-executive
director of Mutual & Federal Insurance
Company Limited and Nedcor Limited. He
was formerly Group Finance Director of Sun
Life & Provincial Holdings PLC. Before joining
Sun Life & Provincial Holdings PLC, he was 
a director and Chief Financial Officer of Aon
UK Holdings Limited.

NIGEL ANDREWS (55)1,3
B.Sc., MBA, was appointed as a non-
executive director of the Company on 1 June
2002. He is a non-executive director of the
Company’s principal US holding company,
Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc. and chairs
that company’s Remuneration Committee.
He is a member of the boards of Great Lakes
Chemical Corporation and the Victory Funds
and is a governor of the London Business
School. Previously he was an Executive Vice
President and member of the office of the
CEO of GE Capital, having spent 13 years
with The General Electric Company Inc.

RUDI BOGNI (55)1,2
D.Econ. (Bocconi), joined the Board of the
Company as a non-executive director in
February 2002. He chairs the Actuarial
Review Committee. He is Chairman of
Medinvest International SCA, Luxembourg
and of the International Advisory Board of
Oxford Analytica. He is also a member of the
boards of the LGT Foundation, Civilia, and
Prospect Publishing, and of the governing
council of the Centre for the Study of
Financial Innovation. He served previously as
a member of the Executive Board and Chief
Executive, Private Banking of UBS AG, and
before that he was Group Treasurer and a
member of the Executive Committee of
Midland Bank plc.

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NORMAN BROADHURST (61)1,2,3
FCA, FCT, has been a non-executive 
director of the Company since March 1999.
He chairs the Group Audit Committee. He
was Group Finance Director of Railtrack plc
from 1994 to 2000. He is Chairman of
Freightliner Limited and of Chloride Group
plc. He is also a non-executive director of
Cattles plc, Taylor Woodrow plc, Tomkins plc
and United Utilities plc.

WARREN CLEWLOW (66)1,2,3
OMSG, CA(SA), D.Econ. (hc), has been a
non-executive director of the Company since
March 1999. He chairs the Group Compliance
and Risk Management Committee. He has
been Chairman of Barloworld Limited since
1991. He was previously Chief Executive of
the Barloworld group and has managed many
of its various divisions. He is a non-executive
director of Nedcor Limited and Sasol Limited.

PETER JOUBERT (69)1,2,3
B.A., DPWM, has been a non-executive
director of the Company since March 1999.
He is Chairman of Delta Motor Corporation
(Pty) Limited, Delta Electrical Industries
Limited, Foodcorp Holdings (Pty) Limited,
Impala Platinum Holdings Limited, Munich
Reinsurance of Africa Limited and Sandvik
(Pty) Limited. He is Deputy Chairman of
Nedcor Limited and a non-executive director
of Murray & Roberts Holdings Ltd. He is 
a past Managing Director and Chairman of
African Oxygen Limited.

CHRIS LIEBENBERG (68)1,2
CAIB(SA), FIBSA, AMP (Harvard), D.Com.
(hc), has been a non-executive director 
of the Company since March 1999. He is
Chairman of Nedcor Limited and Nedbank
Limited and was formerly Minister of Finance
in the South African Government of National
Unity. He is a past Chief Executive of Nedcor
Limited and past Chairman of Hoechst SA.
He is also a non-executive director of Mutual
& Federal Insurance Company Limited and
MacSteel Holdings (Pty) Ltd.

CHRISTOPHER COLLINS (63)1,2,3
FCA, has been a non-executive director 
of the Company since March 1999 and
became the senior non-executive director
in February 2003. He chairs the
Remuneration Committee. He has been
Chairman of Hanson PLC since 1998,
having previously been Vice-Chairman 
from 1995. His international experience
includes working as a Hanson PLC
representative in Australia. He is Chairman
of Forth Ports PLC and a non-executive
director of The Go-Ahead Group plc and
Alfred McAlpine PLC.

MURRAY STUART (69)1,3
CBE, M.A., LL.B., D.Univ., CA, FCT, has
been a non-executive director of the
Company since March 1999. He is a
member of the Supervisory Board of Vivendi
Environnement, and a member of the
Advisory Board of Credit Lyonnais Europe.
He was Chairman of ScottishPower plc
from 1992 to 2000. He was previously
Deputy Managing Director of ICL and Chief
Executive of Metal Box.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

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39

DIRECTORS’ REPORT

The directors of Old Mutual plc submit their report and the audited financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2002.

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
The Company is the holding company of the Old Mutual group of companies, whose principal activities are life assurance (including
retirement savings), asset management (including unit trusts and portfolio management and services), banking and general insurance.

SHARE CAPITAL
The Company’s issued share capital at 31 December 2002 was £378,250,637.20 divided into 3,782,506,372 Ordinary Shares of 10p each
(2001: £374,371,097.60 divided into 3,743,710,976 Ordinary Shares of 10p each). 

During the year ended 31 December 2002, a total of 724,070 shares in the Company were issued pursuant to the Group’s share option
schemes and 38,071,326 shares were issued on 5 June 2002 on exercise of a “greenshoe” option granted to Merrill Lynch International
in connection with the placing of the shareholding of the St Paul group in the Company. 

Authorities from the shareholders for the Company to make market purchases of, and / or to purchase pursuant to contingent purchase
contracts relating to each of the four African stock exchanges on which the Company’s shares are listed, up to an aggregate of 374,407,835
of its own shares were in force at 31 December 2002. No purchases of shares were made pursuant to any of those authorities during the
year then ended.

REVIEW OF THE YEAR AND FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
The Chief Executive’s Statement, the Group Financial Review and the Business Reviews contained in this document include a review of the
year and the outlook for the Group. The Group’s profit, appropriations and financial position are shown in the financial statements.

DIVIDEND
The directors recommend a final dividend of 3.1p per share for payment on 30 May 2003 to holders of Ordinary Shares on the register
at the close of business on 22 April 2003.

If approved at the Annual General Meeting, this dividend will be paid to shareholders on the South African, Malawi and Zimbabwe branch
registers and the Namibian section of the UK register in the respective local currencies of those territories, by reference to the relevant
exchange rates prevailing on 3 April 2003, as determined by the Company. The equivalents of the recommended Sterling dividend in these
currencies will be announced by the Company on 4 April 2003. It is expected that payment will be made via dividend access trust
mechanisms in each country concerned. This means that holders of shares on the South African branch register will receive their dividend
from a South African domestic entity and will therefore not be subject to the South African tax on foreign dividends in relation to it.

The Board’s policy on dividends is to seek to achieve stable returns to shareholders over time, reflecting the Group’s long term rate of return
and the cash flow requirements of its businesses. The Board anticipates declaring an interim dividend for the current year in August 2003,
payable in November 2003. 

DIRECTORS
The Board currently has twelve members, consisting of three executive and nine non-executive directors. All of the current directors (except for
Mr R Bogni, who was appointed to the Board on 1 February 2002 and Mr N D T Andrews, who was appointed to the Board on 1 June 2002)
served throughout the year ended 31 December 2002.

DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS
Details of the directors’ interests (within the meaning of section 346 of the Companies Act 1985, including interests of connected persons)
in the share capital of the Company and quoted securities of its subsidiaries at the beginning and end of the year under review are set out 
in the following table, whilst their interests in share options and restricted share awards are described in the section of the Remuneration
Report entitled “Directors’ Interests Under Employee Share Plans”.

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At 31 December 2002
N D T Andrews
R Bogni
N N Broadhurst
W A M Clewlow
C D Collins
P G Joubert
R C M Laubscher
M J Levett
C F Liebenberg
J V F Roberts
C M Stuart
J H Sutcliffe

Old Mutual plc
Number of shares

Nedcor Limited
Number of shares

Non-cumulative,
non-redeemable
preference shares in
Nedbank Limited

Mutual & Federal
Insurance Company
Limited
Number of shares

–
19,000
2,416
30,700
5,541
50,000
12,100
4,159,518
600
87,258
5,541
212,478

–
–
–
2,000
–
15,000
403,368
12,333
31,462
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
135,000
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
864,100
40,500
500
–
–

Old Mutual plc
Number of shares

Nedcor Limited
Number of shares

Nedcor Investment
Bank Holdings Limited
Number of shares

Mutual & Federal
Insurance Company
Limited
Number of shares

At 1 January 2002
(or on appointment as a director, if later)
N D T Andrews
R Bogni
N N Broadhurst
W A M Clewlow
C D Collins
P G Joubert
R C M Laubscher
M J Levett
C F Liebenberg
J V F Roberts
C M Stuart
J H Sutcliffe

–
–
2,416
30,700
5,541
50,000
12,100
336,642
600
40,244
5,541
130,121

–
–
–
2,000
–
15,000
105,258
4,000
20,768
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
102
250,000
320,706
–
–
–

–
–
–
–
–
–
–
864,100
40,500
500
–
–

Included in the above interests are non-beneficial interests in 500 shares in Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited held as
qualification shares by each of M J Levett, C F Liebenberg and J V F Roberts at both 1 January and 31 December 2002.

No director had a material interest in any significant contract with the Company or any of its subsidiaries during the year.

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DIRECTORS’ REPORT
CONTINUED

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
During the year the Company renegotiated the arrangements to acquire the revenue sharing interests of Pilgrim Baxter & Associates (PBA)
from the two principals, Mr Harold Baxter and Mr Gary Pilgrim (the Principals).

In November 2000 the Company had partially restructured the revenue sharing agreement with PBA, as a result of which an option had
been put in place for the Company to acquire the Principals’ residual revenue sharing rights for a total of $240 million. This option was 
not exercised and expired in December 2001. As a result, the Principals were then entitled to a 20% revenue share in the business of PBA 
for a period of 10 years.

In March 2002 this residual revenue share was bought out by the Company. The financial terms of the restructuring involved replacing the
20% revenue share of the Principals with the following elements:

three fixed payments of $58.3 million, payable in March 2002, February 2003 and February 2004. In respect of each payment 
the Company could elect to satisfy $16.7 million in its own shares. The first such payment was made wholly in cash; and

five annual earn-out payments, due in February of each of the years 2004 to 2008, if profits growth at PBA exceeds 7.5% per annum
from a base of $53.6 million. If profits growth were a constant 15% per annum, then each yearly payment would be $18.2 million. 
The payments are capped at $68.2 million if profits growth is equal to, or greater than, 30% per annum.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROL
A statement on corporate governance and internal control appears on pages 34 to 37.

SUBSTANTIAL INTERESTS IN SHARES
At 24 February 2003, the following substantial share interests had been declared to the Company in accordance with Part VI of the
Companies Act 1985:

Name

Barclays PLC
Legal & General Insurance Company
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Limited

Number of shares

143,589,835
123,250,729
300,000,000

% of total
issued shares

3.8%
3.3%
7.9%

EMPLOYMENT POLICIES AND DEVELOPMENTS DURING 2002
The Group’s employment policies are regularly reviewed and updated to ensure their appropriateness for the locations within which they
apply. They are designed to promote a working environment which supports the recruitment and retention of highly effective employees,
improves productivity and fosters relationships free of discrimination. Whilst local employment policies and procedures are developed by
each subsidiary company according to its own circumstances, a number of key human resources values and policies are promoted
throughout the Group:

the Group considers that the establishment of the right priorities and environment for its people is essential for their performance and
development, and to the future of the Group;

employees are recruited and promoted on the basis of their suitability for the job, without discrimination in terms of race, religion, national
origin, colour, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation or disability unrelated to the task at hand. In South Africa this principle needs
to be balanced against the requirement to address the issues of employment equity, and the Group’s practices are cognisant of this;

the Group values the involvement of its employees and continues to keep them informed on matters affecting them as employees and
factors relevant to the performance of the Group. Employee involvement and consultation are managed in a number of ways, including in-
house publications, briefings, roadshows, and the intranet. In many parts of the business employee representatives are consulted
regularly on a wide range of issues affecting their current and future interests. Where this is not the case, change management processes
and capability are being developed to ensure the inclusion of staff in changes affecting them; and

the efforts of the individual in helping to create the success of the Group should be appropriately recognised. Pay systems are structured
to recognise both the contribution of individuals and the performance of the sector of the business in which they work.

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During 2002, a number of initiatives were undertaken to build a cohesive group of senior leaders around the Group, who see their roles
equally as achieving the success of their own business and that of the Group as a whole. These included the following:

a Group-wide leadership review, undertaken under the chairmanship of the Chief Executive, which identified attributes required for
successful international leadership. Senior executives were analysed against these attributes and were assessed by colleagues in 
a 360 degree appraisal process. The results of this review are being used to shape development, succession planning and performance
management programmes, so that the Group can continue to develop talent to meet both its strategic requirements and the aspirations of
its people;

a study to identify the key principles to be applied to executive reward was undertaken. The current structure of total reward was reviewed
in the light of agreed principles and local market conditions. The structure of incentive schemes was revised to enhance the link between
performance and reward in both the short and long term; and

a Talent Review process and the Performance Management processes, which had already been initiated at Group senior management
level, were extended to senior managers within the main subsidiaries. This will enhance the link between performance and reward and
also facilitate early identification of leadership talent, especially those with international potential, on a consistent basis across the Group. 

The Group’s South African business continued to focus during 2002 on cultural transformation, management education and HIV/AIDS
awareness in both its own workforce and the broader community. It became the first large South African company to offer free anti-retroviral
drugs to employees with HIV. 

SUPPLIER PAYMENT POLICY
In most cases a supplier of goods or services does so under standard terms of contract which lay down terms of payment. In other cases,
specific terms are agreed beforehand. It is the Group’s policy to ensure that the terms of payment are notified in advance and adhered to.
The total outstanding indebtedness of the Company (and its service company subsidiary, Old Mutual Berkeley Square Limited) to trade
creditors at 31 December 2002 amounted to £1.5 million, corresponding to 25 days’ payments when averaged over the year then ended.

CHARITABLE AND POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS
The Company, its subsidiaries in the UK, and the Old Mutual Bermuda Foundation collectively made charitable donations of £421,000
during 2002 (2001: £169,000). The Group made no EU or other political donations during the year (2001: none). Details of the Group’s
wider involvement in charitable support are contained in the Corporate Citizenship section on pages 26 to 33 of this Report.

SOCIAL INVESTMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES
A description of the Group’s social investment and environmental activities is included in the Corporate Citizenship section on pages 26 to
33 of this Report.

AUDITORS
During the year ended 31 December 2002, non-audit fees exceeded audit fees paid to KPMG by the Group. This was largely as a result 
of work done by KPMG’s consultancy division to assist the Group in enhancing its financial reporting processes and its preparation for
migrating, as required, to International Accounting Standards (IAS) in 2005. The contract for enhancing the financial reporting processes
was placed with KPMG because of their familiarity with the detail of the existing systems and processes. The contract for the IAS work was
subject to a tendering process and the Group Audit Committee was consulted about, and approved, the appointment of KPMG before the
contract was finalised. In reaching this decision, the Company and the Group Audit Committee took into account the fact that KPMG’s
consultancy division was in the course of being separated from its audit practice, and the work on IAS preparation is now being conducted
in part by KPMG and in part by Atos KPMG Consulting, the separated consultancy division of KPMG, which is now part of the Atos group.
The Group Audit Committee considered the balance of audit and non-audit remuneration paid to KPMG at its meeting on 18 February 2003
and declared itself satisfied that the non-audit work was awarded on arm’s length terms and did not compromise the independence of
KPMG Audit Plc as auditors to the Company.

KPMG Audit Plc have expressed their willingness to continue in office as auditors of the Company and a resolution proposing their re-
appointment will be put to the Annual General Meeting.

By order of the Board

Martin C Murray
Group Company Secretary
London, 24 February 2003

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REMUNERATION REPORT

This Remuneration Report has been prepared by the Remuneration Committee (referred to in this section as the Committee) and has 
been approved by the Board of the Company.

The figures for 2002 included in the Directors’ Emoluments and Directors’ Interests Under Employee Share Plans sections of this
Remuneration Report have been audited by KPMG Audit Plc, as required by the Directors’ Remuneration Report Regulations 2002. 
Their audit report is set out on page 58 of this document.

MEMBERSHIP AND ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE
The Committee consists exclusively of non-executive directors who are considered by the Board to be independent. Mr C D Collins
is Chairman of the Committee and the other members are Mr N D T Andrews (who was appointed as a member of the Committee from
9 August 2002), Mr N N Broadhurst, Mr W A M Clewlow, Mr P G Joubert and Mr C M Stuart. The Committee meets at least four times
a year and is responsible for:

determining the remuneration, incentive arrangements and benefits of the executive directors and of certain other senior executive
employees of the Group;

making recommendations to the Board on the framework of executive remuneration and its cost; and

reviewing, monitoring and approving, or recommending for approval, share incentive arrangements (including option schemes) 
of the Company. 

During the year under review, the Committee met on five occasions. The meetings were attended by all of the then members of the
Committee, save for one from which Mr Joubert was absent and one from which Mr Stuart was absent.

The Board accepted the recommendations made by the Committee during the year without amendment.

REMUNERATION POLICY
The Company embraces the principles and complies with the provisions of the Combined Code relating to directors’ remuneration.

The guiding principles which the Committee has applied throughout the period since demutualisation of the Group in 1999, and which it
intends to continue to apply in 2003 and future years, in setting the remuneration of the executive directors of the Company are as follows:

to take account of benchmarks and comparators for remuneration appropriate to the person concerned, being, in the case of UK-based
executive directors, other companies in the UK FTSE 100 Index;

to make a significant percentage of potential maximum rewards conditional on both short and long term performance. These rewards
include share-based incentives, in order to align the directors’ interests closely with those of the Company’s shareholders; and

to provide an opportunity for overall remuneration packages to be in the upper quartile of the comparator group through payments under
short and long term incentives if superior performance is delivered, while the fixed elements of remuneration remain benchmarked to
median levels of peer companies.

The Committee’s objective, in setting the executive directors’ remuneration, has been to attract, retain and motivate individuals of the
exceptional calibre needed to lead the development of the Group as it internationalises. Its policy has been influenced by the need to be
competitive with other international financial services groups.

In calibrating the various components of the UK executive directors’ remuneration packages, the Committee has adopted a broad guideline
of some 35% of the maximum achievable being basic salary and benefit allowance, some 25% being short term performance-based annual
bonus, and some 40% being long term share option and restricted share awards subject to performance targets. In valuing share option
awards for this purpose, the Committee has regard to, but does not rely exclusively on, Black-Scholes modelling of share option values.

Compensation for loss of office, where applicable, is tailored to reflect the Company’s contractual obligations, but also to reflect the
obligation on the part of the employee to mitigate loss.

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Where appropriate, the Committee takes advice on specific issues from independent consultants. In determining the executive directors’
remuneration, the Committee received advice during the year from Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow, a leading UK firm of remuneration
consultants. Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow are not on a retainer to the Company or the Group and charge for their advice on a case by case
basis. The Committee has considered during the year the relationship with Hewitt Bacon & Woodrow and has confirmed that it considers
this to be on an arm’s length basis, uninfluenced by other relationships. The Chairman of the Committee has been consulted when Hewitt
Bacon & Woodrow have been used, to ensure that he believes their engagement is appropriate, and on occasions the Committee has
received reports directly from that firm. The actual engagement has, however, hitherto generally been by the Company itself rather than
by the Committee. However, the Committee has determined that it will, from 2003, engage external advisers directly.

The Committee was also assisted by the Group Human Resources department (which uses other appropriate external advisers) during the
year. This department is a specialist function within the head office of the Company and provides supporting papers for, and background
information to, the matters that come before the Committee, including in particular comparative data and reasoned motivations for proposed
salary, benefit, bonus and share awards and support for performance targets and appraisals against those targets. The Chairman of the
Committee has access to, and regular contact with, members of Group Human Resources independently of the executive directors.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS’ SERVICE CONTRACTS
Directors holding executive office have service contracts or, in the case of Mr Laubscher, an engagement letter, with the Company, the terms
of which are considered by the Committee to provide a proper balance of duties and security between the respective parties.

The Company’s policy is to fix notice periods for executive directors at a maximum of 12 months.

Mr Sutcliffe and Mr Roberts have service contracts terminable by the Company on 12 months’ notice. If not terminated, these contracts can
continue until the director attains the age of 60 (namely 20 April 2016 for Mr Sutcliffe and 7 June 2017 for Mr Roberts). The current forms
of contract with them are dated 6 February 2002 and 15 November 2002 respectively. Mr Roberts’ contract contains a liquidated damages
provision under which, if the Company terminates his employment other than for cause or if he is constructively dismissed, the Company is
required to pay him compensation for the period of unexpired notice, equal to three quarters of his then salary and benefit allowance plus
a further three-eighths of salary on account of potential bonus entitlement. Mr Sutcliffe’s contract does not contain any provisions
quantifying compensation that would be payable on early termination.

Mr Laubscher’s service arrangements are primarily with the Company’s majority-owned, but separately listed, subsidiary, Nedcor Limited
(Nedcor) of which he is Chief Executive Officer. Nedcor has its own Remuneration Committee, which reviews and monitors Mr Laubscher’s
remuneration and benefits in that role. His service contract with Nedcor is terminable by one month’s notice on either side and he is
required to retire from Nedcor’s board at the age of 60 (4 April 2011). On appointment to the Board of Old Mutual plc, he signed an
engagement letter dated 15 December 2000 which did not contain a formal notice period, but which stated that it was expected that he
would remain an executive director of the Company while he was Chief Executive Officer of Nedcor and Nedcor remained a subsidiary of 
the Company.

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS’ TERMS OF ENGAGEMENT
The terms of engagement by the Company of the eight non-executive directors (other than the Chairman, Mr Levett) provide for their
positions to be held at the will of the respective parties, i.e. on terms that they may be terminated by either side without notice. However,
they also state that it is envisaged that they will remain in place on a three year cycle, in order to provide assurance to both the Company
and the non-executive director concerned that the appointment is likely to endure.

The first three year cycles applicable to Messrs Broadhurst, Clewlow, Collins, Joubert, Liebenberg and Stuart (all of whom were appointed 
as directors from 25 March 1999) expired during 2002. The envisaged periods of engagement of Messrs Broadhurst, Clewlow and Collins
have been extended for a further three years (i.e. to 25 March 2005, when they will be further reviewed). Mr Joubert’s, Mr Liebenberg’s and
Mr Stuart’s appointments have also been renewed, but each of them is expected to retire on or before his seventieth birthday (25 June
2003, 2 October 2004 and 28 July 2003 respectively). Mr Bogni’s and Mr Andrews’ appointments are likewise expected to last for an initial
term of three years from their dates of appointment (i.e. until 1 February 2005 and 1 June 2005 respectively) and then be considered 
for renewal. The Board has determined that, in the absence of exceptional circumstances, no non-executive director’s cycle of appointment
should be renewed more than twice, i.e. that non-executive directors should serve a maximum of nine years in that role. The renewal of
non-executive directors’ terms for successive three year cycles is not automatic and their continued suitability is assessed by the Nomination
Committee before renewal takes place.

It was agreed, as part of the change in Mr Levett’s role to non-executive Chairman from 1 November 2001, that his initial tenure of that new
position would be until 30 June 2003 (the retirement date under his pre-existing contract as Chairman and Chief Executive). In conjunction
with the Nomination Committee, the Board has now extended the envisaged term of Mr Levett’s chairmanship until the Annual General
Meeting in 2004.

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DIRECTORS’ REMUNERATION
Remuneration during the year for each of Mr Roberts and Mr Sutcliffe comprised a basic salary, a benefit allowance, an annual
performance-based bonus, and participation in the Company’s executive share incentive scheme. Mr Laubscher received, for his role as an
executive director of the Company and in addition to his remuneration from Nedcor, a basic salary and participation in an annual Group
performance-related bonus scheme and in the Company’s executive share incentive scheme. His remuneration from Nedcor comprised a
basic salary, bonus, medical cover, participation in Nedcor’s defined contribution pension funds and membership of that Company’s share
incentive arrangements. Details of individual directors’ remuneration and share options are set out later in this Remuneration Report. Further
details of Nedcor’s remuneration framework are set out in the Remuneration Report in Nedcor’s Report and Accounts for the year ended
31 December 2002.

Non-executive directors’ remuneration is fixed by a sub-committee appointed for the purpose by the Board, on which none of the non-
executive directors whose fees are being determined sits. The basic fee for non-executive directors (other than the Chairman) is £35,000 p.a.
A further £2,500 p.a. is paid for membership, and £8,000 p.a. for chairmanship, of the three principal standing committees (Audit,
Nomination and Remuneration) of the Board. From 1 January 2003, a further £1,500 p.a. will be paid for membership, and £5,000 p.a. for
chairmanship, of the two standing sub-committees (Actuarial Review and Group Compliance and Risk Management) of the Audit Committee.

BENEFITS AND BENEFIT ALLOWANCE
The Company has adopted a cash-based package approach for its two UK-based executive directors (namely Mr Roberts and Mr Sutcliffe)
and other senior executives. The benefit allowance (equal to 35% of basic salary for those executive directors who receive it) is provided 
in lieu of contributions to retirement funds, full life and disability insurance and medical cover, and certain other benefits, which would be
usual at this level, such as the provision of an expensed car. Recipients of the benefit allowance may use it to purchase benefits appropriate
to their needs from independent suppliers of their choice or, if they wish, may participate in certain benefit arrangements established for
Group employees in the UK. Participation in any Group defined contribution pension arrangement is on a commercial basis, which must be
fully funded from the benefit allowance. Life and disability cover up to four times the UK statutory cap and disability cover up to the free cover
limit were provided at the Company’s expense during the year to Mr Roberts and Mr Sutcliffe as part of a Company-wide insurance policy.

Mr Levett’s engagement as non-executive Chairman includes the provision until 19 April 2003 of residential accommodation in the UK
at the Company’s expense. The Company had prepaid for the accommodation concerned for the period through to 19 April 2003 prior
to Mr Levett’s change of role. It was agreed, as part of his new terms, that he would continue to be provided with this accommodation
in connection with his non-executive duties while in London for the residue of the prepaid term, on the basis that this would be treated as
having a value of £50,000 p.a. in Mr Levett’s total annual fee. Once the prepaid lease term of the flat ends, his cash fee will be increased
by £50,000 p.a. 

ANNUAL BONUS
The executive directors’ targets for annual bonus for 2002 had various constituent parts, together amounting to a maximum potential bonus
equal to 100% of basic salary from the Company. Achievement of financial targets based on the Group’s results for the year accounted 
for a potential maximum of 70% of basic salary for Mr Laubscher and Mr Roberts and 80% of basic salary for Mr Sutcliffe. The financial
performance targets were calibrated in such a way that the maximum payment would only become payable upon the attainment of earnings
per share (EPS) of 15.8p, and no part of this element of the bonus would be paid if EPS was less than 10.9p. The financial component of
the bonus targets was achieved as to 11.7% of salary for Mr Roberts and Mr Laubscher and 13.3% of salary for Mr Sutcliffe.

The balance of the bonus targets (equal to a potential 30% of basic salary for Mr Laubscher and Mr Roberts and 20% of basic salary for
Mr Sutcliffe) was based upon the fulfilment of certain specific individual personal and strategic objectives agreed by the Committee in
advance, which were then subject to a formal performance appraisal process. These objectives were tailored to the specific priorities that
the individuals were tasked to focus on during 2002.

Performance appraisals were conducted on each of Mr Laubscher, Mr Roberts and Mr Sutcliffe against the targets set in their respective
performance statements at the end of both the half year and full year and the results of these were reported to the Committee. Based
on those reports, the Committee determined that, out of their maximum 30% performance-related bonuses, 21.25% should be paid
to Mr Laubscher and 24% to Mr Roberts and, out of his maximum 20% performance-related bonus, 14% should be paid to Mr Sutcliffe.

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The Committee looks afresh at the make-up of bonus targets each year in the light of what it considers to be the key deliverables to be
focused on by each member of executive management under its remit.

Mr Laubscher also participated during the year in Nedcor’s bonus scheme, which offers short term incentives to executives and
management, subject to Nedcor group performance levels that determine the size of the available performance bonus pool. The size 
of the bonus pool is a function of productivity and improved performance in real terms.

Under the terms of Nedcor’s bonus arrangements, a bonus pool is created provided that certain criteria or financial standards are met.
Divisional and individual performance, together with the market for executive compensation, determine Nedcor directors’ allocated bonuses
from this pool. These determinations are carried out in March each year and the numbers for Mr Laubscher’s bonus from Nedcor reflected
in the year to 31 December 2002 relate to performance for the year ended 31 December 2001, and the bonus for the year to 31 December
2001 relates to the year ended 31 December 2000. Any bonus payment from Nedcor relating to the year ended 31 December 2002 will
only be determined and paid in March/April 2003 and will therefore only be reflected in next year’s Remuneration Report.

DIRECTORS’ EMOLUMENTS

1 REMUNERATION
Remuneration for the years ended 31 December 2002 and 31 December 2001 (including in each case, remuneration from offices held with
the Company’s subsidiaries, Old Mutual Financial Services (UK) plc (OMFS), Old Mutual (South Africa) Limited (OMSA), Old Mutual (US)
Holdings Inc. (OMUSH), Nedcor and Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited (M&F) and their respective subsidiaries where relevant)
was as follows:

Year to 31 December 2002
M J Levett
R C M Laubscher
J V F Roberts
J H Sutcliffe
N D T Andrews
R Bogni
N N Broadhurst
W A M Clewlow
C D Collins
P G Joubert
C F Liebenberg
C M Stuart

Salary
and fees
£000

Benefits and
benefit
allowance
£000

Bonus
£000

Pension
£000

200
235
340
500
534
33
48
825
48
836
1327
48

–
2073
1213
1363
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

1171,2
8
1032
2242
–
82
52
42
82
–
12
–

–
27
20
18
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Total
£000

317
477
584
878
53
41
53
86
56
83
144
48

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CONTINUED

Year to 31 December 2001
M J Levett
R C M Laubscher
J V F Roberts
J H Sutcliffe
N N Broadhurst
W A M Clewlow
C D Collins
P G Joubert
C F Liebenberg
C M Stuart

Salary
and fees
£000

Benefits and
benefit
allowance
£000

Bonus
£000

Pension
£000

492
243
315
417
8810
875
48
986
1707
48

–
193
808
1418
–
–
–
–
–
–

3171
3
90
1709
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
32
20
–
–
–
–
–
–
–

Total
£000

809
471
505
728
88
87
48
98
170
48

Notes:
1 Inclusive of the cost of accommodation in London provided by the Company.

2 Benefits include certain personal costs incurred by the Company such as subscriptions, chauffeur’s costs and travel and accommodation
costs for the director’s spouse to accompany him to certain Board meetings or other corporate events of the Company and its major
subsidiaries. The amount of this expenditure is reported to, and considered by, the Committee and procedures are in place for such
costs to be authorised. The Committee is satisfied that such expenditure is reasonable and in the interests of the Company in enabling
the directors concerned better to fulfil their roles. Any tax arising from the payment of these expenses is borne by the Company or the
subsidiary concerned. The figures in the table for these benefits have been grossed up by 40% to reflect such tax.

3 Eligible for deferment, at the director’s election, into a bonus matching arrangement under the Restricted Share Plan. In the case 

of Mr Laubscher, this arrangement applies only to his bonus from the Company (£33,000).

4 Includes fees of £31,000 from OMUSH.

5 Includes fees of £26,000 (2002), £31,000 (2001) from OMSA, and £13,000 (2002) and £13,000 (2001) from Nedcor.

6 Includes fees of £15,000 (2002), £17,000 (2001) from OMSA, and £25,000 (2002) and £24,000 (2001) from Nedcor.

7 Includes fees of £10,000 (2002), £11,000 (2001) from OMSA, £78,000 (2002), £115,000 (2001) from Nedcor, and £4,000 (2002),

and £5,000 (2001) from M&F.

8 Used, net of tax, to purchase shares in the Company, which are held in trust for the director under the bonus matching arrangement

under the Restricted Share Plan. 

9 Includes allowance for housing in South Africa, up to 31 October 2001. Mr Sutcliffe’s terms formerly included a monthly allowance

for residential accommodation (in lieu of the provision of such accommodation) in South Africa, but this arrangement came to an end
when Mr Sutcliffe became Chief Executive on 1 November 2001.

10 Includes fees of £40,000 from OMFS.

Certain of the directors waived in favour of the Company or its subsidiaries fees for non-executive directorships held in subsidiary companies
totalling £74,000 during the year ended 31 December 2002. These waivers are currently expected to continue in effect in the future.

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2 PENSION BENEFITS
Mr Laubscher has accrued defined contribution retirement fund benefits in relation to his service with Nedcor under the Nedcor Defined
Contribution Provident Fund and the Nedcor Executive Provident Fund (collectively referred to below as the Provident Funds) as follows:

R C M Laubscher

Date of birth

4 April 1951

Actual service
to year end

31 years

Increase in accrued
Provident Funds value
during the year
£000

Accumulated total
accrued Provident
Funds value at
31 December 2002
£000

2051

1,079

Note:
1 All of the increase reported in Sterling is attributable to the difference between the Rand exchange rates used for translation of the value

at 31 December 2001 (R17.4286 = £1) and 31 December 2002 (R13.8141 = £1).

Mr Roberts continued to contribute from his benefit allowance to the Old Mutual Staff Pension Fund (which is a defined contribution scheme)
during 2002. The accumulated value of his funds in that scheme was £37,000 at 31 December 2002 (£25,000 at 31 December 2001).

Mr Sutcliffe joined the Old Mutual Staff Pension Fund from January 2002 and contributed from his benefit allowance to that scheme during
2002. The accumulated value of his funds in that scheme was £17,000 at 31 December 2002.

Save as mentioned above, none of the other directors of the Company had any accrued pension fund benefits in any Group pension fund at
31 December 2002 and none of them contributed to any Group pension fund during 2002.

DIRECTORS’ INTERESTS UNDER EMPLOYEE SHARE PLANS

A) Share Option and Deferred Delivery Plan (SOP)
The SOP is generally used for the grant of executive options (or, in the case of South African participants, deferred delivery shares) to
qualifying senior level employees anywhere in the Group. Regular annual grants were made under this plan in March and April 2002 and an
interim grant, for new appointments or promotions, was made in August 2002. Options and deferred delivery shares awarded during 2002
have a maximum life of six years. All grants made under the SOP in 2002 were subject to (i) as to one half of the shares comprised in each
grant, a Sterling-denominated EPS performance target linked to the UK Retail Price Index (UK RPI); and (ii) as to the other half of the shares
comprised in each grant, a Rand-denominated EPS performance target linked to the South African Consumer Price Index (SA CPI). The
minimum target specified, for option grants of up to 100% of salary, was that growth in EPS must exceed the accumulated growth in (i) as 
to one half of the shares, UK RPI over the three year vesting period plus 9%; and (ii) as to the other half of the shares, SA CPI over the three
year vesting period plus 9%. Higher targets apply to grants in excess of 100% of salary, namely up to 12% above UK RPI/SA CPI for
multiples of between 100% and 200% of salary and up to 15% above UK RPI/SA CPI for multiples of between 200% and 300% of salary.
The Committee considers these to be demanding performance targets in the current market environment.

B) Restricted Share Plan (RSP)
The RSP is used (i) to assist in recruiting and retaining key individuals by making awards of shares which are restricted for three or more
years and are subject to forfeiture in the event of early termination of employment, unless special circumstances apply; (ii) as an adjunct to
the annual bonus arrangements for the executive directors, to provide contingent matching awards of shares, subject to performance targets
and to their annual bonus being invested and retained for the three year matching period in shares in the Company; and (iii) with effect from
2003, to make contingent awards of shares subject to a three year holding period as an alternative to share options (based on value
equivalence criteria approved by the Committee) for certain employees of the Group (excluding the executive directors of the Company).

The Committee has determined that each of the executive directors may elect to defer some or all of his entitlement to annual bonus for
2002 from the Company into shares in the Company for three years on terms that, provided (i) in relation to one half of the shares under the
matching award, the Group’s EPS in Sterling increases by a factor of at least 9% above UK RPI over that period and (ii) as to the other half
of the matching award, the Group’s EPS in Rand increases by a factor of at least 9% above SA CPI over that period, and subject to the
participant remaining employed by the Group until the end of that three year period, he will then receive free shares under the RSP to the
value (at the date of grant) equal to the bonus deferred.

The funding obligations under the SOP and the RSP may be met directly by the Group or by an Employee Share Trust created for this
purpose. The obligations of the Employee Share Trust have been hedged in part by a series of contracts for differences, which have the
economic effect of a purchase of shares. The Employee Share Trust has no obligation to meet any of the costs associated with the granting
of options to the directors of Old Mutual plc. These are expected to be met from market purchases at the time of exercise or by the issue of
new shares.

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C) Savings-Related Share Option Scheme (Sharesave) / All Employee Share Plan
The Group operates a savings-related share option scheme, which provides a savings and investment opportunity for full-time and part-time
employees of the Group’s participating UK businesses. The options may normally be exercised after three or five years at a price equivalent
to not less than 80% of the market value of the shares at the date of invitation to participate.

At the Company’s Annual General Meeting in 2001, rules were approved to establish an All Employee Share Plan in accordance with
applicable UK tax legislation, but this plan has not yet been activated.

The Company’s separately listed subsidiaries, including Nedcor, have their own share incentive schemes, which are under the control 
of the remuneration committees of the boards of those listed companies. Mr Laubscher, as Chief Executive Officer of Nedcor, has option
rights under Nedcor’s share incentive arrangements, as described later in this Remuneration Report.

The following options and rights over shares in the Company were outstanding in favour of directors of the Company under the share
schemes described in A) to C) above at 31 December 2002, those granted during the year then ended being highlighted in bold, and 
those that lapsed after the year end being in italics:

Share plan

Date of grant

Number
of shares

Exercise
price

Date exercisable
or receivable

R C M Laubscher

M J Levett

J V F Roberts

J H Sutcliffe

SOP
SOP

SOP
SOP
RSP

SOP
RSP
SOP
RSP
SOP
RSP
Sharesave

SOP
RSP
SOP
RSP
SOP
RSP
Sharesave

08.03.01
04.03.02

92,500
210,000

08.03.041 – 08.03.07
162.25p
95.25p2 04.03.051 – 04.03.08

14.03.00
08.03.01
15.03.01

1,007,700
1,017,000
169,602

130.25p
162.25p
nil

Lapsed3
08.03.041 – 08.03.074
15.03.041

08.09.00
08.09.00
08.03.01
15.03.01
04.03.02
05.03.02
05.04.02

288,800
150,600
582,500
51,688
714,000
78,357
11,445

517,300
14.03.00
460,700
14.03.00
739,600
08.03.01
15.03.01
116,869
04.03.02 1,049,900
137,262
05.03.02
19,939
05.04.02

172.75p
nil
162.25p
nil

Lapsed3
21.08.03 – 21.08.055
08.03.041 – 08.03.07
15.03.041
95.25p2 04.03.051 – 04.03.08
05.03.051
01.06.05 – 30.11.05

nil6
83.0p7

130.25p
nil
162.25p
nil

Lapsed3
24.01.038
08.03.041 – 08.03.07
15.03.041
95.25p2 04.03.051 – 04.03.08
05.03.051
01.06.07 – 30.11.07

nil6
83.0p7

The following options lapsed or were surrendered during the year ended 31 December 2002 without being exercised:

J V F Roberts

J H Sutcliffe

Former director
E E Anstee

Share plan

Date of grant

Number
of shares

Exercise  Date of lapse /
surrender

price

Sharesave

10.04.01

7,876

123.0p

12.03.023

Sharesave

11.04.00

15,538

108.6p

28.03.023

SOP
SOP

14.03.00
08.03.01

886,800
739,600

130.25p 
162.25p

31.08.029
31.08.029

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Notes:
1 Subject to the fulfilment of performance targets prescribed by the Committee, under which:

options granted on 8 March 2001 will only be exercisable if the Company’s EPS increases by prescribed factors of between 9% and 
15% in excess of UK RPI over the period between 1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003. The basic factor of 9% over UK RPI
applies to multiples of up to one times basic salary, with a sliding scale up to 15% over UK RPI applicable to multiples of up to three
times basic salary;

restricted shares awarded on 15 March 2001, in conjunction with the investment by the director concerned of his net bonus for 2000
in shares in the Company, will only be released if the Company’s EPS increases by 9% in excess of UK RPI over the period between
1 January 2001 and 31 December 2003. No entitlement to dividends applies to these restricted shares, pending vesting;

options granted on 4 March 2002 will only be exercisable if the Company’s EPS increases by prescribed factors of between 9% and
15% in excess of as to one half, UK RPI, and as to the other half, SA CPI, over the period between 1 January 2002 and 31 December
2004. The basic factor of 9% over UK RPI/SA CPI applies to multiples of up to one times basic salary, with a sliding scale applicable
to multiples of up to three times basic salary;

restricted shares awarded on 5 March 2002, in conjunction with the investment by the director concerned of his net bonus for 2001
in shares in the Company, will only be released if the Company’s EPS increases by 9% in excess of as to one half, UK RPI, and as to
the other half, SA CPI, over the period between 1 January 2002 and 31 December 2004. No entitlement to dividends applies to these
restricted shares, pending vesting.

2 Options granted under the SOP on 4 March 2002 were based on the middle market price at which the Company’s shares had traded 

on the London Stock Exchange on the preceding trading day (1 March 2002).

3 Options granted under the SOP on 14 March and 8 September 2000 lapsed on 24 February 2003 because the performance condition
(relating to growth in the Company’s EPS between 1999 and 2002) was not fulfilled. Sharesave options granted on 11 April 2000 and 
10 April 2001 were surrendered in March 2002 in order to allow participation in the new Sharesave grants made on 5 April 2002.

4 Subject to curtailment to 12 months after Mr Levett’s retirement as Chairman of the Company.

5 Restricted shares, which are to be released in three equal tranches on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of Mr Roberts’

appointment (i.e. on 21 August 2003, 2004 and 2005), subject to his still being in employment with the Group on those dates.
Mr Roberts is entitled to the dividends on these shares, pending vesting.

6 The numbers of shares awarded under the RSP on 5 March 2002 were calculated by reference to a price of 102.51p per share, 
being the price at which shares were bought for the account of the director concerned with his net of tax bonus for the year ended
31 December 2001.

7 The Sharesave option price was determined as 20% below the average of the Company’s share price on 7, 8 and 11 March 2002.

The Company’s share price at the date of grant (5 April 2002) was 109p.

8 Restricted shares, which were released to Mr Sutcliffe on the third anniversary of his appointment (i.e. on 24 January 2003), when 

the market price of the Company’s shares was 79.25p.

9 As part of his termination arrangements in 2001, Mr Anstee was allowed to retain these options for one year from the date of

termination. They lapsed, without being exercised, on the first anniversary of that termination.

In choosing the performance targets for the SOP and the RSP, the Committee considered the merits of EPS-based targets as against
alternative possibilities, such as comparative performance against a basket of other companies or growth in embedded value. The
Committee determined that EPS was the most appropriate criterion, as the Company’s mix of businesses and geographical profile made
it difficult to establish a suitable basket of comparator businesses, and growth in embedded value would not, because of the way in which
embedded value is calculated, reflect the full contribution to the Group’s performance of its important asset management and banking
activities. During 2002, in recognition of the significant adverse impact on the achievability of Sterling EPS targets caused by the decline 
in the Rand in 2001, the Committee agreed that it would be more appropriate for EPS to be tested, for the purposes of performance targets
applicable to awards made in 2002, in both Sterling and Rand terms and awards were therefore split as to one half UK RPI-based and as 
to the other half SA CPI-based. The Committee intends to continue to apply this during 2003, but keeps the whole matter of the suitability
and incentivising effect of performance target-linked share-based remuneration under periodic review.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Remuneration Report

51

REMUNERATION REPORT
CONTINUED

D) Old Mutual Group Achievements
Prior to demutualisation, the Group operated a share incentive scheme using shares in a subsidiary company, Old Mutual Group
Achievements Limited (OMGA). Most entitlements to OMGA shares outstanding at the date of demutualisation have been converted into
entitlements linked to Old Mutual plc shares and those entitlements continue to be governed by the OMGA rules.

Details of directors’ share interests arising from the OMGA Share Incentive Scheme and outstanding at 31 December 2002 are set out below:

M J Levett

Date of
grant

01.10.98
01.10.98
01.10.98
01.10.98

Number
of Company
shares

648
606,420
108
698,436

Price per
Company
share

R8.98
R8.98
R9.07
R9.07

Date when
available, 
where not
already vested

–
01.10.03
–
01.10.03

Date of
expiry

30.09.04
30.09.04
30.09.04
30.09.04

Rights under the OMGA Share Incentive Scheme were awarded prior to demutualisation of the Group on the basis of the performance of the
grantee, but were not linked to future performance criteria.

During the year ended 31 December 2002, the following transactions relating to rights under the OMGA Share Incentive Scheme and
involving directors or former directors of the Company took place:

M J Levett

Former director
E E Anstee

Date of
event

Date of
original
OMGA grant

08.04.02

01.01.97

08.04.02

15.05.97

09.10.02

01.01.97

09.10.02

01.10.98

09.10.02

01.10.98

16.08.02

01.11.98

Number
of Company
shares

Price per
Company
share

10,800

R9.171

706,428

R9.171

497,016

R9.171

1,211,976

R8.981

1,396,656

R9.071

2,137,536

R9.2132

Nature of event

Payment for and
delivery of shares
Payment for and
delivery of shares
Payment for and
delivery of shares
Payment for and
delivery of shares
Payment for and
delivery of shares

Net settlement for cash
based on the then prevailing
price of R13.55 per share
(net total: R9,163,413)

Notes:
1 The market price of the Company’s shares at the dates of these events was R17.50 (08.04.02) and R12.30 (09.10.02).

2 As part of Mr Anstee’s termination arrangements in 2001 he was allowed to retain his OMGA options for one year from his date

of termination (i.e. until 31 August 2002).

52 Remuneration Report

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

E) Nedcor Employee Share Schemes
Mr Laubscher had the following options over shares in Nedcor under the terms of the Nedcor Group (1994) Employee Incentive Scheme
at 31 December 2002, those granted during the year then ended being highlighted in bold below:

R C M Laubscher

Date of
grant

01.03.94
08.11.94
06.08.97
14.08.98
14.08.98
01.06.99
01.06.99
01.06.99
06.11.01
06.11.01
15.04.02
15.04.02

Number
of Nedcor
shares

38,000
70,000
50,000
66,924
34,476
36,300
36,300
37,400
21,500
21,500
20,300
20,300

Price
per share
R

26.50
35.25
95.00
98.75
98.75
125.00
125.00
125.00
131.00
131.00
125.00
125.00

Availability
date
(where not
yet vested)

14.08.03

01.06.03
01.06.04
06.11.04
06.11.05
15.04.05
15.04.06

Expiry
date

01.03.04
08.11.04
06.08.03
14.08.04
14.08.04
01.06.05
01.06.05
01.06.05
06.11.07
06.11.07
15.04.08
15.04.08

The share price of Nedcor at 31 December 2002 was R111.10 and the range within which Nedcor shares traded during 2002 was between
R96.50 and R150.40.

In accordance with usual South African practice at the dates the above options over shares in Nedcor were granted, their exercise is not
subject to any performance conditions, with the exception of the grants made in 2001 and 2002. The vesting criteria for the options granted
in 2001 and 2002 were determined by the Remuneration Committee of Nedcor and are as follows:

a) if the increase in Nedcor EPS growth in the performance period (3-4 years) is equal to SA CPI plus 4%, 50% of the grant will vest;

b) if the increase in Nedcor EPS growth in the performance period (3-4 years) is equal to SA CPI plus 5%, 75% of the grant will vest;

c) if the increase in Nedcor EPS growth in the performance period (3-4 years) is equal to SA CPI plus 6%, 100% of the grant will vest.

During the year ended 31 December 2002, Mr Laubscher exercised the following options over shares in Nedcor:

Date of exercise

30.05.02
31.05.02
09.09.02
09.09.02

Date of
grant

29.05.96
31.05.99
02.01.92
04.09.92

Exercise price
per share

Number of shares
acquired

Market price of Nedcor
shares at date of exercise

R58.00
R1.00
R15.60
R14.87

63,000
92,3071
86,3002
100,0002

R128.00
R129.00
R97.92
R96.50

Notes:
1 As disclosed in last year’s Remuneration Report, these options arose under a special incentive scheme dependent on Nedcor’s EPS

growing by in excess of 20% in each of 1999 and 2000.

2 On 9 September 2002, Mr Laubscher sold 43,200 out of the combined total of 186,300 shares for a price of R99.32 each.

Save as mentioned above, none of the directors of the Company exercised any options under any of the Group’s share option schemes
during 2002.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Remuneration Report

53

REMUNERATION REPORT
CONTINUED

COMPANY SHARE PRICE PERFORMANCE
The market price of the Company’s shares was 88p (R12.05) at 31 December 2002, ranging from a low of 65.5p (R11.25) to a high of
118.75p (R17.95) during the year then ended. The graphs below show the total shareholder return on the Company’s shares (in green)
over the period from 12 July 1999, when the Company’s shares were first listed, to 31 December 2002, firstly in Sterling on the London
Stock Exchange, compared to the average total shareholder return of other members of the FTSE 100 Index, and secondly in Rand on the
JSE Securities Exchange South Africa, compared to the other members of the J200T Index of 40 leading companies listed on that exchange
(the J200T Index). The Company’s opening share price has been re-based to 100 in each case for the purposes of these graphs.

Old Mutual (LSE listing) total shareholder return
Total shareholder return of the FTSE 100 Index

Old Mutual (JSE listing) total shareholder return
Total shareholder return of the J200T Index

150

125

100

75

200

175

150

125

100

50

Jul 99

Jul 00

Jul 01

Jul 02

Dec 02

75

Jul 99

Jul 00

Jul 01

Jul 02

Dec 02

Source: Bloomberg

Source: Bloomberg and i-Net Bridge

The Company’s total shareholder return outperformed that of both the FTSE 100 Index and the J200T Index until the third quarter of 2001,
when the aftermath of the events of 11 September 2001 and the severe weakening of the Rand against Sterling in the last quarter of 2001
caused the Company’s share price to fall back more than the overall declines in each index. During 2002, helped by the recovery in the Rand
against Sterling, the total shareholder return on the Company’s shares outperformed that of the FTSE 100 Index, whilst underperforming that
of the J200T Index.

In the opinion of the directors, the FTSE 100 Index and the J200T Index are the most appropriate indices against which to measure total
shareholder return of the Company, as they are indices of which Old Mutual plc is in each case a member.

SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT
An advisory vote on the Remuneration Report will be put to shareholders at this year’s Annual General Meeting, in accordance with the
Directors’ Remuneration Report Regulations 2002.

Christopher D Collins
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, 
on behalf of the Board
London, 24 February 2003

54 Remuneration Report

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
IN RESPECT OF THE PREPARATION OF THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Company law requires the directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state 
of affairs of the Company and Group and of the profit or loss for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the directors 
are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained 
in the financial statements.

The directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial
position of the Company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 1985. They have
general responsibility for taking such steps as are reasonably open to them to safeguard the assets of the Group and to prevent and detect
fraud and other irregularities.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities

55

SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

The following table summarises the Group’s results reported in the profit and loss accounts on pages 59 to 61. This summary does not form
part of the statutory financial statements. The directors’ view is that operating earnings per share derived from operating profit or loss based
on a long term investment return and before goodwill amortisation and impairment, write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings
plc and Nedcor restructuring and integration costs provides a better indication of the underlying performance of the Group.

South Africa

Technical result
Long term investment return

Life assurance
Asset management
Banking

Acquired
Continuing

General insurance

United States

Life assurance
Asset management

United Kingdom and Rest of World

Life assurance
Asset management
Banking

Other shareholders’ income / (expenses)
Debt service costs
Write-down of strategic investments

Operating profit based on a long term investment return before goodwill 
amortisation and impairment, write-down of investment in Dimension 
Data Holdings plc and Nedcor restructuring and integration costs
Goodwill amortisation and impairment
Write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc
Nedcor restructuring and integration costs
Short term fluctuations in investment return

Operating profit on ordinary activities before tax
Non-operating items

Profit on ordinary activities before tax
Tax on profit on ordinary activities

Profit / (loss) on ordinary activities after tax
Minority interests

Profit / (loss) for the financial year
Dividends paid and proposed

Retained loss for the financial year

Year to
31 December
2002

£m

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

Year to
31 December
2002

Rm

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

208 
135 

343 
28

32
133 
35

571 

83 
95 

178 

(3)
2 
56 

55 

804 
(22)
(58)
– 

724 
(120)
(68)
(14)
(91)

431 
(6)

425 
(224)

201 
(44)

157 
(176)

(19)

249 
148

397
37 

–
290 
46 

770 

13 
116 

129 

(2)
(3)
79 

74 

973 
(29)
(67)
(21)

856 
(632)
(269)
– 
126 

81
–

81 
(319)

(238)
(26)

(264)
(172)

(436)

3,283 
2,131 

5,414 
441 

503
2,102 
556 

9,016 

1,310 
1,500 

2,810 

(47)
31 
884 

868 

12,694 
(347)
(916)
–

11,431 
(1,895)
(1,080)
(227)
(1,439)

6,790
(88)

6,702 
(3,535)

3,167 
(695)

2,472 
(2,556)

(84)

3,085 
1,830 

4,915 
458 

– 
3,593 
570 

9,536 

161 
1,437 

1,598 

(25)
(38)
979 

916 

12,050 
(359)
(830)
(260)

10,601 
(7,832)
(3,334)
– 
1,561 

996 
– 

996 
(3,948)

(2,952)
(322)

(3,274)
(2,606)

(5,880)

56 Summary Consolidated Profit and Loss Account

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Earnings and dividend per share

Earnings per share
Operating earnings per share after tax and minority interests based on a long
term investment return before goodwill amortisation and impairment, write-down 
of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc and Nedcor restructuring and 
integration costs
Basic earnings / (loss) per share
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share
Dividend per share (Rand dividend indicative only for 2002)

Year to
31 December
2002

p

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

Year to
31 December
2002

c

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

11.3 
4.3 
4.3 
4.8 

12.1 
(7.4)
(7.4)
4.8 

179.0 
67.4 
67.4 
69.6 

149.1 
(92.2)
(92.2)
72.3 

Weighted average number of shares – millions

3,670 

3,550 

3,670 

3,550 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Summary Consolidated Profit and Loss Account

57

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT 
TO THE MEMBERS OF OLD MUTUAL PLC
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

We have audited the financial statements set out on pages 59 to 133. We have also audited the information in the directors’ remuneration
report that is described as having been audited.

This report is made solely to the Company’s members, as a body, in accordance with section 235 of the Companies Act 1985. Our audit
work has been undertaken so that we might state to the Company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s
report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the
Company and the Company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. 

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS
The directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the directors’ remuneration report. As described on page 55, this
includes responsibility for preparing the financial statements in accordance with applicable United Kingdom law and accounting standards. 
Our responsibilities, as independent auditors, are established in the United Kingdom by statute, the Auditing Practices Board, the Listing
Rules of the Financial Services Authority, and by our profession’s ethical guidance. 

We report to you our opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true and fair view and are properly prepared in accordance 
with the Companies Act 1985. We also report to you if, in our opinion, the directors’ report is not consistent with the financial statements, 
if the Company has not kept proper accounting records, if we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our
audit, or if information specified by law regarding directors’ remuneration and transactions with the Group is not disclosed. 

We review whether the statement on pages 34 to 37 reflects the Company’s compliance with the seven provisions of the Combined Code
specified for our review by the Listing Rules, and we report if it does not. We are not required to consider whether the Board’s statements
on internal control cover all risks and controls, or form an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group’s corporate governance procedures or
its risk and control procedures.

We read the other information contained in the Annual Report, including the corporate governance statement and the unaudited part of
the directors’ report, and consider whether it is consistent with the audited financial statements. We consider the implications for our report
if we become aware of any apparent misstatements or material inconsistencies with the financial statements. 

BASIS OF AUDIT OPINION
We conducted our audit in accordance with Auditing Standards issued by the Auditing Practices Board. An audit includes examination, 
on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and the part of the directors’ remuneration
report to be audited. It also includes an assessment of the significant estimates and judgements made by the directors in the preparation 
of the financial statements, and of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to the Group’s circumstances, consistently applied and
adequately disclosed. 

We planned and performed our audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations which we considered necessary in order to 
provide us with sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements and the part of the directors’ remuneration
report to be audited are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or other irregularity or error. In forming our opinion 
we also evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements and the part of the directors’
remuneration report to be audited.

OPINION
In our opinion:

the financial statements give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company and the Group as at 31 December 2002 and 
of the profit of the Group for the year then ended; and 

the financial statements and the part of the directors’ remuneration report to be audited have been properly prepared in accordance
with the Companies Act 1985.

KPMG Audit Plc
Chartered Accountants
Registered Auditor
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8BB

24 February 2003

58 Independent Auditors’ Report

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

Technical account – long term business

Earned premiums, net of reinsurance
Premiums written
Gross amount
Outward reinsurance premiums

Investment income 
Unrealised gains on investments
Other technical income, net of reinsurance

General business technical result
Other technical income

Claims incurred, net of reinsurance
Claims paid
Gross amount
Reinsurers’ share

Change in the provision for claims, net of reinsurance

Changes in other technical provisions, net of reinsurance
Long term business provision, net of reinsurance
Gross amount
Reinsurers’ share

Change in technical provisions for linked liabilities, net of reinsurance

Net operating expenses
Unrealised losses on investments
Investment expenses and charges
Other technical charges
Tax attributable to the long term business
Long term business allocated investment return transferred from / (to)
the non-technical account

Balance on the technical account

Analysis of balance on the technical account – long term business

Long term business

Technical result before investment return
Long term investment return on shareholders’ funds

General business

Technical result before investment return
Long term investment return on shareholders’ funds

Balance on the technical account 

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Notes

5(b)(i)

6

5(e)(i)

5(e)(iii)

5,060
(32)

5,028 
1,732 
– 

35 
62 

3,371
(38)

3,333 
1,905 
1,519

46 
63 

79,887
(505)

79,382 
27,345 
– 

556 
979 

41,775 
(471)

41,304 
23,607 
18,824 

570 
780 

6,857 

6,866 

108,262 

85,085 

(3,129)
19 

(3,110)
1 

(3,109)

(1,692)
(17)

(1,709)
835 

(3,190)
63 

(3,127)
(43)

(49,400)
300 

(49,100)
16 

(39,531)
781 

(38,750)
(533)

(3,170)

(49,084)

(39,283)

(1,764)
(16)

(1,780)
(819)

(26,713)
(268)

(26,981)
13,183 

(21,860)
(198)

(22,058)
(10,149)

(874)

(2,599)

(13,798)

(32,207)

9

7

15(a)

8(a)

8(a)

8(a)

(346)
(1,994)
(33)
(68)
(185)

83 

331 

157 
139 

296 

–
35 

35 

331 

(433)
– 
(21)
(16)
(145)

(104)

378 

179 
153 

332 

5 
41 

46 

(5,463)
(31,481)
(521)
(1,074)
(2,920)

1,311 

5,232 

2,482 
2,194 

4,676 

2 
554 

556 

(5,366)
–
(261)
(204)
(1,796)

(1,289)

4,679 

2,217 
1,892 

4,109 

62 
508 

570 

378 

5,232 

4,679 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Consolidated Profit and Loss Account

59

CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

Non-technical account – banking business

Interest receivable
Interest payable

Net interest income

Acquired operations
Continuing operations

Dividend income
Fees and commissions receivable
Fees and commissions payable
Dealing profits
Other operating income

Operating income

Acquired operations
Continuing operations

Administrative expenses
Depreciation
Other net operating (charges) / income

Banking result before provisions

Acquired operations
Continuing operations

Provisions

Banking result before share of associated undertakings’ operating profit, 
goodwill amortisation, write-down of investment in Dimension Data 
Holdings plc and Nedcor restructuring and integration costs

Acquired operations
Continuing operations

Share of associated undertakings’ operating profit

Banking result before goodwill amortisation, write-down of 
investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc and Nedcor 
restructuring and integration costs

Acquired operations
Continuing operations

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Notes

1,514 
(1,111)

1,385 
(956)

23,903 
(17,540)

17,163 
(11,847)

5(d)(i)

5(d)(i)

5(d)(i)

5(d)(i)

5(d)(i)

403 

50
353

11 
306 
(11)
76 
57 

842 

114
728

(419)
(37)
(87)

299 

35
264

(88)

211 

31
180 

10 

221 

32
189 

429 

–
429

9 
259 
(29)
179 
50 

897 

–
897 

(395)
(33)
3 

472 

–
472 

6,363 

789
5,574

174 
4,831 
(174)
1,200 
900 

13,294 

1,797
11,497

(6,602)
(597)
(1,374)

4,721 

555
4,166

5,316 

– 
5,316 

112 
3,208 
(359)
2,218 
620 

11,115 

– 
11,115 

(4,896)
(409)
38 

5,848 

–
5,848 

(118)

(1,390)

(1,462)

354 

– 
354 

15 

369 

–
369 

3,331

489
2,842 

158 

4,386 

– 
4,386 

186 

3,489 

4,572 

503
2,986

– 
4,572 

60 Consolidated Profit and Loss Account

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Non-technical account –  
insurance, asset management and banking businesses

Technical account – long term business
Tax attributable to shareholders’ profits on long term business 

Banking result before goodwill amortisation, write-down of investment in
Dimension Data Holdings plc and Nedcor restructuring and integration costs
Asset management result before goodwill amortisation and impairment
Other non-technical account

Investment income 
Unrealised losses on investments
Allocated investment returns transferred (to) / from the technical account

Long term business
General business

Investment expenses and charges
Other income
Other charges 
Goodwill amortisation
Goodwill impairment
Write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc
Nedcor restructuring and integration costs

Operating profit on ordinary activities before tax 

Acquired operations
Continuing operations

Non-operating items

Profit on ordinary activities before tax 
Tax on profit on ordinary activities

Profit / (loss) on ordinary activities after tax
Minority interests 

Profit / (loss) for the financial year
Dividends paid and proposed

Retained loss for the financial year

Notes

15(b)

5(d)(i)

5(c)(i)

6

7

18

18

11

5(d)(ii)

17(b)

10

15(b)

30

4

Earnings and dividend per share

Earnings per share
Operating earnings per share after tax and minority interests based on a long term
investment return before goodwill amortisation and impairment, write-down of 
investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc and Nedcor restructuring and 
integration costs
Basic earnings / (loss) per share
Diluted earnings / (loss) per share
Dividend per share (Rand dividend indicative only for 2002)

Weighted average number of shares – millions

Year to
31 December
2002

£m

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

Year to
31 December
2002

Rm

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

331 
127 

458 

221 
125 

45 
(45)

(83)
(35)
(58)
15
(10)
(120)
– 
(68)
(14)

431 

23
408

(6)

425 
(224)

201 
(44)

157 
(176)

(19)

5,232 
2,001 

7,233 

3,489 
1,972 

710 
(710)

(1,311)
(554)
(916)
242
(163)
(1,895)
–
(1,080)
(227)

6,790 

359
6,431

(88)

6,702 
(3,535)

3,167 
(695)

2,472 
(2,556)

(84)

378 
76 

454 

369 
150 

207 
(129)

104 
(41)
(67)
– 
(65)
(132)
(500)
(269)
– 

81 

–
81

– 

81 
(319)

(238)
(26)

(264)
(172)

(436)

p

4,679 
942

5,621 

4,572 
1,857 

2,565 
(1,599)

1,289 
(508)
(830)
– 
(805)
(1,636)
(6,196)
(3,334)
– 

996 

–
996

– 

996 
(3,948)

(2,952)
(322)

(3,274)
(2,606)

(5,880)

c 

3

3

3

4

3

11.3
4.3
4.3
4.8

12.1
(7.4)
(7.4)
4.8 

179.0
67.4
67.4
69.6

149.1 
(92.2)
(92.2)
72.3 

3,670

3,550 

3,670

3,550 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Consolidated Profit and Loss Account

61

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF TOTAL 
RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

Profit / (loss) for the financial year
Foreign exchange movements

Total recognised gains and losses for the year

Prior period adjustment

Total recognised gains and losses recognised since last annual report

Notes

28

1

Year to
31 December
2002

157
295

452 

(41)

411

£m

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

(264)
(964)

(1,228)

Year to
31 December
2002

2,472
(5,110)

(2,638)

(503)

(3,141)

Rm

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

(3,274)
4,697 

1,423 

RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN 
CONSOLIDATED EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

Total recognised gains and losses for the year
Dividends paid and proposed

Issue of new capital
Issue of new capital in connection with the acquisition of Fidelity & Guaranty Life
Shares issued under option schemes
Proceeds from sale of shares previously held to satisfy claims and errors 
on demutualisation

Net increase / (decrease) in equity shareholders’ funds
Equity shareholders’ funds at the beginning of the year 
Change to shareholders’ funds resulting from change in accounting policy

Equity shareholders’ funds at the end of the year

Year to
31 December
2002

Notes

£m

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

Year to
31 December
2002

Rm

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

4

1

452 
(176)

276 
39
– 
1 

–

316 
2,470 
– 

2,786 

(1,228)
(172)

(1,400)
– 
203 
5 

3 

(1,189)
3,618 
41 

(2,638)
(2,556)

(5,194)
619
–
16 

–

(4,559)
43,045 
– 

2,470 

38,486 

1,423 
(2,606)

(1,183)
– 
2,690 
61 

37 

1,605 
40,937 
503 

43,045 

62 Consolidated Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses

Reconciliation of Movements in Consolidated Equity Shareholders’ Funds

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AT 31 DECEMBER 2002

Intangible assets 
Goodwill

Insurance and other assets
Investments
Land and buildings
Other financial investments

Assets held to cover linked liabilities

Reinsurers’ share of technical provisions
Provision for unearned premiums
Long term business provision
Claims outstanding

Debtors
Debtors arising from direct insurance operations 
Debtors arising from reinsurance operations
Other debtors

Other assets
Tangible fixed assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Investment in own shares
Present value of acquired in-force business
Other assets

Prepayments and accrued income
Accrued interest and rent
Deferred acquisition costs
Other prepayments and accrued income

Total insurance and other assets

Banking assets
Cash and balances at central banks
Treasury bills and other eligible bills
Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to customers
Debt securities
Equity securities
Interest in associated undertakings
Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings
Other assets
Prepayments and accrued income

Total banking assets

Total assets

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

Notes

18

1,598 

1,580 

22,075

27,537 

19

20

20

5(i)

32

21(a)

21(b)

22

28

23

24

25

26(a)

26(b)

26(c)

26(f)

26(g)

27

22

19

24

600 
18,902 

19,502 
4,317 

23,819 

586 
16,714 

17,300 
4,415 

8,288 
261,114 

269,402
59,635 

10,213 
291,301 

301,514
76,947 

21,715 

329,037 

378,461 

21 
305 
44 

370 

179 
12 
238 

429 

97 
565 
115 
255 
378 

9 
421 
33 

463 

147 
6 
8,024 

8,177 

102 
475 
85 
325 
308 

290 
4,213 
608 

5,111 

2,472 
166 
3,287 

157 
7,337 
575 

8,069 

2,562 
105 
139,847 

5,925 

142,514 

1,340 
7,805 
1,589 
3,523 
5,222 

1,778 
8,279 
1,481 
5,664 
5,368 

1,410 

1,295 

19,479 

22,570 

128 
284 
153 

565 

99 
66 
100 

265 

1,768 
3,924 
2,114 

7,806 

1,725 
1,150 
1,743 

4,618 

26,593 

31,915 

367,358 

556,232 

1,202 
1,085 
1,228 
12,854 
1,061 
965 
124 
158 
131 
2,095 
474 

21,377 

630 
653 
649 
7,797 
725 
225 
118 
111 
80 
62 
259 

16,607 
14,987 
16,963 
177,566 
14,647 
13,331 
1,713 
2,182 
1,806 
28,941 
6,548 

10,980 
11,372 
11,313 
135,884 
12,648 
3,921 
2,057 
1,935 
1,392 
1,080 
4,517 

11,309 

295,291 

197,099 

49,568 

44,804 

684,724 

780,868

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Consolidated Balance Sheet

63

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
AT 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
Share premium account
Merger reserve
Profit and loss account

Equity shareholders’ funds

Minority interests
Equity
Non-equity

Subordinated liabilities

Insurance and other liabilities
Technical provisions
Provision for unearned premiums
Long term business provision
Claims outstanding 

Technical provisions for linked liabilities
Provisions for other risks and charges 
Creditors
Creditors arising from direct insurance operations
Creditors arising from reinsurance operations
Other creditors including tax and social security
Amounts owed to credit institutions
Convertible loan stock

Accruals and deferred income

Total insurance and other liabilities

Banking liabilities
Deposits by banks
Customer accounts
Debt securities in issue
Other liabilities
Provisions for liabilities and charges
Subordinated liabilities
Convertible loan stock

Total banking liabilities

Total liabilities

Memorandum items
Commitments
Contingent liabilities

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

Notes

28

28

28

28

30

30

31

32

33

34(a)

34(b)

35

35(a)

36

37

38

39

40

31

35(a)

378 
552 
184 
1,672 

2,786 

783 
144

927 

18 

79 
17,241 
335 

17,655 
4,317 
486 

326 
7 
1,456 
767 
404 

2,960 
184 

374 
516 
184 
1,396

2,470

565 
– 

565 

22 

54 
14,154 
272 

14,480 
4,415 
341 

401 
7 
10,078 
897 
439 

11,822 
234 

5,222 
7,625 
2,542 
23,097 

38,486 

10,816 
1,992

12,808 

249 

1,091 
238,169 
4,628 

243,888 
59,635 
6,714 

4,503 
97 
20,110 
10,596 
5,581 

40,887 
2,542 

6,517 
8,993 
3,205 
24,330 

43,045 

9,847 
– 

9,847 

383 

941 
246,684 
4,741 

252,366 
76,947 
5,944 

6,989 
122 
175,646 
15,633 
7,651 

206,041 
4,079 

25,602 

31,292 

353,666 

545,377 

2,110 
12,070 
2,266 
3,149 
105 
521 
14

20,235 

1,862 
6,802 
986 
501 
84 
220 
– 

29,148 
166,735 
31,303 
43,487 
1,450 
7,197 
195

32,454 
118,550 
17,183 
8,729 
1,471 
3,829 
– 

10,455 

279,515 

182,216 

49,568 

44,804 

684,724 

780,868 

45

46

754 
1,382 

431 
798 

10,415 
19,091 

7,514 
13,908 

These financial statements were approved by the Board on 24 February 2003 and were signed on its behalf by:

Julian V F Roberts
Group Finance Director

64 Consolidated Balance Sheet

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

COMPANY BALANCE SHEET
AT 31 DECEMBER 2002

Fixed assets 
Investments
Shares in group undertakings
Loans due from group undertakings
Shares in associated companies
Shares and other variable yield securities
Fixed interest securities
Deposits with credit institutions

Current assets
Debtors
Amounts owed by group undertakings
Other prepayments and accrued income
Investment in own shares
Cash at bank and in hand

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Amounts owed to credit institutions
Amounts owed to group undertakings
Other creditors including tax and social security
Accruals and deferred income
Dividend payable

Net current liabilities
Provisions for liabilities and charges

Net assets

Capital and reserves
Called up share capital
Share premium account
Profit and loss account

Equity shareholders’ funds

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

Notes

41

41

35

4

33(b)

28

28

29

1,183 
1,859
13 
18 
1 
3 

3,077

49 
7 
15
– 

71 

721 
953
27 
15 
45 

1,595 
1,561 
13 
1 
1 
74 

3,245 

26 
11 
– 
18 

55 

870 
935 
17 
4 
44 

16,342 
25,680 
180 
249 
14 
41 

42,506 

677 
97 
207
–

981 

9,961 
13,165
373 
207 
622 

27,798 
27,206 
227 
17 
17 
1,290 

56,555 

453 
192 
– 
314 

959 

15,163 
16,293 
347 
70 
716 

1,761 

1,870 

24,328 

32,589

(1,690)
(38)

1,349 

(1,815)
(8) 

(23,347)
(525) 

(31,630)
(140) 

1,422 

18,634 

24,785 

378 
552 
419

374 
516 
532 

5,222 
7,625 
5,787

6,517 
8,993 
9,275 

1,349

1,422 

18,634

24,785 

These financial statements were approved by the Board on 24 February 2003 and were signed on its behalf by:

Julian V F Roberts
Group Finance Director

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Company Balance Sheet

65

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

Operating activities
Net cash inflow from insurance and other operating activities
Net cash inflow from banking operating activities

Net cash inflow from operating activities
Net cash outflow from returns on investments and servicing of finance
Total tax paid
Net cash outflow from capital expenditure and financial investment
Net cash outflow from acquisitions and disposals
Equity dividends paid

Net cash inflow / (outflow) before financing activities
Net cash inflow from financing activities

Net cash inflow of the Group excluding long term business

Notes

48

48

48(a)

48(a)

48(a)

48(a)

48(a)

Cash flows relating to insurance and other activities were invested as follows:
Increase in cash holdings
Increase in net portfolio investments

48(b),(c)

48(b),(c)

Cash flows relating to banking activities were invested as follows:
Increase / (decrease) in cash and balances at central banks

48(d)

Net cash inflow of the Group excluding long term business

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

858 
349 

1,207 
(93)
(132)
(26)
(160)
(175)

621 
260 

881 

41 
483 

524 

357 

881 

851
13

864 
(183)
(269)
(152)
(316)
(167)

(223)
676 

453 

63 
543 

606 

13,537 
5,510 

19,047 
(1,468)
(2,084)
(411)
(2,526)
(2,763)

9,795 
4,108 

13,903 

10,545 
163 

10,708 
(2,268)
(3,334)
(1,884)
(3,916)
(2,070)

(2,764)
8,377

5,613 

647 
7,631 

8,278 

781 
6,729 

7,510 

(153)

453 

5,625 

13,903 

(1,897)

5,613 

The cash flows presented in this statement exclude all cash flows relating to policyholders’ funds for the long term business.

66 Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES 

Basis of preparation – Group 
The Group’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the revaluation of
certain assets as required by the Companies Act 1985 and applicable accounting standards. A summary of the significant Group accounting
policies is set out below, together with an explanation of where changes have been made to previous policies on adoption of new accounting
standards issued during the year. 

The accounting policies adopted reflect applicable accounting standards under UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (“UK GAAP”)
which includes UK accounting standards, Urgent Issues Task Force (UITF) Abstracts and companies legislation. 

The Group’s operations include life assurance, general insurance, asset management and banking. Due to the diverse nature of the
operations, these are separately disclosed where it is considered appropriate. 

The results and balance sheet of the Group’s insurance and asset management operations have been prepared in accordance with the
provisions of Section 225A of, and the special provisions relating to insurance companies of Schedule 9A to, the Companies Act 1985 and
with the Statement of Recommended Practice issued by the Association of British Insurers (the “ABI SORP”). 

The results of the Group’s banking operations have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Schedule 9 (Special Provisions
for Banking Companies and Groups) to the Companies Act 1985 and the British Bankers’ Association Statements of Recommended
Practice (SORPs) on Advances (1997), Securities (1990), Derivatives (2001), Contingent Liabilities and Commitments (1996) and
Segmental Reporting (1993). This disclosure takes the form of the non-technical banking profit and loss account, separation of banking
items within the consolidated balance sheet and appropriate notes to the financial statements. 

Changes in accounting policies 
Comparative figures have been restated to reflect the adoption of Financial Reporting Standard (FRS) 19 “Deferred Tax”. This requires full
provision to be made for deferred tax assets and liabilities arising from timing differences between the recognition of gains and losses in the
financial statements and their recognition for tax. Previously deferred tax was recognised on a partial provision approach. In addition to restating
the comparative figures, the cumulative cost of the deferred tax relating to previous years has been recognised as a prior year adjustment. The
change in accounting policy has had no effect on the operating profit after tax or shareholders’ funds for the current year. The effect for the year
ended 31 December 2001 is an increase in the tax charge of £41 million (R503 million) and no change in shareholders’ funds. 

Basis of consolidation 
The Group accounts include the assets, liabilities and results of the Company and its subsidiary undertakings. Unless otherwise stated, the
acquisition method of accounting has been adopted. Under this method, the results of subsidiary undertakings acquired or disposed of in
the year are included in the consolidated profit and loss account from the date of acquisition or up to the date of disposal. All intercompany
transactions are eliminated on consolidation, except for investment management fees charged by Group asset management companies to
long term business funds.

An associate is an undertaking in which the Group has a long term interest, usually from 20% to 50% of the equity voting rights, and over
which it exercises significant influence. The Group’s share of the profits less losses of associates outside the long term business fund is
included in the consolidated profit and loss account and its interest in their net assets is included in investments in the consolidated balance
sheet. Investments in associated undertakings attributable to long term business, are accounted for as investments. 

The results of the Group’s US subsidiaries are determined initially using US GAAP bases of accounting, with subsequent adjustments where
necessary to comply with the Group’s accounting and other business policies. In accordance with the ABI SORP, policyholder liabilities of
the Group’s US life subsidiaries are incorporated into the Group’s accounts on a US GAAP basis. For investment accounting, however, the
US GAAP results are adjusted to comply with UK GAAP. 

For Group reporting purposes, all fixed income securities are carried at market value. For the purposes of determining Group operating
profit, realised and unrealised gains and losses are recognised on a longer term basis. 

Basis of preparation – Company 
The Company’s balance sheet has been prepared in accordance with Section 226 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Companies Act 1985. As
permitted by Section 230 of the Companies Act 1985 the Company has taken advantage of the exemption from presenting its own profit and
loss account. 

No note of historical cost profits has been prepared, as the Company’s only material gains or losses on assets relate to the holding and
disposal of Company investments. 

Shares in subsidiary undertakings are included in the Company balance sheet at historical cost, adjusted for any permanent impairment. 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

67

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued

Insurance business 
(i) Investments 
Investments, including those classified under assets held to cover linked liabilities, are stated at their current value. Listed investments 
are stated at year end market value. Unlisted investments are valued, on a prudent basis, by the directors having regard to their likely
realisable value. 

Investment properties are accounted for in accordance with Statement of Standard Accounting Practice 19 as follows: 

a) Investment properties are revalued annually at open market values by internal professional valuers. Surpluses and deficits arising are
taken to the profit and loss account for the year. 

b) No depreciation or amortisation is provided in respect of freehold investment properties and leasehold investment properties with 
over 20 years to run. 

This treatment, as regards certain of the Group’s investment properties, may be a departure from the requirements of the Companies Act
1985 concerning depreciation of fixed assets. However, these properties are not held for consumption but for investment and the directors
consider that systematic annual depreciation would be inappropriate. The accounting policy adopted is therefore necessary for the accounts
to give a true and fair view. Depreciation or amortisation is only one of the many factors reflected in the annual valuation and the amount
which might otherwise have been shown cannot be separately identified or quantified. 

Securities borrowed and lent that are collateralised by cash are included in the balance sheet at amounts equal to the collateral 
advanced or received. 

(ii) Investment return 
Investment return comprises investment income, realised gains and losses and changes in unrealised gains and losses, net of investment
expenses and charges. 

Dividends on equity investments are accrued on an ex-dividend basis. Interest on fixed income securities, net rental income from property
investments and investment expenses are recorded on an accruals basis. 

Realised gains and losses represent the difference between net sales proceeds and purchase price. Unrealised gains and losses represent
the difference between the valuation of investments at the balance sheet date and their original cost, or if they have been previously valued,
their valuation at the last balance sheet date. Movements in unrealised gains and losses are recorded in the profit and loss account, and
include an adjustment for previously recognised unrealised gains and losses on investments disposed during the reporting period. 

Income arising from securities lending and borrowing is recognised in the non-technical account on an accruals basis over the term of the
related loans. 

For long term business, an allocation is made from the long term business technical account to the non-technical account, representing the
difference between the long term investment return and the actual return on shareholder assets supporting the long term business. The long
term investment return for relevant categories of investments takes into account past performance, current trends and future expectations.

For the US long term business, due to the nature of its products, investment risk is borne by the shareholders. Therefore, in determining the
operating profit for the business, the investment return earned by the whole of the portfolio is smoothed on the basis of a market rate
appropriate to the portfolio of investments, management philosophy and US market conditions for each reporting period. 

The long term investment return on investments supporting general insurance technical provisions and related shareholders’ funds is
allocated from the non-technical account to the general business technical account. 

68 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued

Long term business 
The results are prepared on a modified statutory solvency basis, as set out in the ABI SORP. The main features of this basis are outlined below. 

(i) Premiums 
Premiums and annuity considerations are stated gross of commission, exclude taxes and levies and are accounted for when due for
payment, except for unit-linked premiums which are accounted for when the liability is established. Outward reinsurance premiums are
accounted for on a payable basis. 

(ii) Claims 
Claims paid include maturities, annuities, surrenders, death and disability. 

Maturity and annuity claims are recorded as they fall due for payment. Death and disability claims and surrenders are accounted for
when notified. 

Reinsurance recoveries are accounted for in the same period as the related claim. 

(iii) Long term business provision 
Long term business provisions for South African and other African businesses have been computed using a gross premium valuation
method. Provisions in respect of South African business have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Soundness Valuation basis as
set out in the guidelines issued by the Actuarial Society of South Africa in Prudential Guidance Note (“PGN”) 104 (2001). Under this
guideline, the provisions are valued using realistic expectations of future experience with prescribed margins for prudence and deferral of
profit emergence. This method makes implicit allowance for deferred acquisition costs. 

Technical provisions supporting linked policies reflect the market value of assets supporting these liabilities. 

For the US business the long term business provision is calculated using the net premium method, based on assumptions as to investment
yields, mortality, withdrawals and policyholder dividends. Assumptions are set at the time the contract is issued. 

Universal life and deferred annuity reserves are computed on the retrospective deposit method, which produces reserves equal to the cash
value of the contracts. 

Reserves on immediate annuities and guaranteed payments are computed on the prospective deposit method, which produces reserves
equal to the present value of future benefit payments. 

For other territories, the valuation bases adopted are in accordance with the local actuarial practices and methodologies. 

Whilst the directors consider that the gross long term business provision and the related reinsurance recovery is fairly stated on the basis of
the information currently available to them, the ultimate liability will vary as a result of subsequent information and events and may result in
significant adjustments to the amount provided. 

The provision estimation techniques and assumptions are periodically reviewed with any changes in estimates reflected in the long term
business technical account as they occur. 

(iv) Acquisition costs 
Acquisition costs comprise all direct and indirect costs arising from the sale of insurance contracts. 

As the gross premium valuation method used in South Africa and other African territories to determine the long term business provision
makes implicit allowance for the deferral of acquisition costs, no explicit deferred acquisition costs asset has been included in the balance
sheet for these businesses. 

For the US life business, an explicit deferred acquisition costs asset has been established in the balance sheet. Deferred acquisition costs
are amortised over the period that profits on the related insurance policies are expected to emerge. Acquisition costs are deferred to the
extent that they are deemed recoverable from available future profit margins. 

Deferral of costs on other business is limited to the extent that there are available future margins. 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

69

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued

(v) Present value of acquired in-force business 
The present value of acquired in-force business is calculated by performing a cash flow projection of the long term fund and the in-force
policies in order to estimate future after-tax profits attributable to shareholders. These profits are then discounted at a rate of return allowing
for the risk of uncertainty of the future cash flows. This calculation is particularly sensitive to the assumptions regarding discount rate, future
investment returns and the rate at which policies discontinue. 

The present value of acquired in-force business is capitalised in the consolidated balance sheet as an asset and amortised over the
expected profit recognition period on a systematic basis over the anticipated lives of the related contracts which the directors have
considered to be 30 years. The amortisation charge is stated net of any unwind in the discount rate used to calculate the asset. 

The carrying value of the asset is reviewed annually for impairment. 

The amortisation charge and any adjustments to reflect impairments are recorded in the long term business technical account under 
“Other technical charges”. 

General insurance business 
All classes of general business are accounted for on an annual basis. 

(i) Premiums 
Premiums are stated gross of commissions, exclude taxes and levies and are accounted for in the period in which the risk commences. 
The proportion of the premiums written relating to periods of risk after the balance sheet date is carried forward to subsequent accounting
periods as unearned premiums, so that earned premiums relate to risks carried during the accounting period. 

Outward reinsurance premiums are accounted for in the same accounting period as the premiums for the related direct insurance. 

(ii) Claims 
Claims incurred comprise the settlement and handling costs of paid and outstanding claims arising during the year and adjustments to prior
year claim provisions. Outstanding claims comprise claims incurred up to, but not paid, at the end of the accounting period, whether
reported or not. 

Whilst the directors consider that the gross provisions for claims and the related reinsurance recoveries are fairly stated on the basis of the
information currently available to them, the ultimate liability will vary as a result of subsequent information and events, and may result in
significant adjustments to the amounts provided. Adjustments to the amounts of claims provisions established in prior years are reflected in
the financial statements for the period in which the adjustments are made, and disclosed separately if material. The methods used and
estimates made are reviewed regularly. 

(iii) Acquisition costs 
Acquisition costs, which represent commission and other related expenses, are deferred and amortised over the period in which the related
premiums are earned. 

Banking business 
(i) Banking income 
Interest receivable and payable are recognised in the banking non-technical account as they accrue. 

Fee and other income is recognised in the banking non-technical account when receivable, except where it is charged to cover the costs 
of a continuing service to, or risk borne for, the customer. In these cases, the income is recognised over the relevant period. 

Other operating income is derived from township development and computer related services, including distribution and servicing of
equipment; the net income from these activities is accounted for on the accruals basis and included within “Other operating income”. 

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1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued

(ii) Provisions for doubtful debts 
All operating companies make provisions for bad and doubtful debts where required on a prudent basis. Advances are designated 
as non-performing based on credit risk management tools and indicators as well as management judgement as to the ultimate 
collectability of the principal or interest. When an advance is designated as non-performing, interest is suspended and specific provisions
raised where required. 

There are two basic types of provision, specific and general, each of which is assessed in terms of the charge and the amount outstanding.
The provisions made during the year, less recoveries of advances previously written off, are charged to the profit and loss account. 

Specific provisions represent the quantification of actual and expected losses made against doubtful advances and after considering 
security values. 

A general provision is maintained against significant unforeseen losses present in every advances portfolio and increases the specific
provisions to provide cover for those advances which are impaired at the balance sheet date but which will not be identified as such until
some time in the future. 

Provisions are deducted from advances in the balance sheet. 

Interest on non-performing loans is charged to the customer’s account and recorded as income, provided that there is a realistic prospect of
interest being paid at some future date. However, where interest to be recovered is considered to be doubtful, the interest is suspended and
is not credited to income but to an interest reserve account in the balance sheet, which is included as part of specific provisions and
deducted from advances in the balance sheet. Where the probability of receiving interest payments is remote, interest is no longer accrued. 

(iii) Instalment transactions 
Instalment credit agreements are regarded as financing transactions and total instalments, less unearned finance charges, are included in
advances in the banking balance sheet. 

Lease income and finance charges are determined at the commencement of the contractual periods and are recognised in income in
proportion to the net cash investment capital balances outstanding. Unearned lease income and finance charges are carried forward as
deferred income and deducted from advances. 

(iv) Investments 
Securities which are intended to be held to maturity are stated at cost, adjusted for differences between cost and redemption value which
are amortised over the period to redemption date. Securities held for trading purposes are marked to market value and the related gains and
losses are taken directly to the banking non-technical profit and loss account as they arise. Other investments are stated at cost and
provision is made where, in the opinion of the directors, there has been a permanent impairment in value. 

Freehold and leasehold buildings and buildings occupied for own use are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Land 
is not depreciated. 

Unsold properties in possession are included under advances and valued at the lower of cost or net realisable value. Cost includes the
outstanding balance on repossession, which may or may not include capitalised interest incurred by the client, together with other charges
relating to the repossession. 

Where securities sold under agreements to repurchase at future dates are recorded in the financial statements, the corresponding liability to
repurchase those securities is included in deposits from banks or customers as appropriate. Securities purchased under agreements to
resell at future dates are treated as secured loans and reflected on the balance sheet. Profits and losses arising from these transactions are
treated as interest and accounted for over the period of the contracts. 

Acceptances, promissory notes, trade and other bills drawn by customers and discounted by banking subsidiaries are included under
advances. Amounts rediscounted are included under the contra items for liabilities under acceptances. 

(v) Debt securities in issue and subordinated debt instruments issued 
Premiums and discounts incurred in the issue of debt securities and fixed rate subordinated liabilities are accounted for as an adjustment to
the amount of the liability and amortised over the relevant period to maturity. 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

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71

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued

(vi) Financial instruments 
Financial instruments on the balance sheet include cash and bank balances, investments, receivables and trade creditors. These
instruments are generally carried at fair value, the accounting treatment for each is disclosed in the accounting policy note for that 
particular balance. 

In addition the Group uses a variety of derivative financial instruments including forwards, swaps, options and exchange traded financial
futures. Transactions in the foreign exchange, interest rate and equity markets are negotiated directly with customers, with the Group acting
as a counterparty, or can be dealt directly through exchanges. 

Accounting for financial instruments is dependent on whether the transactions are undertaken for trading or non-trading purposes: 

(a) Trading activities 
Trading transactions include transactions undertaken for market-making, to service customers’ needs and for propriety purposes, as well as
any related hedges. 

Transactions undertaken for trading purposes are measured at fair value, including an allowance for credit and market risk, and the resulting
profits and losses are accounted for in the non-technical account. Fair values are based on quoted market prices when available. Where no
quoted prices are available for a particular derivative, its fair value is determined by reference to quoted market prices for its component parts. 

(b) Non-trading activities 
Non-trading transactions are those that are held for hedging purposes as part of the Group’s overall risk management strategy as a means 
of managing exposure to price, foreign currency and interest rate risk. To qualify as a hedge: 

a) the transaction must be reasonably expected to match or eliminate a significant proportion of the risk inherent in the assets, liabilities,
other positions or cashflows being hedged and which results from potential movements in interest rates, exchange rates and market
values, both at the inception and over the life of the contract; 

b) adequate evidence of the intention to hedge and linkage with the underlying risk inherent in the assets, liabilities, other positions

or cashflows being hedged, must be established at the start of the transaction; and 

c) there must be a continual assessment of whether the market value of the hedge instrument matches the market value of the 

hedged item. 

If these criteria are met, the derivative is accounted for in the non-technical account on the same basis and over the same period as the
underlying hedged item to which it relates. 

Qualifying hedges, which cease to be effective or are terminated prior to the end of the life of the underlying hedged item, are measured 
at fair value and transferred to the trading portfolio. Any resulting gain or loss is deferred and amortised to earnings over the original life 
of the underlying item. 

Off balance sheet financial instruments are measured on a basis consistent with on balance sheet instruments. Potential losses arising 
on these instruments are recognised as contingent liabilities. 

Where the Group has entered into legally binding contracts, positive and negative values of derivatives are offset within the balance sheet totals. 

Asset management business 
Asset management revenue includes gross fees and commissions which are credited as earned.

Performance fees are recognised once all contractual obligations have been satisfied and the fees are expected to be collected. 
Any fees collected in advance are deferred and recognised as income over the period earned. 

Expenses are recognised as they are incurred. 

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1 ACCOUNTING POLICIES continued

All businesses 
(i) Tax 
Tax is charged on all taxable profits arising during the year and is determined in accordance with the relevant tax legislation. 

The tax charge attributable to long term business includes the tax expense for both policyholders and shareholders, at rates applicable to
those parties. 

The tax attributable to shareholders’ profits on long term business, calculated at the effective tax rate of the underlying businesses, is added
to the balance on the long term business technical account to present life assurance profits on a pre-tax basis, and is then included in the
tax expense on profit on ordinary activities in the non-technical account. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities arise from timing differences between the recognition of gains and losses in the financial statements and
their recognition for tax purposes. Deferred tax liabilities are fully recognised and deferred tax assets are recognised when the Group believes
it is more likely than not that the asset will be recoverable. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognised on an undiscounted basis. 

(ii) Goodwill 
Purchased goodwill (representing the excess of the fair value of the consideration given for acquired businesses and associated costs 
over the fair value of net assets acquired) is capitalised and amortised to nil by equal annual instalments over its estimated useful life,
normally 20 years. 

On the subsequent disposal or termination of a business, the profit or loss on disposal or termination is calculated after charging the
unamortised amount of any related goodwill. 

The carrying value of goodwill is reviewed periodically for indicators of impairment in value. Adjustments to reflect an impairment in value
are recognised in the non-technical account in the period in which the impairment is determined. 

(iii) Tangible fixed assets 
Tangible fixed assets, principally computer equipment and software, motor vehicles, fixtures and furniture, are capitalised and depreciated
by equal annual instalments over their estimated useful lives. 

(iv) General provisions 
Provisions are recognised when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, for which it is probable
that an outflow of economic benefits will occur, and where a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. Where the effect
of discounting is material, provisions are discounted and the discount rate used is a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of
the time value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. 

(v) Pension plans and post retirement benefits 
Defined benefit and defined contribution schemes have been established for eligible employees of the Group with the assets held in
separate trustee administered funds. 

For defined benefit schemes, pension costs are charged to the profit and loss account so as to spread the related charges over the service
lives of employees and are determined by independent qualified actuaries undertaking formal actuarial valuations at least every three years.
The effects of variations from regular cost are spread over the expected average remaining service lives of members of the scheme. Any
difference between the amounts charged against profits and the amounts contributed to schemes is included as a prepayment or provision
in the balance sheet. 

Contributions in respect of defined contribution schemes are recognised when incurred. 

Certain Group companies make provision for post retirement medical and housing benefits for eligible employees. The expected costs of
post retirement benefits are charged over the expected working lives of eligible employees. 

(vi) Employee share ownership plans 
The Group offers share award and option plans to management and certain key employees and a Save As You Earn plan for all UK
employees. Further details are provided in the Remuneration Report. 

The assets, liabilities, income and expenses of employee share ownership plans (ESOPs) are incorporated into the financial statements.
These shares are recognised as fixed assets in the balance sheet and amortised over the vesting period. 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

73

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

2 FOREIGN CURRENCIES 

The information contained in these financial statements is expressed in both Sterling and South African Rand. This is in order both to meet
the legal requirements of the UK Companies Act 1985 and to provide the users of the accounts in South Africa with illustrative information. 

The principal exchange rates used to translate the operating results, assets and liabilities of key foreign business segments to Sterling are: 

Profit and loss account (average rate)
Balance sheet (closing rate)

Rand

US$

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

15.7878
13.8141

12.3923
17.4286

1.5030
1.6105

1.4405
1.4542

Foreign currency revenue transactions are translated at average exchange rates for the year. Foreign currency assets and liabilities are
translated at year end exchange rates. Exchange differences arising from the translation of net investments in foreign subsidiary undertakings
are taken to the consolidated statement of total recognised gains and losses. Exchange differences arising on the translation of foreign
integrated operations are taken through the non-technical account. Other exchange differences are included in the profit and loss account.

3 EARNINGS AND EARNINGS PER SHARE 

Basic earnings per share is calculated based upon the profit or loss after tax attributable to equity shareholders after the amortisation and
impairment of goodwill arising on acquisitions, write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc, Nedcor restructuring and integration
costs, short term fluctuations in investment return and non-operating items. 

The directors’ view is that operating earnings per share derived from operating profit or loss based on a long term investment return and
before goodwill amortisation and impairment, write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc and Nedcor restructuring and
integration costs provides a better indication of the underlying performance of the Group. A table reconciling profit / (loss) on ordinary
activities after tax and minority interests to this underlying measure of operating earnings is included below. 

Year to
31 December
2002

Notes

£m

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

Year to
31 December
2002

Rm

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

Profit / (loss) on ordinary activities after tax and minority interests 
Goodwill amortisation net of minority interests 
Goodwill impairment
Write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc net of tax 
and minority interests
Nedcor restructuring and integration costs net of tax and minority interests
Short term fluctuations in investment returns net of tax and minority interests 
Non-operating items net of tax

11

5(d)(ii)

17(b)

Operating earnings after tax and minority interests based on a long term 
investment return before goodwill amortisation and impairment, write-down 
of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc and Nedcor restructuring 
and integration costs

157 
104 
– 

29 
7
75 
44

(264)
120
500 

144
– 
(73) 
– 

2,472 
1,646 
– 

467 
104
1,192 
688

(3,274) 
1,487 
6,196 

1,788 
– 
(905) 
– 

416 

427 

6,569 

5,292 

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3 EARNINGS AND EARNINGS PER SHARE continued

Basic earnings / (loss) per share 
Goodwill amortisation net of minority interests 
Goodwill impairment
Write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc net of tax 
and minority interests 
Nedcor restructuring and integration costs net of tax and minority interests 
Short term fluctuations in investment returns net of tax and minority interests
Non-operating items net of tax 

Operating earnings per share after tax and minority interests based on a long term
investment return before goodwill amortisation and impairment, write-down
of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc and Nedcor restructuring 
and integration costs

Year to
31 December
2002

p

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

Year to
31 December
2002

c

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

4.3 
2.8 
– 

0.8 
0.2
2.0 
1.2 

(7.4)
3.4 
14.1 

4.1
– 
(2.1)
– 

67.4 
44.9 
– 

12.7 
2.8 
32.5 
18.7 

(92.2) 
41.9 
174.5 

50.3 
– 
(25.4) 
– 

11.3

12.1 

179.0

149.1 

Basic earnings per share is calculated by reference to the profit / (loss) on ordinary activities after tax and minority interests of £157 million
(R2,472 million) for the year ended 31 December 2002 (2001: loss £264 million (R3,274 million)) and a weighted average number of
shares in issue of 3,670 million (2001: 3,550 million). This is calculated after taking into account shares held by Employee Share Ownership
Plans (ESOPs), which have waived their rights to dividends. 

The diluted earnings per share calculation reflects the impact of the shares in the ESOP Trusts, the US Dollar Guaranteed Convertible Bond
and potential issue of shares to satisfy the Pilgrim Baxter deferred consideration. 

316 million (2001: 316 million) Old Mutual plc shares held by policyholders’ funds are included in the weighted average number of shares
used in the earnings per share calculation, reflecting the policyholders’ economic interest in these shares. 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

75

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

4 DIVIDEND 

Equity: ordinary 
Group 
Final dividend proposed: 3.1p (42.7c*) (2001: 3.1p (50.1c)) per 10p share 
Interim dividend paid: 1.7p (26.9c) (2001: 1.7p (22.2c)) per 10p share 

Company 
Final dividend proposed: 3.1p (42.7c*) (2001: 3.1p (50.1c)) per 10p share 
Interim dividend paid: 1.7p (26.9c) (2001: 1.7p (22.2c)) per 10p share 

Year to
31 December
2002

£m

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

Year to
31 December
2002

Rm

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

114 
62 

176 

45 
25 

70 

113
59

172

44 
22

66

1,577 
979 

2,556 

622 
395 

1,017 

1,839 
767 

2,606 

716 
273 

989 

Provision has been made in the Group financial statements for a final dividend of 3.1p (42.7c*) per share calculated using the number of
shares in issue at 31 December 2002 of 3,783 million (2001: 3,744 million) less 97 million (2001: 98 million) shares in Employee Share
Ownership Plans, which have waived their rights to dividends. 

As a consequence of the exchange control arrangements in place in South Africa and other relevant African territories, dividends to
shareholders on the branch registers in those countries (or in the case of Namibia, the Namibian section of the principal register) are 
settled through Dividend Access Trusts established for that purpose. The dividend payable by the Company represents only the proportion 
of the Group dividend payable to shareholders on the principal register (other than its Namibian section) and is calculated based on the
directors’ estimate of the number of shares that will be on the share registers at close of business on 22 April 2003, being the record date
for the dividend. 

*Indicative only – the actual amount of the dividend per share in Rand will be determined by reference to the exchange rate prevailing on
3 April 2003 and announced by the Company on 4 April 2003. 

76 Notes to the Financial Statements

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5 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS 

5(a) Summary of operating profit

on ordinary activities before tax

Notes

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of
World

Year to 31 December 2002 
Life assurance
Asset management
Banking 
General insurance business 
Other shareholders’ income / (expenses)
Debt service costs

Operating result based on a long term 
investment return
Goodwill amortisation
Write-down of investment in
Dimension Data Holdings plc
Nedcor restructuring and
integration costs
Short term fluctuations in 
investment return

Operating profit on ordinary activities 
before tax 

Analysed as:
Life assurance
Asset management 
Banking 
General insurance business 
Other shareholders’ income / (expenses)
Debt service costs

Operating profit on ordinary activities 
before tax

5b(iii)

5(c)(i)

5(d)(i)

5(e)(i)

5(f) 

7 

11

5(d)(ii)

343 
28 
165 
35 
–
– 

571 
(31)

(68)

(14)

83 
95 
– 
– 
– 
– 

178 
(70)

– 

– 

(3)
2 
56 
– 
(22)
(58)

(25)
(19)

– 

– 

£m

Total

423 
125 
221 
35 
(22)
(58)

South
Africa

United
States

5,414 
441 
2,605
556
–
– 

1,310 
1,500 
– 
– 
– 
– 

UK and
Rest of
World

(47)
31 
884 
–
(347)
(916)

Rm

Total

6,677 
1,972 
3,489 
556 
(347)
(916)

724
(120)

9,016 
(490)

2,810 
(1,105)

(395) 11,431 
(1,895) 
(300)

(68) 

(1,080) 

(14)

(227) 

– 

– 

– 

– 

(1,080) 

(227)

8(a)

(292)

181 

20 

(91) 

(4,613)

2,858 

316 

(1,439)

166 

289 

(24)

431 

2,606 

4,563 

(379)

6,790 

93 
28 
53
(8) 
– 
– 

258 
31 
– 
– 
– 
– 

(17)
(13)
52 
– 
12 
(58)

334 
46 
105 
(8) 
12 
(58)

1,464 
441 
824 
(123) 
– 
–

4,073 
490 
– 
– 
– 
– 

(268)
(206)
821 
– 
190 
(916)

5,269 
725 
1,645 
(123) 
190 
(916) 

166 

289 

(24)

431 

2,606 

4,563 

(379)

6,790 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

5 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS continued

5(a) Summary of operating profit

on ordinary activities before tax
continued

Year to 31 December 2001
Life assurance
Asset management 
Banking 
General insurance business 
Other shareholders’ income / (expenses)
Debt service costs
Write-down of strategic investments

Operating result based on a long term 
investment return

Goodwill amortisation 
Goodwill impairment
Write-down of investment in 
Dimension Data Holdings plc
Short term fluctuations in 
investment return

Operating profit on ordinary activities 
before tax 

Analysed as:
Life assurance 
Asset management 
Banking 
General insurance business 
Other shareholders’ income / (expenses) 
Debt service costs
Write-down of strategic investments

Operating profit on ordinary activities 
before tax 

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of
World

397 
37 
290 
46
12 
– 
–

13 
116 
– 
– 
– 
(3)
– 

(2)
(3)
79 
– 
(41)
(64)
(21)

Notes

5b(iii)

5(c)(i)

5(d)(i)

5(e)(i)

5(f)

7 

5(f)

£m

Total

408
150 
369 
46 
(29) 
(67)
(21)

South
Africa

United
States

4,915 
458 
3,593
570
149 
– 
– 

161 
1,437 
– 
–
– 
(37)
– 

UK and
Rest of
World

(25)
(38)
979 
– 
(508)
(793)
(260)

Rm

Total

5,051 
1,857 
4,572 
570 
(359)
(830)
(260)

782 

126 

(52)

856 

9,685 

1,561 

(645)

10,601 

(27)
– 

(78)
(335)

(27)
(165)

(132) 
(500)

(334)
– 

(966)
(4,151)

(336)
(2,045)

(1,636)
(6,196)

11

8(a)

(269) 

77 

– 

31 

– 

(269) 

(3,334)

– 

– 

(3,334)

18 

126 

954 

384 

223 

1,561 

563 

(256)

(226)

81 

6,971 

(3,172)

(2,803)

996 

464 
37 
(4) 
88 
(22) 
– 
– 

42 
(295)
– 
–
– 
(3)
– 

4 
(193)
77 
– 
(29)
(64)
(21)

510 
(451) 
73 
88 
(51) 
(67)
(21)

5,745 
458 
(50)
1,090
(272) 
– 
–

520 
(3,655)
– 
– 
– 
(37)
– 

49 
(2,393)
953 
– 
(359)
(793)
(260)

6,314 
(5,590)
903 
1,090 
(631)
(830)
(260)

563 

(256)

(226)

81

6,971 

(3,172)

(2,803)

996 

78 Notes to the Financial Statements

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5 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS continued

5(b) Life assurance

(i) Gross premiums written 
Year to 31 December 2002 
Individual business 

Single
Recurring

Group business 

Single
Recurring

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of
World

£m

Total

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of
World

Rm

Total

610 
612 

2,633 
146 

1,222 

2,779 

647 
241

888 

– 
– 

– 

104 
49 

153 

9 
9 

18 

3,347
807 

9,631  41,562 
2,312 
9,662 

1,637  52,830 
779  12,753 

4,154  19,293  43,874 

2,416  65,583 

656
250

10,215 
3,805 

906  14,020 

– 
– 

– 

142  10,357 
3,947 
142 

284  14,304 

Total gross premiums 

2,110 

2,779 

171 

5,060  33,313  43,874 

2,700  79,887 

Year to 31 December 2001 
Individual business 

Single
Recurring

Group business 

Single
Recurring

854 
757 

1,611 

598
280 

878 

578 
78 

656 

– 
– 

– 

97 
87 

1,529 
922 

10,583 
9,381 

184 

2,451 

19,964 

7,163 
967 

8,130 

1,202 
1,078 

18,948 
11,426 

2,280 

30,374 

13 
29 

42 

611 
309 

920 

7,411 
3,470

10,881 

– 
– 

– 

161 
359 

520 

7,572 
3,829 

11,401 

Total gross premiums 

2,489 

656 

226 

3,371 

30,845 

8,130 

2,800 

41,775 

Business transacted with South African residents in terms of their personal offshore allowances is conducted by the Group’s offshore
companies and is therefore disclosed under the Rest of World segment.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

79

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

5 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS continued

5(b) Life assurance continued

(ii) Gross new business premiums written 
Year to 31 December 2002 
Individual business 

Single
Recurring

Group business 

Single
Recurring

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of
World

£m

Total

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of
World

Rm

Total

610 
115 

725 

647 
19 

666 

2,633 
73 

2,706 

– 
– 

– 

104 
11 

115 

9 
1 

10 

3,347
199

9,631  41,562 
1,154 
1,808 

1,637  52,830 
3,137 

175 

3,546  11,439  42,716 

1,812  55,967 

656  10,215 
296

20

676

10,511 

– 
– 

– 

142  10,357 
307 

11 

153  10,664 

Total gross new business premiums written

1,391 

2,706 

125 

4,222  21,950  42,716 

1,965  66,631

Annual premium equivalent

260 

336 

23 

619 

4,089 

5,310 

364 

9,763 

Year to 31 December 2001 
Individual business 

Single
Recurring

Group business 

Single
Recurring

Total gross new business premiums written

Annual premium equivalent

854 
159 

1,013 

598 
20 

618 

1,631 

324 

578 
26 

604 

– 
– 

– 

604 

84 

97 
11 

1,529
196

10,583 
1,970 

108 

1,725 

12,553 

7,163 
322 

7,485 

1,202 
136 

18,948 
2,428 

1,338 

21,376 

13 
1 

14 

611 
21 

632 

7,411 
248 

7,659 

– 
– 

– 

161 
12 

173 

7,572 
260 

7,832 

122 

2,357 

20,212 

7,485 

1,511 

29,208 

23 

431 

4,017 

1,038 

284 

5,339 

Annual premium equivalent is defined as one tenth of single premiums plus recurring premiums. 

(iii) Life assurance operating result 
Year to 31 December 2002 
Individual business
Group business

Life assurance technical result
Long term investment return

Life assurance operating result before 
short term fluctuations in investment return

Year to 31 December 2001 
Individual business
Group business

Life assurance technical result
Long term investment return

Life assurance operating result before 
short term fluctuations in investment return

149 
59 

208 
135 

343 

174 
75 

249 
148 

397 

83 
– 

83 
– 

83 

13 
– 

13 
– 

13 

(8)
1 

(7)
4 

(3)

(8)
1 

(7)
5 

(2)

224 
60

284 
139 

2,352 
931 

3,283 
2,131 

1,310 
– 

1,310 
– 

(126)
16 

(110)
63 

3,536 
947 

4,483 
2,194 

423 

5,414 

1,310 

(47)

6,677 

179 
76 

255 
153 

2,152 
933 

3,085 
1,830 

161 
– 

161 
– 

(99)
12 

(87)
62 

2,214 
945 

3,159 
1,892 

408 

4,915 

161 

(25)

5,051 

80 Notes to the Financial Statements

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5 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS continued

5(c) Asset management

(i) Analysis of operating result 
Fund management worldwide 
South Africa 
Old Mutual Asset Managers 
Old Mutual Unit Trusts 
Other 

United States 
Old Mutual Asset Managers 
Pilgrim Baxter 
Other Old Mutual US Affiliates 

UK and Rest of World 

Private client UK – Gerrard
Gross profit 
Profit on disposal of current investments 
Integration costs 

Other financial services 
South Africa 
UK and Rest of World 

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Notes

5(c)(ii)

5(c)(ii)

5(c)(ii)

13 
3 
3 

19 

31 
18 
46 

95 
(2)

112 

3 
6 
(5)

4 

9 
– 

9 

16 
11 
1 

28 

38 
29 
49 

116 
6 

150 

2 
– 
(12) 

(10) 

9 
1 

10

150 

37 
116 
(3) 

150 

205 
47
47 

299 

490 
284 
726 

1,500 
(32)

1,767 

47 
95 
(79)

63 

142 
– 

142 

198 
136 
12 

346 

471 
359 
607 

1,437 
74 

1,857 

25 
– 
(149)

(124)

112 
12 

124 

1,972 

1,857 

441 
1,500 
31 

1,972 

458 
1,437 
(38)

1,857 

Rm

Total

OMAM
(US)

Pilgrim
Baxter

Other
affiliates

Asset management operating result before goodwill amortisation and impairment

125 

Analysed as:
South Africa
United States 
UK and Rest of World 

Asset management operating result before goodwill amortisation and impairment 

OMAM
(US)

Pilgrim
Baxter

Other
affiliates

28 
95 
2 

125 

£m

Total

(ii) Old Mutual (US) Holdings 
Year to 31 December 2002 
Revenue
Expenses

Asset management operating result before 
goodwill amortisation

Year to 31 December 2001 
Revenue
Expenses

Asset management operating result before 
goodwill amortisation and impairment

123 
(92)

50 
(32)

200 
(154)

373
(278) 

1,942 
(1,452)

789 
(505) 

3,158 
(2,432)

5,889 
(4,389)

31 

18 

46 

95 

490 

284

726 

1,500 

147 
(109)

85 
(56)

219 
(170)

451 
(335)

1,822 
(1,351)

1,053 
(694) 

2,713 
(2,106)

5,588 
(4,151)

38 

29 

49 

116

471 

359 

607 

1,437 

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81

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

5 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS continued

5(d) Banking

(i) Banking operating result 
Year to 31 December 2002
Interest receivable 
Interest payable

Net interest income
Dividend income 
Fees and commissions receivable 
Fees and commissions payable 
Other operating income 

Total operating income 
Specific and general provisions charge

26(d)

Net income
Operating expenses 

Banking operating result before goodwill 
amortisation, share of associated undertakings’ 
profit, write-down of investment in Dimension 
Data Holdings plc and Nedcor restructuring 
and integration costs
Share of associated undertakings’ profit 

Banking operating result before goodwill 
amortisation, write-down of investment in
Dimension Data Holdings plc and Nedcor 
restructuring and integration costs

Year to 31 December 2001 
Net interest income 
Non-interest revenue 

Total operating income
Specific and general provisions charge

26(d)

Net income 
Operating expenses

Banking operating result before goodwill 
amortisation, share of associated undertakings’ 
profit and write-down of investment in Dimension 
Data Holdings plc
Share of associated undertakings’ profit 

Banking operating result before goodwill 
amortisation and write-down of investment in 
Dimension Data Holdings plc

Notes

South
Africa

UK and
Rest of
World

£m

Total

South
Africa

UK and
Rest of
World

Rm

Total

1,372 
(1,003)

142 
(108)

1,514 
(1,111) 

21,661 
(15,835)

2,242 
(1,705) 

23,903 
(17,540)

369 
11 
261 
(9)
112 

744 
(87)

657 
(497)

34 
– 
45 
(2)
21 

98 
(1)

97 
(46)

403 
11 
306 
(11) 
133 

842
(88) 

754 
(543) 

5,826
174 
4,121 
(142) 
1,768 

11,747
(1,374) 

10,373 
(7,847) 

537
– 
710 
(32) 
332 

1,547
(16)

1,531 
(726) 

6,363 
174 
4,831 
(174)
2,100 

13,294 
(1,390)

11,904 
(8,573)

160
5

51 
5

211
10

2,526
79

805
79

3,331 
158 

165

56 

221

2,605

884

3,489 

386
413 

799 
(118)

681 
(399)

43
55

98 
–

98 
(26)

429
468

897
(118)

779
(425)

4,783
5,118

9,901
(1,462)

8,439
(4,945)

533
681

1,214
–

1,214
(322)

5,316 
5,799 

11,115 
(1,462)

9,653 
(5,267)

282 
8 

72 
7

354
15

3,494
99

892
87

4,386 
186 

290 

79 

369

3,593

979

4,572 

Operating expenses includes translation losses of £64 million (R1,011 million). Non-interest revenue in 2001 includes exceptional revenue
of £36 million (R441 million).

Specific and general provisions charge for the year includes the release of an exceptional provision of £25 million (R400 million). The
exceptional provision included in the specific and general provisions charge for 2001 was £32 million (R400 million).

There are no banking operations in the United States.

82 Notes to the Financial Statements

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5 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS continued

5(d) Banking continued

(ii) Nedcor restructuring and integration costs
Costs before tax and minority interests
Tax

Costs after tax and before minority interests
Minority interests

Costs after tax and minority interests

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2002

14
(1)

13
(6)

7

227
(23)

204 
(100)

104 

In 2002, one-off merger and restructuring costs of £13 million (R204 million) after tax have been charged to the profit and loss account.
This figure includes £5 million (R86 million) for Nedcor’s restructuring and integration costs in connection with the acquisition of BoE and
£8 million (R118 million) for the closure and restructuring costs of Permanent Bank’s deposit-taking activities and infrastructure, which are
being merged with Old Mutual Bank. 

Although these costs are considered significant to the operating results of the Group, they do not fall under the definition of exceptional
items as described in FRS 3 and as such are classified as operating activities for statutory reporting. 

5(e) Other technical income, net of reinsurance

(i) General insurance technical account
Earned premiums, net of reinsurance 
Premiums written, net of reinsurance 

Gross premiums written 
Outward reinsurance premiums 

Change in the provision for unearned premiums, net of reinsurance 

Gross amount 
Reinsurers’ share 

Allocated investment return transferred from the non-technical account
Claims incurred, net of reinsurance
Claims paid 

Gross amount 
Reinsurers’ share 

Change in the provision for claims, net of reinsurance 

Gross amount 
Reinsurers’ share 

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Notes

355
(45)

310

(13)
8

(5) 

305

394
(43)

351

(2)
1

(1)

5,603
(717)

4,886

(212)
132

(80)

4,882 
(533)

4,349 

(25)
12 

(13)

350

4,806

4,336 

8(a)

35

41

554

508 

(234)
18

(216)

(20)
7

(13)

(290)
33

(257)

(4)
1

(3)

(3,682)
275

(3,407)

(312)
112

(200)

(3,594)
409 

(3,185)

(50)
12 

(38)

(229)

(260)

(3,607)

(3,223)

Net operating expenses 

9

(76)

(85)

(1,197)

(1,051)

General insurance operating result before short term fluctuations
in investment returns 

35

46

556

570 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

83

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

5 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS continued

5(e) Other technical income,

net of reinsurance continued

(ii) General insurance result by class of business
Year to 31 December 2002
Commercial
Corporate
Personal lines
Risk financing

Long term investment return

Year to 31 December 2001
Commercial
Corporate
Personal lines
Risk financing

Long term investment return

Earned
premiums net
of reinsurance

Claims
incurred net
of reinsurance

£m

Operating result
based on 
a long term
investment
return

Earned
premiums net
of reinsurance

Claims
incurred net
of reinsurance

Rm

Operating result
based on
a long term
investment
return

125 
15 
145 
20 

305 

134 
17 
177 
22 

350 

89 
11 
111 
18 

229 

98 
14 
130 
18 

260 

1,968 
234 
2,284 
320 

4,806 

1,659 
210 
2,196 
271 

4,336 

1,400 
180 
1,747 
280 

3,607 

1,212 
167 
1,615
229 

3,223 

3 
(2)
(1)
–

–
35 

35 

1 
–
4 
–

5 
41 

46 

40 
(28)
(8)
(2)

2
554

556 

8 
–
54
–

62 
508 

570 

(iii) Other technical income
Other technical income principally consists of fees earned in respect of South African policyholders’ funds and fees earned for healthcare
administration.

5(f) Other shareholders’ income / (expenses)
and write-down of strategic investments

Long term investment return credited to operating result
Other income
Net corporate expenses

Other shareholders’ income / (expenses)

Write-down of strategic investments

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

–
13 
(35)

(22)

–

12
–
(41)

(29)

(21)

–
205 
(552)

(347)

149 
–
(508)

(359)

–

(260)

84 Notes to the Financial Statements

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5 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS continued

5(g) Net assets

At 31 December 2002
Life assurance
Asset management
Banking
General insurance
Other

Debt

Net assets

At 31 December 2001
Life assurance
Asset management
Banking
General insurance
Other

Debt

Net assets

5(h) Banking business average assets

Retail
Commercial
Corporate
Investment merchant banking
International
Other

Average interest-earning assets

Net interest margin (based on average assets)

South
Africa

United
States

1,095 
100 
541 
78 
(19)

851 
1,005 
–
–
–

1,795 

1,856 

802 
60 
341 
69 
75 

1,347

588 
1,252 
–
–
–

1,840 

UK and
Rest of
World

71 
322 
89 
–
(158)

324 

28 
469 
147 
3 
(6)

641 

£m

Total

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of
World

Rm

Total

2,017  15,126  11,756 
1,381  13,883 
1,427 
–
7,473 
630 
–
1,077 
78 
–
(261)
(177)

981  27,863 
4,449  19,713 
8,703 
1,230 
1,077 
–
(2,444)
(2,183)

3,975  24,796  25,639 
(1,189)

4,477  54,912 
(16,426)

2,786 

1,418 
1,781 
488 
72 
69 

3,828 
(1,358)

2,470 

13,978 
1,046 
5,943 
1,203 
1,307 

10,248 
21,821 
–
–
–

488 
8,173 
2,562 
52 
(109)

23,477 

32,069 

11,166 

£m

38,486 

24,714 
31,040 
8,505 
1,255 
1,198 

66,712 
(23,667)

43,045

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

3,348 
3,166 
7,213 
1,925 
1,921 
(3,054)

3,346 
1,658 
2,713 
2,095 
1,354 
3,248 

52,855 
49,994 
113,872 
30,388 
30,336 
(48,225)

41,465 
20,546 
33,620 
25,962 
16,779 
40,250 

14,519 

14,414 

229,220 

178,622 

13,347 

13,540 

210,724 

167,792 

3.02

% 

3.17

3.02

%

3.17

Other average assets includes BoE, group operations and elimination of internal funding.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

85

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

5 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS continued

5(i) Funds under management

At 31 December 2002
Investments including assets held to cover
linked liabilities

Unit trusts

Old Mutual Asset Managers
Nedcor unit trusts
Other asset management

Third party

Old Mutual Asset Managers
Old Mutual Asset Managers (US)
Pilgrim Baxter
Old Mutual Affiliates

Private client UK
Nedcor portfolio management
Other financial services

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of
World

£m

Total

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of
World

Rm

Total

13,968 

6,793 

3,058 

23,819 192,955 

93,839 

42,243  329,037 

773 
633 
–

1,406 

3,833 
–
–
–

3,833 
–
3,845 
18 

–
–
–

–

1,376 
712 
11 

2,149
1,345
11

10,678 
8,744 
– 

2,099 

3,505

19,422 

–
–
–

–

19,008 
9,836 
152 

29,686 
18,580 
152 

28,996 

48,418 

–
37,457 
4,207 
24,781 

66,445 
–
310 
–

105 
–
–
5,875 

5,980 
12,030 
3,501 
310 

3,938
37,457
4,207
30,656

76,258
12,030
7,656
328

52,949 

–
– 517,435 
–
58,116 
–  342,327 

1,450 

54,399 
– 517,435 
58,116 
–
81,158  423,485 

52,949  917,878 

–
53,115 
249 

82,608  1,053,435
–  166,184  166,184 
48,363  105,760 
4,531 

4,282 

4,282 
–

Total funds under management

23,070 

73,548 

26,978  123,596  318,690  1,015,999  372,676  1,707,365

7,696 

66,755 

21,821 

96,272 106,313  922,160  301,437  1,329,910

At 31 December 2001
Investments including assets held to cover
linked liabilities

Unit trusts

Old Mutual Asset Managers
Private client UK
Other asset management

Third party

Old Mutual Asset Managers
Old Mutual Asset Managers (US)
Pilgrim Baxter
Old Mutual Affiliates

Private client UK
Other financial services

11,519 

4,497 

5,699 

21,715

200,760 

78,376 

99,325 

378,461 

670 
–
–

670 

2,783 
–
–
–

2,783 
–
12 

–
–
–

–

–
48,884 
8,675 
33,595 

91,154 
–
–

360 
1,051 
159 

1,570 

401 
– 
–
8,081 

1,030
1,051
159

2,240

3,184
48,884
8,675
41,676

11,677 
–
–

11,677 

–
– 
– 

–

6,274 
18,317 
2,771 

17,951 
18,317 
2,771 

27,362 

39,039 

48,504 
–
–
–

–
851,979 
151,193 
585,514 

6,989 
–
–
140,840 

55,493 
851,979 
151,193 
726,354 

8,482 
16,347 
363 

102,419
16,347
375

48,504  1,588,686 
–
–

–
209 

147,829  1,785,019
284,905 
284,905 
6,536 
6,327 

2,795 

91,154 

25,192 

119,141

48,713  1,588,686 

439,061  2,076,460

Total funds under management

14,984 

95,651 

32,461 

143,096

261,150  1,667,062 

565,748  2,493,960

Nedcor managed funds have been included in 2002 as a result of growth in this business.

Unit Trust private client UK business was transferred to Old Mutual Asset Managers in January 2002.

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6 INVESTMENT INCOME

Technical account – long term business
Income from investment properties
Income from other financial investments
Gains on the realisation of investments

Non-technical – insurance and asset management activities
Income from other financial investments
Gains on the realisation of investments

7 INVESTMENT EXPENSES AND CHARGES

Technical account – long term business
Interest payable
Investment management expenses

Non-technical – insurance and asset management activities
Interest payable
Other finance costs

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

30 
1,059 
643 

1,732 

42 
3 

45 

43 
977 
885 

474 
16,719 
10,152 

1,905 

27,345 

42 
165 

207 

663 
47 

710 

533 
12,107 
10,967 

23,607 

520 
2,045 

2,565 

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

7 
26 

33 

48 
10 

58 

4 
17 

21 

57 
10 

67 

111 
410 

521 

758 
158 

916 

50 
211 

261 

706 
124 

830 

8 INSURANCE LONG TERM INVESTMENT RETURN ON SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS

As permitted by the ABI SORP, balances on the long term business and general business technical accounts are stated after allocating an
investment return earned by the insurance businesses, based on a long term investment return, to / from the non-technical account. 

For the South African long term business, the return is applied to an average value of investible shareholders’ assets, adjusted for net fund
flows. For general insurance business, the return is an average value of investible assets supporting shareholders’ funds and insurance
liabilities, adjusted for net fund flows. For the US long term business, the return earned by assets, mainly bonds, has been smoothed with
reference to the actual yield earned by the portfolio. Short term fluctuations in investment return represent the difference between actual
return and long term investment return.

The long term rates of investment return for equities and other investible assets are as follows:

South Africa and Namibia
United States

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

14%
6.46%

14%
7.04%

The long term rates of return are based on achieved real rates of return adjusted for current inflation expectations and consensus economic
investment forecasts, and are reviewed annually for appropriateness. The directors are of the opinion that these rates of return are
appropriate and have been selected with a view to ensuring that returns credited to operating earnings are not inconsistent with the actual
returns expected to be earned over the long term.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

87

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

8 INSURANCE LONG TERM INVESTMENT RETURN ON SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS continued

8(a) Analysis of short term fluctuations in investment return

Long term business
Actual investment return attributable to shareholders
Long term investment return credited to operating result

General insurance business
Actual investment return attributable to shareholders
Long term investment return credited to operating result

Other income
Actual investment return attributable to shareholders
Long term investment return credited to operating result

(Deficit) / excess of actual return over longer term return

8(b) Five year analysis of short term fluctuations in investment return

Long term business
Actual investment return attributable to shareholders
Long term investment return credited to operating result

General insurance business
Actual investment return attributable to shareholders
Long term investment return credited to operating result

Other income
Actual investment return attributable to shareholders
Long term investment return credited to operating result

Excess of actual return over longer term return

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

56 
139 

(83)

(7)
35 

(42)

34 
–

34 

(91)

257 
153 

104 

85 
41 

44 

(10)
12 

(22)

126 

883
2,194

(1,311)

(111)
554 

(665)

537 
–

537 

3,181 
1,892 

1,289 

1,053 
508 

545 

(124)
149 

(273)

(1,439)

1,561 

1998–2002

1997–2001

£m

Rm

£m

Rm

894 
826 

68 

277 
255 

22 

116 
50 

66 

156 

9,952 
9,397 

555 

3,015 
2,792 

223 

1,326 
535 

791 

1,569 

1,179 
1,050 

129 

11,555 
9,851 

1,704 

374 
313 

61 

82 
50 

32 

3,787 
2,921 

866 

789 
535 

254 

222 

2,824 

The above table includes investment returns on the US life businesses since date of acquisition only.

88 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

9 NET OPERATING EXPENSES

Long term business
Acquisition costs
Administration expenses

General insurance business
Acquisition costs
Administration expenses

10 PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES BEFORE TAX

Profit on ordinary activities before tax is stated
After crediting
Aggregate rentals receivable under

Finance leases
Operating leases

Income from listed investments
Gains on the disposal of investment securities – banking

After charging
Depreciation
Rental charges – operating leases and similar hire purchase
Auditors’ remuneration

10(a) Auditors’ remuneration

Statutory audit services
Other audit services

Other fees paid to auditors and their associates

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

142 
204 

346 

49 
27 

76 

109 
324 

433 

53 
32 

85 

2,242 
3,221 

5,463 

771 
426 

1,351 
4,015 

5,366 

654 
397 

1,197 

1,051 

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

5 
13 
607 
8 

64 
58 
10 

4 
1 

5 
5 

10 

140 
5 
723 
18 

74 
49 
7 

4 
1 

5 
2 

7 

79 
205 
9,583 
126 

1,023 
916 
158 

63 
16 

79 
79 

158 

1,735 
62 
8,960 
223 

917 
607 
87 

50 
12 

62 
25 

87 

Included in the above are audit fees payable by the Company of £0.2 million (R3.2 million) (2001: £0.2million (R2.5 million)).

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

89

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

11 INVESTMENT IN DIMENSION DATA HOLDINGS PLC

Write-down before tax and minority interests
Tax

Write-down before minority interests
Minority interests

Write-down after tax and minority interests

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

68 
(11)

57 
(28)

29 

269 
14 

283 
(139)

144 

1,080 
(171)

909 
(442)

467 

3,334 
171 

3,505 
(1,717)

1,788 

During 2001, an impairment in the carrying value of the Group’s investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc was recognised, reflecting a
market value of R14.50 per share at 31 December 2001. A further impairment has been recognised for the year ended 31 December 2002
based on a closing market value of R4.02 per share. Although these events are exceptional in the context of their significance to the Group,
the losses form part of banking operating profit in the statutory financial statements.

12 DIRECTORS’ EMOLUMENTS AND INTERESTS
The remuneration payable to the directors of the Company for their services to the Group including the estimated money value of benefits
in kind for the year ended 31 December 2002 is shown in the directors’ remuneration report on pages 44 to 54 of the annual report.

The interests of directors of the Company in shares of the Company and its quoted subsidiaries are shown in the Directors’ Report on
page 41 of the annual report.

At 31 December 2002, one director of Old Mutual plc had a loan advance outstanding of £0.1 million (R1.0 million) (2001: 2 directors,
£0.2 million (R4.2 million)) with banking subsidiaries of the Group. These loans have been provided on normal commercial terms.

13 REMUNERATION EXPENSES

The aggregate remuneration payable in respect of employees during the year was:
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs

13(a) Particulars of staff

The average number of persons employed by the Group during the year was:
Life assurance
Asset management
Banking
General insurance
Other

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

706 
25 
42 

773 

739 
29 
34 

802 

11,146 
395 
663 

12,204 

9,158 
359 
422 

9,939 

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

15,029 
5,960 
22,278 
3,086 
109 

46,462 

14,412 
5,446 
19,268 
3,217 
99 

42,442 

90 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

14 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

14(a) Employee pension plans
The Group operates a number of pension schemes around the world. These schemes have been designed and are administered in accordance
with local conditions and practices in the countries concerned and include both defined contribution and defined benefit schemes. The assets
of these schemes are held in separate trustee administered funds. Pension costs and contributions relating to defined benefit schemes are
assessed in accordance with the advice of qualified actuaries. Actuarial advice confirms that the current level of contributions payable to each
pension scheme, together with existing assets, are adequate to secure members’ benefits over the remaining service lives of participating
employees. The schemes are reviewed at least on a triennial basis or in accordance with local practice and regulations. In the intervening years,
the actuary reviews the continuing appropriateness of the assumptions applied. The actuarial assumptions used to calculate the projected
benefit obligations of the Group’s pension schemes vary according to the economic conditions of the countries in which they operate.

The last full actuarial valuations were performed for the various schemes between 1 January 1999 and 1 April 2002 and have been updated
by either internal or external actuaries in accordance with the transitional arrangements of FRS 17, as at 31 December 2002. The major
assumptions used in these valuations were:

Key assumptions
Inflation assumption
Rate of increase in salaries
Rate of increase in pensions in payment
Discount rate

As at 31 December 2002

As at 31 December 2001

South
African
schemes

UK
schemes

South
African
schemes

UK
schemes

6.5%
7.5-8.0%
11.0%
11.0-11.5%

6.5-7.0% 1.8-2.5%
1.8-2.5%
8.0-8.6% 3.8-4.5%
3.5-4.5%
6.5% 1.8-3.0%
1.8-3.1%
5.5-6.5% 11.5-12.1% 5.8-6.0%

The assumptions used by the actuaries are the best estimates chosen from a range of possible actuarial assumptions which, due to the
timescale covered, may not necessarily be borne out in practice.

The fair value of the schemes’ assets, which are not intended to be realised in the short term and may be subject to significant change
before they are realised, and the present value of the schemes’ liabilities, which are derived from cash flow projections over long periods and
thus inherently uncertain, were:

Pension scheme assets and expected returns

As at 31 December 2002
Equities
Bonds
Insurance policies and annuities
Cash

Total market value of assets
Present value of liabilities

Pension deficit 
Associated deferred tax liability

Net pension deficit

Expected long term
rate of return

£m

Rm

South
African
schemes

UK
schemes

Value of
assets

Value of
assets

12.0-14.0%
9.0-12.0%
12.0%
10.0%

7.5%
4.5-5.5%
4.5-7.5%
3.5-4.5%

103 
50 
123 
20 

296 
(299)

(3)
(4)

(7)

1,423 
691 
1,699 
276 

4,089 
(4,130)

(41)
(58)

(99)

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

91

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

14 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS continued

14(a) Employee pension plans continued

As at 31 December 2001
Equities
Bonds
Insurance policies and annuities
Cash
Properties

Total market value of assets
Present value of liabilities

Net surplus
Associated deferred tax liability

Net pension surplus

Year to 31 December 2002
Net surplus in schemes at beginning of year
Acquired operations
Contributions
Current service cost
Finance income

Expected return on pension scheme assets
Interest on pension scheme liabilities

Actuarial loss
Foreign exchange translation

Net deficit in schemes at end of year

Expected long term
rate of return

£m

Rm

South
African
schemes

UK
schemes

Value of
assets

Value of
assets

12.0-13.5% 6.8-7.5%
11.5-12.0% 4.0-5.8%
5.8%
n / a
n / a

11.5%
9.5%
12.0%

93 
39 
86 
8 
–

226 
(202)

24 
(1)

23

£m

24 
4 
4 
(3)

23 
(18)
(46)
9 

(3)

1,621 
680 
1,499 
139 
5 

3,944 
(3,521)

423 
(16)

407 

Rm

423 
55
55 
(41)

318 
(249)
(635)
33 

(41)

The actuarial loss for the year includes amounts relating to the difference between the actual return on assets compared to the expected
return, experience gains and losses on scheme liabilities and changes in the assumptions underlying the present value of scheme liabilities. 

At 31 December 2002, the provision for pension contributions included in other provisions and charges in the Group’s balance sheet
amounted to £19 million (R262 million) (2001: £16 million (R279 million)). The charges to the technical and non-technical accounts
represent the regular pension cost, offset by the investment return on the surplus scheme assets, and variations from regular cost arising
from the scheme’s surplus being amortised on a straight-line basis over the average expected remaining service lives of current employees.
An analysis of the charge is presented below.

Regular cost
Variations from regular cost

Profit and loss charge

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

44 
(2)

42 

40
(6)

34 

695 
(32)

663 

496 
(74)

422 

92 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

14 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS continued

14(b) Post retirement benefits
Certain Group subsidiary undertakings provide medical and mortgage bond benefits to qualifying employees beyond the date of retirement.
The charge and related liability included in the Group’s financial statements are presented below.

Profit and loss charge
Provisions for other risks and charges

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

4 
62 

6 
39 

63
857 

74 
680 

14(c) Employee share ownership plans (ESOPs)
The ESOPs currently in use are described in the Remuneration Report on pages 44 to 54 of the annual report.

Shares held by ESOPs are recognised as fixed assets in the balance sheet and amortised over the vesting period.

The number and market value of the Company’s ordinary shares held by ESOPs at 31 December 2002 were 114 million (2001: 98 million)
and £100 million (R1,381 million) (2001: £87 million (R1,078 million)) respectively. 

15 TAX ON PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES

15(a) Technical account – long term business

Current tax
South Africa
United States 
Rest of World 

Deferred tax

Year to
31 December
2002

£m

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

Year to
31 December
2002

Rm

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

92
3
1

96
89

185

133
2
(1)

134
11

145

1,452
47
16

1,515
1,405

2,920

1,648 
25 
(12)

1,661 
135 

1,796 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

93

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

15 TAX ON PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES continued

15(b) Non-technical account – 

insurance, asset management and banking businesses

Year to
31 December
2002

£m

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

Year to
31 December
2002

Rm

Year to
31 December
2001
(Restated)

United Kingdom tax
UK corporation tax
Double tax relief

Overseas tax
South Africa
United States
Rest of World 
Secondary tax on companies (STC)

Adjustment in respect of prior periods

Current tax for the year
Current tax attributable to shareholders’ profits on long term business

Total current tax on ordinary activities

Deferred tax – non-technical account
Deferred tax attributable to shareholders’ profits on long term business
Adjustment for adoption of FRS 19

Total tax on profit on ordinary activities

The tax charge is analysed as follows:

Operating profit
Short term fluctuations
Investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc
Nedcor restructuring and integration costs
Non-operating losses on disposal of businesses

15(c) Reconciliation of tax charge

Tax at UK rate of 30.0% (2001: 30.0%) on profit on 
ordinary activities before tax
Untaxed and low taxed income (including tax exempt investment return)
Disallowable expenditure
STC
Movement in deferred tax
Other

Current tax charge

40 
(20)

20 

51 
8 
(1)
3 

61 

(1)

80 
38 

118 

17 
89 
–

224 

195 
3 
(11)
(1)
38 

224 

128 
(64)
128 
3 
(106)
29 

118 

64 
(49)

15 

48 
31 
4 
23 

106 

(7)

114 
40 

154 

88 
36 
41 

319 

250 
55 
14 
–
–

319 

632 
(316)

316 

805 
126 
(16)
47 

962 

(16)

1,262 
596 

1,858 

272 
1,405 
–

3,535 

3,082 
47 
(171)
(23)
600 

3,535 

793 
(607)

186 

594 
384 
50 
285 

1,313 

(87)

1,412 
497 

1,909 

1,087 
445 
507 

3,948 

3,094 
683 
171 
–
–

3,948 

24 
(118)
418 
23 
(165)
(28)

154 

2,011 
(1,010)
2,021 
47 
(1,674)
463 

1,858 

299 
(1,462)
5,175 
285 
(2,045)
(343)

1,909 

Comparative amounts have been restated to reflect the adoption of FRS 19 “Deferred tax” as set out in note 1.

16 PROFIT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR

As permitted by section 230(4) of the Companies Act 1985, no profit and loss account is presented for the parent Company. The Company’s
loss for the financial year was £59 million (R931 million) (2001: £94 million (R1,165 million)).

94 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

17 ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSALS / NON-OPERATING ITEMS

17(a) Acquisitions

(i) BoE Limited (BoE)
On 2 July 2002, the Group’s banking subsidiary, Nedcor Limited, acquired 100% of the net assets of BoE, a South African banking business
for a total consideration of £485 million (R7,697 million). This consideration comprised 10.4 million Nedcor Limited ordinary shares valued
at £84 million (R1,339 million), cash payments of £391 million (R6,199 million) and additional costs directly associated with the acquisition
of £10 million (R159 million).

The table below shows the fair value of the banking assets and liabilities acquired.

£m

Rm

Book
value on
acquisition

Provisional
fair value
adjustments

Accounting
policy
alignments

Provisional
fair value
to Group

Goodwill
Cash and balances at central banks
Treasury bills and other eligible bills
Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to customers
Other investment securities
All other assets
Deposits by banks
Customer accounts
All other liabilities

Net assets acquired

Consideration satisfied by:
Cash
Ordinary shares
Acquisition costs

Goodwill arising on acquisition

55 
114 
199 
109 
2,326 
715 
393 
(580)
(1,937)
(1,017)

377 

(55)
–
(2)
–
(24)
(2)
–
–
–
(6)

(89)

–
1 
–
–
(21)
1 
12 
–
(4)
(6)

(17)

Provisional
fair value
to Group

– 
1,833 
3,114 
1,723 
36,162 
11,323 
6,414 
(9,195)
(30,761)
(16,285)

–
115 
197 
109 
2,281 
714 
405 
(580)
(1,941)
(1,029)

271 

4,328 

391 
84 
10 

485 

214 

6,199 
1,339 
159 

7,697 

3,369 

Provisional fair value adjustments
The fair value adjustments relate to the revaluation of BoE assets and liabilities at the date of acquisition and accounting policy alignments
between BoE and Nedcor Limited. Adjustments in respect of treasury bills and other eligible bills include impairment of banking bonds.
Loans and advances to customers have been adjusted to reflect additional provisions against specific banking book assets. Other liabilities
include a provision against an onerous lease.

Pre-acquisition performance
The following table shows the profit and loss accounts of BoE from the beginning of its financial year, 1 October 2001, to the date of
acquisition, and for the previous financial year ended 30 September 2001.

Total operating income

(Loss) / profit on ordinary activities before tax
Tax

(Loss) / profit on ordinary activities after tax

£m

Rm

1 October
2001 to
1 July 
2002

1 October
2000 to
30 September
2001

1 October
2001 to
1 July
2002

1 October
2000 to
30 September
2001

199 

329 

3,148 

4,033 

(57)
(5)

(62)

36 
(13)

23

(897)
(81)

(978)

443 
(160)

283 

Post-acquisition performance
From the date of acquisition to 31 December 2002, BoE contributed £114 million (R1,797 million) to banking operating income, £23 million
(R359 million) to operating profit before tax and minority interests and £269 million (R4,243 million) to the Group’s operating cash flow.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

95

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

17 ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSALS / NON-OPERATING ITEMS continued

17(a) Acquisitions continued

(ii) Nedcor Investment Bank Holdings Limited (NIB)
In October 2002, Nedcor Limited acquired the 11.6% of the share capital of Nedcor Investment Bank Holdings Limited that the Group
did not already own. The consideration paid, net of costs, was £43 million (R685 million) and the goodwill arising was £17 million
(R274 million).

(iii) Franklin Templeton Nedcor Investment Bank Asset Management Limited
With effect from 1 October 2002, Nedcor Investment Bank Holdings Limited acquired the remaining 50% of Franklin Templeton Nedcor
Investment Bank Asset Management Limited. The consideration paid was £11 million (R180 million) and the goodwill arising was £9 million
(R150 million).

(iv) Other
Other acquisitions made by the US asset management business during the year gave rise to additional goodwill of £5 million (R79 million).

17(b) Disposals / Non-operating items

(i) Summary
The following gains and losses on the disposal of business operations have been disclosed as non-operating. There were no non-operating
items during 2001.

United States – asset management affiliates
United Kingdom – asset management subsidiaries
Rest of World – Old Mutual International (Isle of Man) Limited

Loss on disposal before tax
Tax – United States asset management affiliates

Loss on disposal after tax

Notes

17(b)(ii) 

17(b)(iii) 

17(b)(iv) 

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2002

35 
(61)
20 

(6)
(38)

(44)

558 
(963)
317 

(88)
(600)

(688)

(ii) United States – asset management affiliates
Following the acquisition of United Asset Management in September 2000, the Group has rationalised the affiliates held. Disposals during
the year were NWQ Investment Management Company Inc., C.S.McKee & Company Inc., Suffolk Capital Management, J.R.Senecal &
Associates Investment Counsel and Fiduciary Management Associates. The total consideration received was £125 million (R1,724 million).
The total profit before tax on disposal was £35 million (R558 million) after charging goodwill attributable to the businesses of £71 million
(R981 million) and the associated tax charge was £38 million (R600 million).

(iii) United Kingdom – asset management subsidiaries
The Group disposed of GNI Holdings Limited in November 2002 and Old Mutual Securities Limited and King & Shaxson Bond Brokers
Limited in December 2002 for a total cash consideration of £106 million (R1,674 million). Provisions have been established in relation to
the businesses sold of £28 million (R387 million). A loss on disposal of £61 million (R963 million) has been incurred after charging goodwill
attributable to the businesses of £54 million (R746 million). In respect of Old Mutual Securities Limited, deferred consideration is to be
determined on an earn out basis over three years. In determining the loss on disposal, no amount has been included for deferred
consideration.

(iv) Rest of World – Old Mutual International (Isle of Man) Limited
In January 2002, Old Mutual International (Isle of Man) Limited, an offshore life assurance business and a 100% subsidiary of the 
Group, was sold for a cash consideration of £36 million (R574 million), resulting in a profit on disposal of £20 million (R317 million) and 
no tax was payable.

96 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

18 GOODWILL

At beginning of year
Additions arising on acquisitions in the period
Adjustments in respect of prior year acquisitions
Disposals
Impairment loss
Pilgrim Baxter & Associates revenue share adjustments
Amortisation for the year
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Analysed between:
Life assurance
Asset management
General insurance
Banking

Notes

17(a)

17(b)

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

1,580 
245 
5 
(125)
–
101 
(107)
(101)

1,598 

84 
1,187 
12 
315 

1,598 

2,279 
174 
2 
(10)
(500)
(241)
(113)
(11)

1,580 

76 
1,412 
10 
82 

1,580 

27,537 
3,872 
79 
(1,727)
–
1,604 
(1,689)
(7,601)

22,075 

1,160 
16,397 
166 
4,352 

22,075 

25,786 
2,122 
25 
(174)
(6,196)
(4,200)
(1,400)
11,574 

27,537 

1,325 
24,609 
174 
1,429 

27,537 

Adjustments in respect of prior year acquisitions
Adjustments have been made to goodwill of £67 million (R785 million) that arose on the acquisition in July 2001 of Fidelity & Guaranty Life
Insurance Company. The addition to goodwill of £21 million (R332 million), net of tax, reflects a revision to the original estimate of the costs
involved in exiting an onerous contract.

In addition, the adjustments in respect of prior year acquisitions includes a credit of £16 million (R253 million) which reflects the latest
estimate of the deferred consideration payable for the purchase of revenue shares of certain affiliates combined with the effect of disposing
of affiliates held for resale at values in excess of the original estimated carrying amount. The ultimate costs of purchasing these revenue
shares will remain uncertain as they are dependent upon future events and hence are subject to adjustment in future years.

Impairment loss
The impairment loss in the prior year arose from a review of the carrying value of the Group’s UK private client and US asset management
businesses. As a result of this exercise, the Group reduced the carrying value of its unamortised goodwill by £500 million (R6,196 million),
reflecting the impact of declining equity markets. A further review was undertaken as at 31 December 2002 which supports the existing
carrying value of the goodwill.

Pilgrim Baxter & Associates revenue share adjustments
During 2001, a reduction to goodwill of £241 million (R4,200 million), net of tax, reflected the expiry on 31 December 2001 of the Group’s
option to purchase the remaining revenue share from Pilgrim Baxter. On 14 March 2002, the Group negotiated terms for the purchase of
the remaining revenue share which comprised a combination of fixed instalments and a variable earn-out depending upon profit growth.
An adjustment has been made to goodwill of £101 million (R1,604 million), which represents the best estimate of the total obligation.

Amortisation for the year
The goodwill amortisation charge for the period of £120 million (R1,895 million) (2001: £132 million (R1,636 million)) comprises
£107 million (R1,689 million) (2001: £113 million (R1,400 million)) disclosed above and £13 million (R206 million) (2001: £19 million
(R236 million)) shown within interest in associated undertakings (note 27).

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

97

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

19 LAND AND BUILDINGS

Insurance and other assets
Market value
At beginning of year
Net (disposals) / additions
Market value movements
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Freehold
Long and short leasehold

Market value of land and buildings occupied for own use

Cost
Freehold
Long and short leasehold

Cost of land and buildings occupied for own use

Banking
Cost
At beginning of year
Additions from acquired operations
Net additions 
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year
Accumulated depreciation

Net book value

Freehold
Long and short leasehold

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

586 
(15)
(62)
91 

600 

600 
–

600 

– 

491 
–

491 

–

80 
28 
5 
25 

138 
(7)

131 

125 
6 

131 

831 
35 
51 
(331)

586 

10,213 
(237)
(979)
(709)

9,403 
434 
632 
(256)

8,288 

10,213 

577 
9 

586 

73 

393 
11 

404 

54 

102 
–
21 
(43)

80 
–

80 

78 
2 

80 

8,288 
– 

8,288 

10,056 
157 

10,213 

–

1,272 

6,783 
–

6,783 

– 

1,392 
442 
79 
(10)

1,903 
(97)

1,806 

1,727 
79 

1,806 

6,849 
192 

7,041 

941 

1,154 
–
260 
(22)

1,392 
–

1,392 

1,357 
35 

1,392 

Net book value of land and buildings occupied for own use

109 

80 

1,506 

1,392 

Market value
Freehold
Long and short leasehold

144 
5 

149 

121 
2 

123 

1,989 
69 

2,058 

2,109 
35 

2,144 

Market value of land and buildings occupied for own use

126 

123 

1,741 

2,144 

98 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

20 INSURANCE AND OTHER ASSETS – OTHER FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS

Market value
Shares and other variable yield securities and units in unit trusts
Debt securities and other fixed income securities
Other loans
Deposits with credit institutions
Other investments

Market value of other financial investments listed 
on recognised stock exchanges included above

Cost 
Shares and other variable yield securities and units in unit trusts
Debt securities and other fixed income securities
Other loans
Deposits with credit institutions
Other investments

Assets held to cover linked liabilities
Market value

Cost

21 DEBTORS

21(a) Debtors arising from direct insurance operations

Amounts owed by policyholders
Amounts owed by intermediaries
Outstanding securities realised
Other

21(b) Other debtors

Outstanding securities realised
Tax recoverable
Secured stock borrowing
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
Other

The movement in other debtors reflects the disposal of GNI Holdings Limited.

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

6,742
10,301
376
961
522

18,902

6,641
8,504
412
1,031
126

93,135
142,299
5,194
13,275
7,211

115,743 
148,213 
7,181 
17,969 
2,195 

16,714

261,114

291,301 

15,292

7,866

211,245

137,094 

5,632
9,705
374
941
455

6,823
7,965
398
959
109

77,801
134,066
5,166
12,999
6,285

118,915 
138,819 
6,937 
16,714 
1,900 

17,107

16,254

236,317

283,285 

4,317

4,044

4,415

2,942

59,635

76,947 

55,864

51,275 

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

35
68
9
67

23
36
32
56

483
939
124
926

401 
627 
558 
976 

179

147

2,472

2,562 

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

9
–
–
–
229

238

138
4
5,817
645
1,420

8,024

124
–
–
–
3,163

3,287

2,405 
70 
101,388 
11,236 
24,748 

139,847 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

99

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

22 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Insurance and other assets
Computer and other equipment, fixtures and vehicles 
Cost
At beginning of year
Acquired operations
Disposed operations
Additions
Disposals
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Accumulated depreciation
At beginning of year
Disposed operations
Charge for year
Disposals
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Net book value
At end of year

Banking
Computer and other equipment, fixtures and vehicles
Cost
At beginning of year
Acquired operations
Additions
Disposals
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Accumulated depreciation
At beginning of year
Acquired operations
Charge for year
Disposals
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Net book value
At end of year

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

185
–
(35)
57
(40)
34

201

(83)
22
(27)
12
(28)

(104)

209
65
–
3
(52)
(40)

185

(108)
–
(41)
38
28

(83)

3,224
–
(553)
900
(632)
(162)

2,777

(1,446)
347
(426)
189
(101)

(1,437)

2,365 
805 
– 
37 
(644)
661 

3,224 

(1,222)
– 
(508)
471 
(187)

(1,446)

97

102

1,340

1,778 

205
85
87
(26)
3

354

(94)
(59)
(32)
19
(30)

(196)

225
–
81
(24)
(77)

205

(132)
–
(32)
22
48

(94)

3,573
1,342
1,374
(410)
(989)

4,890

(1,638)
(931)
(518)
300
79

(2,708)

2,546 
– 
1,004 
(297)
320 

3,573 

(1,494)
– 
(397)
273 
(20)

(1,638)

158

111

2,182

1,935 

100 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

23 PRESENT VALUE OF ACQUIRED IN-FORCE BUSINESS

Cost
At beginning of year
Arising on acquisition of Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Amortisation for the year
At beginning of year
Amortisation for the year
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Net book value

24 OTHER ASSETS

Insurance and other assets
Deferred tax asset
Other

Banking
Customer indebtedness for acceptances
Deferred tax asset
Derivative contracts – positive value
Other

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

341
–
(34)

307

(16)
(41)
5

(52)

255

–
337
4

341

–
(15)
(1)

(16)

5,949
–
(1,708)

4,241

(285)
(647)
214

(718)

– 
4,465 
1,484 

5,949 

– 
(186)
(99)

(285)

325

3,523

5,664 

Notes

24(a)

24(c)

47(e)

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

323
55

378

81
50
1,928
36

2,095

278
30

308

56
5
–
1

62

4,462
760

5,222

1,119
691
26,634
497

28,941

4,845 
523 

5,368 

976
87 
– 
17 

1,080 

Other assets include £1,928 million (R26,364 million) which reflects the positive value of on-balance sheet trading derivative instruments 
at 31 December 2002. The negative value of these contracts is included within other liabilities. The comparative amounts are included 
in note 47(e).

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

101

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

24 OTHER ASSETS continued

24(a) Deferred tax asset – insurance and other assets

At beginning of year
Additions from acquired operations
Disposed operations
Net charge for the year
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

The deferred tax asset arises as a result of:
Insurance funds
Unrelieved tax losses
Accelerated capital allowances
Short term timing differences

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

278
31
(24)
(21)
59

323

50
20
85
168

323

320
106
–
(34)
(114)

278

29
6
109
134

278

4,845
489
(379)
(332)
(161)

4,462

691
276
1,174
2,321

4,462

3,621 
1,314 
– 
(422)
332 

4,845 

505 
105 
1,900 
2,335 

4,845 

A recovery of £163 million (R2,251 million) of the total deferred tax asset above is dependent upon future taxable profits. 

24(b) Deferred tax asset, unrecognised – insurance and other assets

Unrelieved tax losses
Accelerated capital allowances
Short term timing differences

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

43
1
3

47

35
3
14

52

594
14
41

649

610 
52 
244 

906 

The unrecognised deferred tax assets will be recognised when appropriate taxable profits are reasonably expected to arise in the relevant
jurisdictions.

24(c) Deferred tax asset – banking

At beginning of year
Additions from acquired operations
Net credit / (charge) for the year
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

The deferred tax asset comprises:
Unrelieved tax losses
Short term timing differences
Other timing differences

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

5
31
3
11

50

19
9
22

50

14
–
(1)
(8)

5

5
–
–

5

87
489
47
68

691

262
124
305

691

84 
– 
(12)
15 

87 

87 
– 
– 

87 

There were no unrecognised banking deferred tax assets at 31 December 2002 (2001: nil).

102 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

25 DEFERRED ACQUISITION COSTS

Cost
At beginning of year
Arising on policies written during the year
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Amortisation 
At beginning of year
Amortisation for the year
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Net book value

26 BANKING ASSETS

26(a) Treasury bills and other eligible bills

Investment securities
Treasury bills and similar securities
Other eligible bills

Other securities

The movement in the book value of treasury bills and other eligible bills 
held for investment purposes was as follows:
At beginning of year
Additions from acquired operations
Additions
Disposals
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

66
256
(19)

303

–
(18)
(1)

(19)

284

–
61
5

66

–
(1)
1

–

66

£m

1,147
4,042
(1,003)

4,186

3
(284)
19

(262)

– 
820 
327 

1,147 

– 
(12)
15 

3 

3,924

1,150 

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

670
253

923
162

1,085

646
181
456
(412)
52

923

430
216

646
7

653

430
–
783
(412)
(155)

646

9,255
3,495

12,750
2,237

14,987

11,259
2,494
7,203
(6,505)
(1,701)

12,750

7,494 
3,765 

11,259 
113 

11,372 

4,865 
– 
9,707 
(5,109)
1,796 

11,259 

Investment securities are those intended for use on a continuing basis in the activities of the Group and not for dealing purposes. The
market value of treasury bills and other eligible bills at 31 December 2002 was £883 million (R12,189 million) (2001: £663 million
(R11,559 million)).

26(b) Loans and advances to banks

Remittances in transit
Other loans and advances to banks

Total loans and advances to banks

All loans and advances to banks are repayable within one year.

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

3
1,225

1,228

4
645

649

41
16,922

16,963

70 
11,243 

11,313 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

103

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

26 BANKING ASSETS continued

26(c) Loans and advances to customers

Advances secured on residential properties
Leases and instalment debtors
Factoring accounts
Preference shares and debentures
Other loans and overdrafts
Loans granted under resale agreements
Other

Total loans and advances before provisions
Provision for bad and doubtful debts

Loans and advances to customers after provisions

Maturity profile
Repayable on demand or at short notice
Three months or less but not repayable on demand or at short notice
One year or less but over three months
Five years or less but over one year
Over five years
Provision for bad and doubtful debts

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

Notes

26(e)

26(d)

3,732
1,783
29
376
6,263
379
766

13,328
(474)

12,854

3,541
1,050
1,057
3,944
3,736
(474)

2,321
1,003
21
262
4,329
–
157

51,554
24,631
401
5,194
86,518
5,236
10,580

40,452 
17,481 
366 
4,566 
75,448 
– 
2,730 

8,093
(296)

184,114
(6,548)

141,043 
(5,159)

7,797

177,566

135,884 

1,668
5
428
3,474
2,518
(296)

48,913
14,502
14,600
54,492
51,607
(6,548)

29,071 
87 
7,459 
60,541 
43,885 
(5,159)

Loans and advances to customers after provisions

12,854

7,797

177,566

135,884 

26(d) Loans and advances to customers – provision for bad and doubtful debts

Non-performing loans
Value of non-performing loans before specific provisions
Specific provisions

Value of non-performing loans after specific provisions

Specific provisions
At beginning of year
Additions from acquired operations
Charge to profit and loss account
Amounts written off in year
Recoveries of advances written off in previous years
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

General provisions
At beginning of year
Additions from acquired operations
(Credit) / charge to profit and loss account
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Total provision for bad and doubtful debts

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

579
(350)

229

201
76
118
(140)
15
80

350

95
30
(30)
29

124

474

400
(201)

199

272
–
63
(121)
22
(35)

201

89
–
55
(49)

95

296

7,998
(4,835)

3,163

3,503
1,200
1,863
(2,210)
237
242

4,835

1,656
467
(473)
63

1,713

6,548

6,971 
(3,503)

3,468 

3,079 
– 
781 
(1,499)
273 
869 

3,503 

1,006 
– 
682 
(32)

1,656 

5,159 

104 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

26 BANKING ASSETS continued

26(e) Loans and advances to customers – concentrations of exposure

Loans and advances before provisions
Individuals
Manufacturing
Asset management, insurance and real estate
Other industries

Loans and advances to customers before provisions

Specific provisions
Individuals
Manufacturing
Asset management, insurance and real estate
Other industries

Specific provisions against loans and other advances to customers

26(f) Debt securities

Book value
Investment securities
Government securities
Other public sector securities
Private sector securities

Other securities
Government securities
Other public sector securities
Private sector securities

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

5,527
1,131
3,508
3,162

13,328

15
3
91
241

350

3,443
694
1,575
2,381

8,093

49
7
20
125

201

£m

76,351
15,624
48,460
43,679

60,007 
12,095 
27,450 
41,491 

184,114

141,043 

207
41
1,257
3,330

4,835

854 
122 
349 
2,178 

3,503 

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

708
61
144

913

141
7
–

148

573
66
–

639

69
16
1

86

9,780
843
1,989

12,612

1,938
97
–

2,035

10,001 
1,149 
– 

11,150 

1,203 
279 
16 

1,498 

1,061

725

14,647

12,648 

The market value of debt securities at 31 December 2002 was £1,070 million (R14,775 million) (2001: £728 million (R12,692 million)).

Maturity profile – book value
Due within one year
Due one year and over

Investment securities analysed by listing status
Listed
Unlisted

The movement in the book value of debt securities held 
for investment purposes was as follows:
At beginning of year
Additions
Disposals
Foreign exchange movements

At end of year

127
934

1,061

898
15

913

639
1,375
(1,242)
141

913

133
592

725

622
17

639

1,754
12,893

14,647

12,405
207

12,612

2,318 
10,330 

12,648 

10,854 
296 

11,150 

393
660
(364)
(50)

639

11,150
21,708
(19,608)
(638)

4,447 
8,179 
(4,511)
3,035 

12,612

11,150 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

105

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

26 BANKING ASSETS continued

26(g) Equity securities

Book value
Investment securities
Listed on recognised investment exchanges
Unlisted

Market value
Investment securities
Listed on recognised investment exchanges
Unlisted

The movement in the book value of equity securities held 
for investment purposes was as follows:
At beginning of year
Additions from acquired operations
Net disposals
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

27 INTEREST IN ASSOCIATED UNDERTAKINGS

At beginning of year
Share of associated undertakings’ retained profit
Net disposal of interests
Goodwill on acquisition
Goodwill amortisation
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

446
519

965

447
517

964

225
715
(51)
76

965

109
116

225

111
121

232

6,161
7,170

13,331

6,175
7,142

13,317

624
–
(254)
(145)

225

3,921
11,285
(805)
(1,070)

13,331

1,899 
2,022 

3,921 

1,935 
2,109 

4,044 

7,061 
– 
(3,148)
8 

3,921 

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

118
7
–
3
(13)
9

124

207
9
(42)
–
(19)
(37)

118

2,057
111
–
47
(206)
(296)

1,713

2,343 
112 
(520)
– 
(236)
358 

2,057 

106 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

28 EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS

Authorised
6,000,000,000 ordinary shares of 10p each

The movement in consolidated equity shareholders’ funds for the year is shown below.

£m

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

600

600

Allotted, called up and fully paid shares of 10p each

Year to 31 December 2002
Opening equity shareholders’ funds
Issue of new capital
Shares issued under option schemes
Retained loss for the financial year
Foreign exchange and other movements

Closing equity shareholders’ funds

Year to 31 December 2001
Opening equity shareholders’ funds
Shares issued on acquisition of 
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company
Shares issued under option schemes
Retained loss for the financial year
Amounts taken directly to reserves
Foreign exchange and other movements

Number of
shares
m

3,744
38
1
–
–

3,783

Share
capital

Share
premium

Merger
reserve

Profit and
loss

374
4
–
–
–

378

516
35
1
–
–

552

184
–
–
–
–

184

1,396
–
–
(19)
295

1,672

£m

Total

2,470 
39 
1 
(19)
295 

2,786 

3,551

355

511

–

2,752

3,618 

190
3
–
–
–

19
–
–
–
–

–
5
–
–
–

184
–
–
–
–

184

–
–
(395)
3
(964)

203 
5 
(395)
3 
(964)

1,396

2,470 

Closing equity shareholders’ funds

3,744

374

516

Year to 31 December 2002
Opening equity shareholders’ funds
Issue of new capital
Shares issued under option schemes
Retained loss for the financial year
Foreign exchange and other movements

Closing equity shareholders’ funds

Year to 31 December 2001
Opening equity shareholders’ funds
Shares issued on acquisition of 
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company
Shares issued under option schemes
Retained loss for the financial year
Amounts taken directly to reserves
Foreign exchange and other movements

Closing equity shareholders’ funds

Number of
shares
m

3,744
38
1
–
–

3,783

Share
capital

Share
premium

Merger
reserve

Profit and
loss

Rm

Total

6,517
63
–
–
(1,358)

5,222

8,993
556
16
–
(1,940)

7,625

3,205
–
–
–
(663)

2,542

24,330
–
–
(84)
(1,149)

43,045 
619 
16 
(84)
(5,110)

23,097

38,486 

3,551

4,017

5,782

–

31,138

40,937 

190
3
–
–
–

3,744

252
–
–
–
2,248

6,517

–
61
–
–
3,150

8,993

2,438
–
–
–
767

3,205

–
–
(5,377)
37
(1,468)

2,690 
61 
(5,377)
37 
4,697 

24,330

43,045 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

107

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

28 EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS continued

All ordinary shares in issue carry the same right to receive dividends and other distributions paid by the Company, except for certain shares
held by Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOPs), where dividends have been waived. The book value of Old Mutual plc shares held by
ESOPs at 31 December 2002 was £115 million (R1,589 million) (2001: £85 million; R1,481 million).

On 28 September 2001, Old Mutual plc issued 190 million new ordinary shares valued at £203 million (R2,690 million). These shares 
were used to satisfy in part the purchase consideration of £431 million (R5,711 million) for Fidelity & Guaranty Life Company. The premium 
of £184 million (R2,438 million) on these shares has been credited to a merger reserve on consolidation in accordance with Section 131 
of the Companies Act 1985. This amount has been deducted from investments in group undertakings in the individual company accounts
of Old Mutual plc.

On demutualisation, the Company issued free shares to the existing members of the original society and, in addition, issued 37 million free
shares to a nominee company, incorporated in South Africa, where they were held in trust pending their use in correcting any errors made
when allocating free shares to qualifying members. Under the terms of the demutualisation agreement, 18 months after demutualisation any
free shares issued to the nominee company remaining in trust and not allocated to qualifying members were to be sold in the market and
the proceeds paid to Old Mutual plc. In accordance with the Scheme of Demutualisation, 25 million shares were sold in 2000. Certain
allocations were still in the process of being finalised, and the Company considered it appropriate to sell some of the remaining shares
during 2001 and 2002. As these proceeds represent external funds passing to the Company, they are treated as distributable reserves and
reflected as a movement in reserves.

29 COMPANY RESERVES – PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

At beginning of year
Retained loss for the year
Foreign exchange movements taken directly to reserves
Other amounts taken directly to reserves

At end of year

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

532
(129)
16
–

419

660
(160)
29
3

532

9,275
(2,037)
(1,451)
–

5,787

7,468 
(1,983)
3,753 
37 

9,275 

Distributable reserves of the Company at 31 December 2002 were £419 million (R5,787 million) (2001: £532 million (R9,275 million)).

30 MINORITY INTERESTS

30(a) Equity interests

At beginning of year
Minority interests’ share of profit
Minority interests’ share of dividends paid
Net acquistion / (disposal) of interests
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

565
44
(43)
106
111

783

1,013
26
(82)
(38)
(354)

9,847
695
(679)
1,674
(721)

565

10,816

11,458 
322 
(1,016)
(471)
(446)

9,847 

108 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

30 MINORITY INTERESTS continued

30(b) Non-equity interests

At beginning of year
Preference shares issued by subsidiary
Foreign exchange movements

At end of year

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

–
126
18

144

–
–
–

–

–
1,992
–

1,992

– 
– 
– 

– 

During 2002, Nedbank Limited, a banking subsidiary of the Group, issued 200 million R10 preference shares. After costs, the net proceeds
of this issue were £126 million (R1,992 million). These shares are non-redeemable and non-cumulative and pay a cash dividend equivalent
to 75% of the prime overdraft interest rate of Nedbank. Preference shareholders are only entitled to vote during periods when a dividend or
any part of it remains unpaid after the due date for payment and when resolutions are proposed that directly affect any rights attaching to
the shares or the rights of the holders. Preference shareholders will be entitled to receive their dividends in priority to any payment of
dividends made in respect of any other class of shares.

31 SUBORDINATED LIABILITIES

Insurance and other liabilities
Subordinated debt instruments are repayable:
Less than two years
Between two and five years

Insurance and other subordinated debt instruments of the Group are as follows:
Subordinated liabilities repaid during the year
£0.8 million repayable 31 July 2003 (base rate plus 2.0%)
$27.1 million repayable during 2004 (6.0%)

Banking
Subordinated debt instruments are repayable:
Less than two years
Over five years

Banking subordinated debt instruments of the Group are as follows:
Subordinated liabilities repaid during the year
R140 million repayable 15 May 2003 (14.0%)
US$40 million repayable 17 April 2008 (5.0%)
R239 million repayable 4 December 2008 (14.0%)
US$18 million repayable 31 August 2009 (5.0%)
R2,063 million repayable 20 September 2011 (11.3%)
R4,253 million repayable 9 July 2012 (13.0%)
R2 million repayable 30 November 2029 (16.0%)

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

18
–

18

–
1
17

18

10
511

521

–
10
25
17
12
149
308
–

521

4
18

22

3
1
18

22

62
158

220

54
8
28
–
12
118
–
–

220

249
–

249

–
14
235

249

138
7,059

7,197

–
140
346
239
154
2,063
4,253
2

7,197

69 
314 

383 

52 
17 
314 

383 

1,066 
2,763 

3,829 

930 
140 
478 
– 
216 
2,063 
– 
2 

3,829 

Nedcor Bank Limited has the option to elect for redemption of the £149 million (R2,063 million) debt listed above on 20 September 2006,
subject to regulatory consent.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

109

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

32 TECHNICAL PROVISIONS

At 31 December 2002
Provision for unearned premiums
Long term business technical provision
Claims outstanding – long term business
Claims outstanding – general business

At 31 December 2001
Provision for unearned premiums
Long term business technical provision
Claims outstanding – long term business
Claims outstanding – general business

Gross

Reinsurance

£m

Net

Gross

Reinsurance

Rm

Net

79
17,241
173
162

17,655

54
14,154
156
116

14,480

(21)
(305)
(8)
(36)

(370)

(9)
(421)
(11)
(22)

(463)

58
16,936
165
126

1,091
238,169
2,390
2,238

(290)
(4,213)
(111)
(497)

801
233,956 
2,279 
1,741 

17,285

243,888

(5,111)

238,777 

45
13,733
145
94

14,017

941
246,684
2,719
2,022

252,366

(157)
(7,337)
(192)
(383)

784 
239,347 
2,527 
1,639 

(8,069)

244,297 

South Africa
Valuation methods and assumptions
The valuation was performed using the “Financial Soundness Valuation” method, in keeping with the applicable professional guidance
notes issued by the Actuarial Society of South Africa (“ASSA”). This means that the assumptions used for valuing liabilities are based on
realistic expectations of future experience, plus prescribed margins for prudence and further “second-tier” margins to ensure that profits are
released appropriately over the term of each policy. The assets and liabilities have been valued on bases that are consistent with each other.

Certain individual life mortality assumptions have been revised reflecting on-going favourable experience. The reserve for investment
guarantees that may apply on maturity in future has been increased.

Where applicable, allowance has been made for bonuses already declared, as well as future bonuses still to be declared at rates consistent
with the assumed valuation interest rates. These bonuses include both vested bonuses and non-vested (terminal) bonuses.

The valuation is sensitive to the rate of interest used to discount the liabilities, assumed future mortality experience of policyholders and the
level of second-tier margins.

The principal assumptions used at 31 December 2002 and 31 December 2001 for the long term business are set out below.

Rates of interest (gross of tax and charges)

Mortality tables used

Non-profit annuities

Discounted on appropriate spot yield curve

RMV92 with CMI improvements (adjusted for own
experience)

With-profit annuities

Interest rate on which premiums were based

PA90 (adjusted in line with own experience) 

Assurances

14.0% per annum for all years

Tables derived from own experience with allowance
for increasing AIDS claims

Where applicable the gross interest rates were reduced as follows:

to allow for tax;

to allow for the minimum margin of 0.25% per annum, as prescribed by the ASSA; and

in the case of smoothed bonus business, by an additional margin equal to the excess over the 0.25% of the capital charges applicable to
the business. This second-tier margin is incorporated to ensure that the value of capital charges emerge as profit over the full duration of
the policy.

For assurances, the above underlying mortality rates were further increased by the prescribed ASSA margin of 7.5%. For annuities, the
mortality rates were reduced by the prescribed ASSA margin of 7.5%.

110 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

32 TECHNICAL PROVISIONS continued

Renewal expenses
Renewal expense assumptions (including renewal commissions) have been based on recent experience, inflating at 11% per annum.

In terms of the prescribed ASSA margins, the underlying expense assumption was increased by 10%, and the expense inflation assumption
was increased to 12.1%.

Surrenders / lapses
Where appropriate, allowance has been made for surrenders and lapses at rates consistent with past experience.

The underlying lapse rates were then increased by the prescribed ASSA margin of 25%. Surrender rates were increased or decreased by
the prescribed ASSA margin of 10%, depending on which alternative gave rise to an increase in liabilities.

United States
Valuation methods and assumptions
The valuation was performed using the applicable standards for US GAAP products in keeping with the applicable professional guidance
notes issued by the American Academy of Actuaries. This means that the assumptions used for valuing liabilities are based on realistic
expectations of future experience to ensure that profits are realised appropriately over the term of each policy. The assets and liabilities have
been valued on bases that are consistent with each other.

The valuation is particularly sensitive to the rate of interest used to discount the liabilities, assumed future mortality experience of
policyholders and assumed policyholder lapse experience.

The principal assumptions used at 31 December 2002 and 31 December 2001 for the long term business are set out below.

Rates of interest (gross of tax and charges)

Mortality tables used

All products

2002: 7.15% per annum
2001: 7.28% per annum

75-80 SU Table with appropriate modifiers

The gross interest rates were reduced for investment default assumptions and investment expenses.

Renewal expenses
Renewal expense assumptions (including renewal commissions) have been based on projected costs with assumed inflation rate of 3%.

Surrenders / lapses
Where appropriate, allowance has been made for surrenders and lapses at rates consistent with past experience.

UK and Rest of World
Valuation methods and assumptions
Technical provisions have been calculated using generally accepted actuarial methods for the territory in question, and using interest rates
and actuarial tables appropriate to the territory in question.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

111

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

33 INSURANCE – PROVISIONS FOR OTHER RISKS AND CHARGES

Group
Year to 31 December 2002
At beginning of year
Charge to the profit and loss account
Utilised during the year
Released during the year
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Year to 31 December 2001
At beginning of year
Acquisition of subsidiaries
Charge to the profit and loss account
Utilised during the year
Released during the year
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Provision for
Provision for pension and
retirement
deferred tax
obligations
(note 33(a))

Other 
provisions

153
98
–
–
(20)

231

5
113
38
–
–
(3)

153

55
22
(7)
–
11

81

66
–
23
(9)
–
(25)

55

133
9
(41)
(6)
79

174

149
1
6
(23)
(4)
4

133

£m

Total

341
129
(48)
(6)
70

486

220
114
67
(32)
(4)
(24)

341

Provision for
Provision for pension and
retirement
deferred tax
obligations
(note 33(a))

Other
provisions

2,667
1,547
–
–
(1,023)

959
347
(111)
–
(76)

2,318
142
(647)
(95)
686

3,191

1,119

2,404

57
1,400
471
–
–
739

2,667

747
–
285
(112)
–
39

959

1,686
12
74
(285)
(50)
881

2,318

Rm

Total

5,944 
2,036 
(758)
(95)
(413)

6,714 

2,490 
1,412 
830 
(397)
(50)
1,659 

5,944 

The provision for pension and other retirement obligations relates to £19 million (R262 million) (2001: £16 million (R279 million)) for
pension contributions referred to in note 14(a) and £62 million (R857 million) (2001: £39 million (R680 million)) for post retirement benefits
referred to in note 14(b).

Other provisions primarily relate to provisions for impairment of various overseas life operations within the Group, warranty provisions in
respect of businesses sold, employee obligations and onerous property leases.

33(a) Deferred tax liability

The deferred tax liability arises from:
Deferred acquisition costs
Other short term timing differences

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

160
71

231

119
34

153

£m

2,210
981

3,191

2,074 
593 

2,667 

Rm

There were no unprovided deferred tax liabilities as at 31 December 2002 and 31 December 2001.

33(b) Provisions for liabilities and charges – Company

At beginning of year
Charge to the profit and loss account
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Provisions for liabilities and charges primarily relate to employee obligations.

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

8
43
(13)

38

–
8
–

8

140
679
(294)

525

– 
140 
– 

140 

112 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

34 CREDITORS

34(a) Creditors arising from direct insurance operations

Amounts owed to policyholders
Amounts owed to intermediaries
Outstanding securities purchased
Other

34(b) Other creditors including tax and social security

Falling due within one year
Current taxation
Dividend payable
Secured stock lending
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase
Secured deposits
Loans and advances from policyholders
Other

Falling due after one year
Other

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

166
20
4
136

326

2,293
276
55
1,879

4,503

53
11
86
251

401

£m

924 
192 
1,499 
4,374 

6,989 

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

167
114
–
–
–
599
556

119
113
4,301
1,355
2,242
–
1,946

2,307
1,577
–
–
–
8,269
7,681

2,074 
1,839 
74,923 
23,653 
39,075 
– 
34,047 

1,436

10,076

19,834

175,611 

20

2

276

35 

1,456

10,078

20,110

175,646 

The movement in “Other creditors including tax and social security” between 2001 and 2002 reflects the disposal of GNI Holdings Limited.

35 AMOUNTS OWED TO CREDIT INSTITUTIONS

At 31 December 2002
Bank overdrafts repayable on demand

Bank and other loans:
Repayable within one year:
Floating rate notes
Commercial paper
Term loan

Repayable between one and two years:
Floating rate notes

Repayable between two and five years:
Syndicated revolving credit facilities
Euro notes
Floating rate notes
Other

Repayable after five years:
Other

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

£m

Rm

Group

Company

Group

Company

2

2

28

28 

45
330
30

405

12

78
217
7
41

343

5

767

45
330
30

405

622
4,559
414

5,595

622 
4,559 
414 

5,595 

12

166

166 

78
217
7
–

302

1,077
2,998
97
566

4,738

1,077 
2,998 
97 
– 

4,172 

–

69

– 

721

10,596

9,961 

Notes to the Financial Statements

113

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

35 AMOUNTS OWED TO CREDIT INSTITUTIONS continued

At 31 December 2001
Bank overdrafts repayable on demand

Bank and other loans:
Repayable within one year:
Syndicated revolving credit facilities
Floating rate notes
Commercial paper
Other

Repayable between one and two years:
Term loan

Repayable between two and five years:
Syndicated revolving credit facilities
Term loan

£m

Rm

Group

Company

Group

Company

1

–

17

– 

294
74
112
4

484

30

376
6

382

897

294
58
112
–

464

30

376
–

376

870

5,124
1,289
1,952
70

8,435

5,124 
1,011 
1,952 
– 

8,087 

523

523 

6,553
105

6,658

6,553 
– 

6,553 

15,633

15,163 

The multi-currency Revolving Credit Facility of £900 million (amount drawn down at 31 December 2002: £78 million (R1,077 million)) is
repayable on 13 July 2006.

Commercial paper is issued under a £600 million Euro Commercial Paper (“ECP”) Programme for periods of up to 12 months. Commercial
papers are issued in various currencies, the proceeds of which are generally swapped into US dollars at the date of issuance.

During the year the Company entered into $600 million and $60 million multi-currency Revolving Credit Facilities as a back stop for the
£600 million multi-currency ECP Programme. Both facilities are 364 day facilities, although the Company has term out options of 18 and 12
months respectively. At 31 December 2002 neither facility was drawn.

The Floating Rate Notes consist of a £45 million note repayable on 31 December 2010, with the holders having the option to elect for early
redemption every six months, a $20 million note repayable by 17 September 2004 and a $10.5 million note repayable on 18 January 2005.

The term loan of £30 million (R414 million) is repayable on 30 April 2003.

Amounts owed to credit institutions bear interest at variable rates except for a 1400 million Eurobond, issued on 10 April 2002 and due in
2007. The capital and interest on the notes were immediately swapped into US dollars and used to repay existing debt.

114 Notes to the Financial Statements

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35 AMOUNTS OWED TO CREDIT INSTITUTIONS continued

35(a) Convertible loan stock

(i) Insurance and other assets
On 2 May 2001, Old Mutual Finance (Cayman Islands) Limited, a 100% owned subsidiary of the Group, issued US$650 million 3.625%.
Convertible Bonds, which are guaranteed by and convertible into ordinary shares in Old Mutual plc at a conversion price of 190p per share
at an exchange rate of one US dollar to 69.52p Sterling. The bonds are repayable on 2 May 2005 with the bond holders having the option to
elect for redemption on 2 May 2003.

(ii) Banking
The banking unsecured loan stock was acquired with BoE. It is denominated in South African Rand, has an interest rate of 18.1% and is
repayable at the discretion of the borrower.

36 DEPOSITS BY BANKS

Items in the course of transmission to other banks
Other deposits

All deposits by banks are repayable on demand.

37 CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS, MATURITY PROFILE

Repayable on demand
With agreed maturity dates or years of notice, by remaining maturity, of:
Three months or less but not repayable on demand
One year or less but over three months
Five years or less but over one year
Over five years

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

16
2,094

2,110

18
1,844

1,862

221
28,927

29,148

314 
32,140 

32,454 

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

6,878

3,612

95,017

62,952 

2,019
1,997
899
277

12,070

900
1,439
665
186

6,802

27,895
27,592
12,418
3,813

15,686 
25,080 
11,590 
3,242 

166,735

118,550 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

115

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

38 DEBT SECURITIES IN ISSUE

Bonds and medium term notes
Other debt securities in issue

38(a) Bonds and medium term notes, maturity profile

Bonds and medium term notes repayable:
Within one year
Between one and two years
Between two and five years

Other debt securities in issue are all repayable within one year.

39 BANKING – OTHER LIABILITIES

Trade creditors
Current tax
Liabilities under acceptances
Derivative contracts – negative value
Accrued interest and other liabilities

Note

38(a)

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

1,674
592

2,266

23,125
8,178

31,303

881
105

986

£m

15,353 
1,830 

17,183 

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

1,518
73
83

1,674

822
44
15

881

20,970
1,008
1,147

23,125

14,325 
767 
261 

15,353 

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

Note

47(e)

746
13
81
1,872
437

3,149

256
6
56
–
183

501

10,305
180
1,119
25,860
6,023

43,487

4,459 
105 
976 
– 
3,189 

8,729 

Other liabilities include £1,872 million (R25,860 million) which reflects the negative value of on-balance sheet trading derivative instruments
at 31 December 2002. The positive value of these contracts is included within other liabilities. The comparative amounts are included in
note 47(e).

All other liabilities are due within one year. 

116 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

40 BANKING – PROVISION FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES

Provision for deferred tax
Other provisions

40(a) Deferred tax – banking

At beginning of year
Additions from acquired operations
(Credit) / charge to profit and loss account
Foreign exchange and other movements

At end of year

Comprising
Short term timing differences
Leasing transactions
Unrelieved tax losses
Other

Note

40(a)

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

105
–

105

1,450
–

1,450

80
4

84

£m

1,401 
70 

1,471 

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

80
4
(10)
31

105

(34)
172
–
(33)

105

86
–
52
(58)

80

(31)
118
(7)
–

80

1,401
63
(158)
144

1,450

(468)
2,377
–
(459)

1,450

977 
– 
644 
(220)

1,401 

(541)
2,064 
(122)
– 

1,401 

Rm

Total

There were no unrecognised banking deferred tax liabilities at 31 December 2002 (2001: nil).

41 INVESTMENTS – COMPANY

Year to 31 December 2002
At beginning of year
Acquisitions
Disposals
Net amount advanced during year
Foreign exchange movements

At end of year

Year to 31 December 2001
At beginning of year
Acquisitions
Disposals
Net amount advanced during year
Foreign exchange movements

At end of year

Shares in
subsidiaries

Loans to
subsidiaries

1,595
26
(438)
–
–

1,183

1,281
329
(15)
–
–

1,595

1,561
–
–
298
–

1,859

1,227
–
–
334
–

1,561

£m

Total

3,156
26
(438)
298
–

3,042

2,508
329
(15)
334
–

3,156

The Company’s principal subsidiaries at 31 December 2002 are set out in note 42.

Shares in
subsidiaries

Loans to
subsidiaries

27,798
410
(6,915)
–
(4,951)

27,206
–
–
4,705
(6,231)

55,004 
410 
(6,915)
4,705
(11,182)

16,342

25,680

42,022 

14,494
4,077
(186)
–
9,413

27,798

13,883
–
–
4,139
9,184

27,206

28,377 
4,077 
(186)
4,139 
18,597 

55,004 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

117

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

42 PRINCIPAL GROUP UNDERTAKINGS

The following table lists the principal Group undertakings whose results are included in the consolidated financial statements. All shares
held are ordinary shares and, except for OM Group (UK) Ltd, are held indirectly by the Company.

Name

Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss, Inc.
BoE Investment Administrators (Pty) Ltd
BoE Unit Trust Management Company Ltd
Chiswell Associates Ltd
Clay Finlay, Inc.
Dwight Asset Management Company
Fairbairn Capital (Pty) Ltd
First Pacific Advisors, Inc.
Gerrard Ltd
GNI Fund Management Ltd
Heitman Financial LLC
Old Mutual Asset Managers (Bermuda) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK) Ltd
Old Mutual Fund Managers (Guernsey) Ltd
Old Mutual Group Ltd
Old Mutual Specialised Finance (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Unit Trust Management Company Namibia Ltd
Old Mutual Unit Trust Managers Ltd
Pacific Financial Research, Inc.
Pilgrim Baxter & Associates Ltd
Provident Investment Counsel, Inc.
Stenham Gestinor Ltd
Thompson, Siegel & Walmsley, Inc.
Old Mutual Healthcare (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Health Insurance Ltd
BoE Holding Ltd
BoE International Holdings Ltd
BoE Ltd
Edge Holding Company (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual (Netherlands) B.V.
Old Mutual (South Africa) Ltd
Old Mutual (US) Holdings Inc.
Old Mutual U.S. Life Holdings, Inc.
OM Group (UK) Ltd
OM Portfolio Holdings (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Rodina Investments Ltd
Americom Life & Annuity Insurance Company
BoE Life Assurance Company Ltd
BoE Life Ltd
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company
Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company of New York
OM Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Private Ltd

Nature of business

Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Asset management
Health insurance
Health insurance
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Holding company
Life assurance
Life assurance
Life assurance
Life assurance
Life assurance
Life assurance

Percentage
holding1

Country of 
incorporation

100
53
53
53
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
53
100
100
100
53
53
53
53
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
53
53
100
100
26

Nevada, United States of America
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
England and Wales
New York, United States of America
Delaware, United States of America
Republic of South Africa
Massachusetts, United States of America
England and Wales
England and Wales
Delaware, United States of America
Bermuda
Republic of South Africa
England and Wales
Guernsey
Bermuda
Republic of South Africa
Namibia
Republic of South Africa
Massachusetts, United States of America
Delaware, United States of America
Massachusetts, United States of America
England and Wales
Virginia, United States of America
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Netherlands
Republic of South Africa
Delaware, United States of America
Delaware, United States of America
England and Wales
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Texas, United States of America
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Maryland, United States of America
New York, United States of America
India

118 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

42 PRINCIPAL GROUP UNDERTAKINGS continued

Name

Old Mutual International (Guernsey) Ltd
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Bermuda) Ltd
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Ltd
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Malawi) Ltd
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (Namibia) Ltd
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company (South Africa) Ltd
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company Zimbabwe Ltd
Old Mutual Reassurance (Ireland) Ltd
Selestia Life & Pensions Ltd
Old Mutual Property Investment Corporation (Pvt) Ltd
Old Mutual Properties (Pty) Ltd
BoE Insurance Company Ltd
MFCU Group Services of South Africa (Pty) Ltd
Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Ltd
BoE Bank Ltd
Cape of Good Hope Bank Ltd
Gerrard Private Bank Ltd
Nedbank Ltd
Nedcor Asia Ltd
Nedcor Investment Bank Holdings Ltd
Nedcor Ltd

Nature of business

Life assurance
Life assurance
Life assurance
Life assurance
Life assurance
Life assurance
Life assurance
Life assurance
Life assurance
Property holding
Property management
General insurance
General insurance
General insurance
Banking
Banking
Banking
Banking
Banking
Banking
Banking

Percentage
holding1

Country of 
incorporation

100
100
61
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
53
51
51
53
53
65
53
53
53
53

Guernsey
Bermuda
Kenya
Malawi
Namibia
Republic of South Africa
Zimbabwe
Ireland
England and Wales
Zimbabwe
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
Jersey
Republic of South Africa
Hong Kong
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa

Note:
1 Percentage holding of issued shares at 31 December 2002.

A complete list of subsidiaries is filed with the UK Registrar of Companies with the annual return. All the above companies have a year end
of 31 December, except for OM Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Company Private Ltd, whose year end is 31 March.

43 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The Group provides certain pension fund, insurance, banking and financial services to related third parties as set out below. These are
conducted on an arm’s length basis and, other than asset management fees payable in respect of insurance funds, are not material to the
Group’s results.

In accordance with FRS 8, transactions or balances with Group entities that have been eliminated on consolidation are not reported. 
As set out in note 1, investment management fees charged by Group asset management companies to long term business funds are not
eliminated. Total fees in relation to these services during 2002 were £4 million (R63 million) in respect of the United States business and
£0.3 million (R5 million) in respect of the South African business.

No director had a material interest in any contract of significance with the Company or any of its subsidiaries during 2002, except for those
set out in note 12.

During the year the Company renegotiated the arrangements to acquire the revenue sharing interests of Pilgrim Baxter & Associates (PBA)
from the two principals, Mr Harold Baxter and Gary Pilgrim. The details of this transaction are included in the Directors’ Report.

44 POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

There have been no significant events between the balance sheet date and 24 February 2003.

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

119

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

45 COMMITMENTS

Undrawn formal standby facilities, credit lines and other commitments to lend
Capital and other commitments

46 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Guarantees and assets pledged as collateral security
Irrevocable letters of credit
Secured lending
Other contingent liabilities

47 BANKING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

735
19

754

373
58

431

£m

10,153
262

10,415

6,494 
1,020 

7,514 

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

867
236
205
74

1,382

633
135
–
30

798

11,977
3,260
2,832
1,022

19,091

11,032 
2,353 
– 
523 

13,908 

Notwithstanding the exemption available to insurance groups from the scope of FRS 13, the tables below set out details of derivative
financial instruments in respect of the banking activities of the Group.

The Group uses off-balance sheet financial instruments (derivatives) to meet customers’ requirements for proprietary trading and to hedge
interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk and other market risks.

47(a) Derivatives held for trading purposes

Notional
principal

Positive
value

£m

Negative
value

Notional
principal

Positive
value

At 31 December 2002
Exchange rate contracts
Spot, forwards and futures
Currency swaps
Options purchased
Options written

Interest rate contracts
Interest rate swaps
Credit derivatives
Forward rate agreements
Caps, collars and floors
Options purchased
Options written
Futures

5,528
5,219
29
28

734
701
1
–

715
776
–
–

76,365
72,090
399
382

10,804

1,436

1,491

149,236

17,748
104
11,603
65
1,933
1,091
324

32,868

462
196
12
–
21
–
–

691

509
15
12
–
–
47
–

583

245,179
1,436
160,286
894
26,708
15,072
4,469

454,044

10,144
9,689
14
–

19,847

6,382
2,703
166
5
295
–
3

9,554

Rm

Negative
value

9,871
10,720
–
–

20,591

7,037
210
172
5
–
651
6

8,081

43,672

2,127

2,074

603,280

29,401

28,672

120 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

47 BANKING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS continued

47(a) Derivatives held for trading purposes continued

Notional
principal

Positive
value

At 31 December 2001
Exchange rate contracts
Spot, forwards and futures
Currency swaps
Options purchased
Options written

Interest rate contracts
Interest rate swaps
Forward rate agreements
Caps, collars and floors
Options purchased
Options written
Futures

3,111
5,810
22
8

8,951

10,832
6,818
75
1,005
984
193

19,907

398
1,154
1
–

1,553

235
8
–
22
–
–

265

£m

Negative
value

456
1,272
–
2

1,730

293
7
–
–
47
–

347

Notional
principal

Positive
value

54,216
101,257
379
132

155,984

188,779
118,831
1,315
17,514
17,158
3,372

346,969

6,929
20,110
22
–

27,061

4,094
139
8
379
–
–

4,620

Rm

Negative
value

7,941 
22,167 
– 
40 

30,148 

5,111 
119 
3 
– 
814 
5 

6,052 

Balances arising from off-balance sheet
financial instruments

28,858

1,818

2,077

502,953

31,681

36,200 

47(b) Derivatives held for non-trading purposes

Notional
principal

Positive
value

£m

Negative
value

Notional
principal

Positive
value

Rm

Negative
value

At 31 December 2002
Exchange rate contracts
Spot, forwards and futures

Interest rate contracts
Interest rate swaps
Credit derivatives
Caps, collars and floors

6,849

1,748

1,764

94,611

24,141

24,362

618
6
1

625

–
–
–

–

31
–
–

31

8,538
86
9

8,633

–
–
–

–

429
–
1

430

Balances arising from off-balance sheet
financial instruments

7,474

1,748

1,795

103,244

24,141

24,792

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

121

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

47 BANKING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS continued

47(b) Derivatives held for non-trading purposes continued

At 31 December 2001
Exchange rate contracts
Spot, forwards and futures
Currency swaps
Options purchased
Options written

Interest rate contracts
Interest rate swaps

Balances arising from off-balance sheet
financial instruments

Notional
principal

6,875
22
14
14

6,925

854

£m

Net
fair value

Notional
principal

Rm

Net
fair value

175
1
–
–

176

119,827
376
246
246

120,695

3,058 
12 
– 
– 

3,070 

(9)

14,888

(151)

7,779

167

135,583

2,919 

These figures do not demonstrate the exposure of the Group to interest rate, foreign exchange or commodity market risks, since they
include only off-balance sheet instruments. The market risk exposure arising from such instruments may be increased or offset by on-
balance sheet transactions.

Maturity analysis of notional principal amounts of non-trading instruments
entered into with third parties as follows:
Exchange rate contracts
Under one year
One to five years
Over five years

Interest rate contracts
Under one year
One to five years
Over five years

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

6,230
610
9

6,849

471
45
109

625

6,602
323
–

6,925

452
311
91

854

86,066
8,426
119

94,611

6,500
625
1,508

8,633

115,058 
5,637 
– 

120,695 

7,880 
5,424 
1,584 

14,888 

122 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

47 BANKING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS continued

47(c) Credit risk exposure on derivative contracts

Replacement cost of OTC derivatives – trading book only
At 31 December 2002
Maturity analysis
Under one year
One to five years
Over five years

Counterparty analysis
Financial institutions
Non-financial institutions

At 31 December 2001
Maturity analysis
Under one year
One to five years
Over five years

Counterparty analysis
Financial institutions
Non-financial institutions

Exchange rate
contracts

Interest rate
contracts

1,064
211
161

1,436

1,379
57

1,436

1,272
148
133

1,553

1,532
21

1,553

42
241
408

691

685
6

691

44
109
112

265

257
8

265

£m

Total

1,106
452
569

2,127

2,064
63

2,127

1,316
257
245

1,818

1,789
29

1,818

Exchange rate
contracts

Interest rate
contracts

14,719
2,908
2,220

19,847

19,062
785

19,847

22,169
2,582
2,310

27,061

26,695
366

27,061

587
3,330
5,637

9,554

9,477
77

9,554

763
1,903
1,954

4,620

4,478
142

4,620

Rm

Total

15,306 
6,238 
7,857 

29,401 

28,539 
862 

29,401 

22,932 
4,485 
4,264 

31,681 

31,173 
508 

31,681 

Replacement cost is defined as the cost of replacing transactions that have a positive fair value.

Notional principal of OTC derivatives – trading book only
At 31 December 2002
Maturity analysis
Under one year
One to five years
Over five years

Counterparty analysis
Financial institutions
Non-financial institutions

At 31 December 2001
Maturity analysis
Under one year
One to five years
Over five years

Counterparty analysis
Financial institutions
Non-financial institutions

9,228
1,277
299

10,804

10,365
439

10,804

8,122
532
297

8,951

8,723
228

8,951

16,405
12,159
4,304

32,868

32,618
250

32,868

11,668
6,289
1,950

19,907

19,576
331

19,907

25,633
13,436
4,603

127,462
17,647
4,127

226,617
167,968
59,459

354,079 
185,615 
63,586 

43,672

149,236

454,044

603,280 

42,983
689

143,171
6,065

450,595
3,449

593,766 
9,514 

43,672

149,236

454,044

603,280 

19,790
6,821
2,247

28,858

28,299
559

28,858

141,522
9,277
5,185

203,381
109,605
33,983

344,903 
118,882 
39,168 

155,984

346,969

502,953 

152,003
3,981

341,203
5,766

493,206 
9,747 

155,984

346,969

502,953 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

123

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

47 BANKING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS continued

47(d) Non-trading book interest rate risk
The following interest rate risk table is prepared on a repricing basis which assigns maturity by reference to the earlier of the next contractual
interest rate repricing date and the maturity date.

Notes

26(a)

26(b)

26(c)

26(f)

26(g)

27

22

19

24

36

37

38

39

40

31

35(a)

At 31 December 2002
Assets
Cash and balances at central banks
Treasury bills and other eligible bills
Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to customers
Debt securities
Equity securities
Interest in associated undertakings
Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings
Other assets
Prepayments and accrued income

Liabilities
Deposits by banks
Customer accounts
Debt securities in issue
Other liabilities
Provision for liabilities and charges
Subordinated liabilities
Convertible loan stock

Net position
Off-balance sheet items

Interest rate sensitivity gap

Cumulative gap

More than
three months

More than
one year
Not more but not more  but not more but not more
than five
than three
years
months

More than
six months

than one
year

than six
months

Trading 
book and
More than non-interest
bearing
five years

£m

Total

252
822
1,228
9,442
142
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
33
–
86
24
–
–
–
–
–
–

11,886

143

2,110
8,178
891
–
–
–
–

–
437
800
–
–
10
–

–
42
–
260
32
–
–
–
–
–
–

334

–
852
419
–
–
–
–

11,179

1,247

1,271

707
467

1,174

1,174

(1,104)
142

(962)

212

(937)
68

(869)

(657)

–
30
–
809
410
–
–
–
–
–
–

1,249

–
624
156
–
–
–
14

794

455
(47)

408

–
158
–
1,838
304
–
–
–
–
–
–

2,300

–
1,126
–
–
–
511
–

1,637

950
–
–
419
149
965
124
158
131
2,095
474

1,202 
1,085 
1,228 
12,854
1,061 
965 
124 
158 
131
2,095 
474 

5,465

21,377 

–
853
–
3,149
105
–
–

2,110
12,070
2,266
3,149
105
521
14

4,107

20,235

663
(630)

33

1,358
–

1,358

1,142 
– 

–

(249)

(216)

1,142

1,142 

124 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

47 BANKING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS continued

47(d) Non-trading book interest rate risk continued Notes

More than
three months

More than
one year
Not more but not more  but not more but not more
than five
than three
years
months

More than
six months

than one
year

than six
months

Trading 
book and
non-interest
bearing

More than
five years

At 31 December 2001
Assets
Cash and balances at central banks
Treasury bills and other eligible bills
Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to customers
Debt securities
Equity securities
Investments in associated undertakings
Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings
Other assets
Prepayments and accrued income

Liabilities
Deposits by banks
Customer accounts
Debt securities in issue
Other liabilities
Provision for liabilities and charges
Subordinated liabilities

Net position
Off-balance sheet items

Interest rate sensitivity gap

Cumulative gap

26(a)

26(b)

26(c)

26(f)

26(g)

27

22

19

24

36

37

38

39

40

31

210
367
649
6,375
99
–
–
–
–
–
–

7,700

1,699
5,222
451
–
–
–

7,372

328
407

735

735

–
204
–
100
5
–
–
–
–
–
–

309

24
267
290
–
–
61

642

–
75
–
115
54
–
–
–
–
–
–

244

139
260
176
–
–
–

575

–
–
–
616
267
–
–
–
–
–
–

883

–
631
69
–
–
–

700

–
–
–
520
213
–
–
–
–
–
–

733

–
36
–
–
–
159

195

(333)
39

(294)

441

(331)
158

(173)

268

183
(434)

(251)

17

538
(170)

368

385

£m

Total

630
653
649
7,797 
725
225 
118 
111 
80 
62 
259 

420
7
–
71
87
225
118
111
80
62
259

1,440

11,309 

–
386
–
501
84
–

971

469
–

469

854

1,862 
6,802 
986 
501 
84 
220 

10,455 

854 
– 

– 

854 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

125

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

47 BANKING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS continued

47(d) Non-trading book interest rate risk continued Notes

More than
three months

More than
one year
Not more but not more  but not more but not more
than five
than three
years
months

More than
six months

than one
year

than six
months

Trading
book and
More than non-interest
bearing
five years

Rm

Total

At 31 December 2002
Assets
Cash and balances at central banks
Treasury bills and other eligible bills
Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to customers
Debt securities
Equity securities
Interest in associated undertakings
Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings
Other assets
Prepayments and accrued income

Liabilities
Deposits by banks
Customer accounts
Debt securities in issue
Other liabilities
Provision for liabilities and charges
Subordinated liabilities
Convertible loan stock

Net position
Off-balance sheet items

Interest rate sensitivity gap

Cumulative gap

26(a)

3,489
11,360
16,963
26(b)
26(c) 130,436
1,964
26(f)
–
–
–
–
–
–

26(g)

27

22

24

19

164,212

29,148
36
37 112,973
12,308
38
–
–
–
–

40

39

31

35(a)

–
458
–
1,184
328
–
–
–
–
–
–

1,970

–
577
–
3,591
442
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
415
–
11,180
5,662
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
2,177
–
25,397
4,206
–
–
–
–
–
–

13,118
–
–

16,607
14,987 
16,963 
5,778 177,566 
14,647 
2,045
13,331
13,331
1,713 
1,713
2,182
2,182
1,806
1,806
28,941 
28,941
6,548 
6,548

4,610

17,257

31,780

75,462 295,291

–
6,039
11,049
–
–
140
–

–
11,771
5,791
–
–
–
–

–
8,618
2,155
–
–
–
195

–
15,554
–
–
–
7,057
–

–

29,148
11,780 166,735
31,303
43,487
1,450
7,197
195

–
43,487
1,450
–
–

154,429

17,228

17,562

10,968

22,611

56,717 279,515

9,783
6,456

(15,258)
1,966

(12,952)
945

6,289
(647)

9,169
(8,720)

18,745
–

15,776 
– 

16,239

(13,292)

(12,007)

5,642

449

18,745

–

16,239

2,947

(9,060)

(3,418)

(2,969)

15,776

15,776 

126 Notes to the Financial Statements

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47 BANKING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS continued

47(d) Non-trading book interest rate risk continued Notes

More than
three months

More than
one year
Not more but not more  but not more but not more
than five
than three
years
months

More than
six months

than one
year

than six
months

Trading
book and
non-interest
bearing

More than
five years

Rm

Total

At 31 December 2001
Assets
Cash and balances at central banks
Treasury bills and other eligible bills
Loans and advances to banks
Loans and advances to customers
Debt securities
Equity securities
Investments in associated undertakings
Tangible fixed assets
Land and buildings
Other assets
Prepayments and accrued income

Liabilities
Deposits by banks
Customer accounts
Debt securities in issue
Other liabilities
Provision for liabilities and charges
Subordinated liabilities

Net position
Off-balance sheet items

Interest rate sensitivity gap

Cumulative gap

3,658
6,395
11,313
111,092
1,738
–
–
–
–
–
–

134,196

29,608
91,024
7,870
–
–
–

26(a)

26(b)

26(c)

26(f)

26(g)

27

22

19

24

36

37

38

39

40

31

–
3,548
–
1,749
94
–
–
–
–
–
–

5,391

415
4,655
5,050
–
–
1,066

–
1,304
–
1,997
943
–
–
–
–
–
–

4,244

2,431
4,525
3,064
–
–
–

–
–
–
10,739
4,661
–
–
–
–
–
–

–
–
–
9,065
3,704
–
–
–
–
–
–

7,322
125
–
1,242
1,508
3,921
2,057
1,935
1,392
1,080
4,517

10,980 
11,372 
11,313 
135,884 
12,648 
3,921 
2,057 
1,935 
1,392 
1,080 
4,517 

15,400

12,769

25,099

197,099 

–
10,989
1,196
–
–
–

–
621
3
–
–
2,763

3,387

–
6,736
–
8,729
1,471
–

32,454 
118,550 
17,183 
8,729 
1,471 
3,829 

16,936

182,216 

8,163
–

8,163

14,883 
– 

– 

14,883

14,883 

128,502

11,186

10,020

12,185

5,694
7,087

(5,795)
682

(5,776)
2,759

3,215
(7,570)

9,382
(2,958)

12,781

(5,113)

(3,017)

(4,355)

12,781

7,668

4,651

296

6,424

6,720

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

127

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

47 BANKING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS continued

£m

Rm

47(e) Fair value disclosures

The fair value of the financial assets and
liabilities of the Group’s banking 
subsidiaries comprises:

Trading book financial assets and liabilities
Assets
Treasury bills and other eligible bills
Debt securities
Derivative contracts – positive value
Other

Liabilities
Debt securities in issue
Derivative contracts – negative value

Non-trading book financial assets 
and liabilities
Assets
Treasury bills and other eligible bills
Debt securities
Equity securities

Liabilities
Subordinated liabilities

Book value
at

Fair value
at
31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December 31 December
2001

Book value
at

Book value
at

Book value
at

Fair value
at

Fair value
at

Fair value
at

2001

2001

2001

2002

2002

2002

2002

–
148
1,928
271

–
148
2,127
310

7
87
1,818
–

7
87
1,818
–

–
2,045
26,634
3,748

–
2,046
29,401
4,281

125
1,508
31,681
–

125 
1,508 
31,681 
– 

2,252
1,872

2,253
2,074

–
2,077

–
2,077

31,103
25,860

31,120
28,672

–
36,200

– 
36,200 

923
912
965

882
920
964

646
638
225

656
642
232

12,750
12,602
13,331

12,189
12,711
13,323

11,247
11,140
3,921

11,434 
11,205 
4,040 

521

521

220

220

7,197

7,197

3,829

3,829 

All financial assets and liabilities held or issued for trading purposes are carried in the financial statements at fair value. For those financial
assets and liabilities in the non-trading book, fair values have been determined by valuation against mid-market prices or by discounting
forward cash flows.

128 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

47 BANKING FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS continued

47(f) Market risk – historical value-at-risk (“VaR”) (99%, one day) by risk type
This risk measure estimates the potential loss in pre-tax profit over a given holding period for a specified confidence level. The VaR
methodology is a statistically defined, probability based approach that takes account of market volatilities as well as risk diversification by
recognising offsetting positions and correlations between products and markets.

The one day 99% VaR number represents the overnight loss that has less than a 1% chance of occurring under normal market conditions.

While VaR captures the Group’s exposure under normal market conditions, scenario analysis and, in particular, stress testing are used to
add insight to the possible outcomes under abnormal market conditions.

The Group uses a number of stress scenarios to measure the impact on portfolio values of extreme moves in markets, based on historical
experience as well as hypothetical scenarios. The stress test methodology assumes that all market factors move adversely at the same time
and that no actions are taken during the stress events to mitigate risk, thereby reflecting the decreased liquidity that frequently accompanies
market shocks.

Key to the effectiveness of the scenario analysis programme is the timely review of the continued applicability of the scenarios, and this is
built into the risk management process.

Total VaR

At 31 December
Highest
Lowest
Average

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

779
1,793
630
1,222

778
1,229
189
749

10,759
24,775
8,698
16,884

13,557 
15,234 
2,336 
9,287 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

129

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

48 RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING PROFIT TO NET OPERATING CASH FLOWS

Profit from insurance and asset management activities before tax and
non-operating items
Depreciation and amortisation and impairment of intangible assets
Unrealised investment losses / (gains)
Profits relating to the long term business
Investment return in the life business
Cash received from long term business
(Decrease) / increase in provisions for other risks and charges
Increase in insurance technical provisions net of reinsurance
Other (including amounts reinvested in long term business operations)

Net cash inflow from insurance operating activities

Profit from banking activities before tax and non-operating items
Write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc
Increase in accrued income and prepayments
Provision for bad and doubtful debts
Depreciation and amortisation of goodwill
Other

Net cash flow from banking trading activities
Net (decrease) / increase in collections / transmissions
Net increase in loans and advances to banks and customers
Net increase in deposits by banks and customer accounts
Net decrease in debt securities in issue
Net increase in other assets
Net decrease in other liabilities

Net cash inflow from banking operating activities

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

326
176
68
(423)
139
614
(22)
12
(32)

858

105
68
(114)
88
72
–

219
(4)
(424)
270
687
(169)
(230)

349

7
631
(103)
(408)
284
167
48
5
220

851

74
269
(48)
139
36
(243)

227
9
(1)
256
405
(42)
(841)

13

5,145
2,779
1,074
(6,677)
2,194
9,694
(347)
189
(514)

80 
7,820 
(1,276)
(5,056)
3,519 
2,070 
595 
62 
2,731 

13,537

10,545 

1,645
1,080
(1,800)
1,389
1,143
–

3,457
(63)
(6,694)
4,263
10,846
(2,668)
(3,631)

5,510

916 
3,334 
(595)
1,723 
446 
(3,010)

2,814 
112 
(12)
3,172 
5,019 
(520)
(10,422)

163 

130 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

48 RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING PROFIT TO NET OPERATING CASH FLOWS continued

48(a) Analysis of cash flows

Returns on investment and servicing of finance
Net interest paid
Dividends paid to minority interests
Finance costs of debt and non-equity share capital

Net cash outflow from returns on investments and servicing of finance

Tax
United Kingdom corporation tax
Overseas tax

Total tax paid

Capital expenditure and financial investment
Net disposal / (purchase) of banking investment securities
Net purchase of tangible fixed assets

Net cash outflow from capital expenditure and financial investment

Acquisitions and disposals
Acquisition of interests in subsidiary undertakings and revenue share payments
Disposal of interests in subsidiary and associate undertakings
Net cash acquired on acquisition and disposals of subsidiaries

Net cash outflow from acquisitions and disposals

Financing
Issue of ordinary share capital
Issue of ordinary share capital of subsidiary undertakings to minority interests
(Reduction) / increase in amounts due to credit institutions
Net increase in subordinated debt
Non-equity preference shares issued

Net cash inflow from financing

48(b) Movement in portfolio investments, net of financing

Net cash inflow for the year
Cash flow (excluding long term business):
Portfolio investments

Movement arising from cash flow
Movement in long term business
Acquired with subsidiary
Changes in market values and exchange rates

Total movement in portfolio investments, net of financing
Portfolio investments, net of financing at beginning of year

Portfolio investments, net of financing at end of year

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

(46)
(43)
(4)

(93)

(1)
(131)

(132)

55
(81)

(26)

(533)
331
42

(160)

40
–
(87)
181
126

260

(78)
(81)
(24)

(726)
(679)
(63)

(183)

(1,468)

(16)
(2,068)

(2,084)

868
(1,279)

(411)

(8,415)
5,226
663

(2,526)

635
–
(1,374)
2,855
1,992

4,108

(4)
(265)

(269)

(40)
(112)

(152)

(479)
124
39

(316)

207
17
452
–
–

676

£m

(967)
(1,004)
(297)

(2,268)

(50)
(3,284)

(3,334)

(496)
(1,388)

(1,884)

(5,936)
1,537 
483 

(3,916)

2,565 
211 
5,601 
– 
– 

8,377 

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

41

63

647

781 

483

524
(857)
–
2,625

2,292
17,775

20,067

543

7,631

6,729 

606
(3,371)
3,843
235

1,313
16,462

8,278
(13,530)
–
(27,334)

(32,586)
309,793

7,510 
(41,774)
47,623 
110,169 

123,528 
186,265 

17,775

277,207

309,793 

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

131

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

48 RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING NET OPERATING CASH FLOWS continued

48(c) Movement in insurance and other cash,

investments and financing

Movement in cash and insurance portfolio investments
Cash in hand and at bank
Land and buildings
Other financial investments

Movement in financing
Share capital
Share premium and merger reserve
Subordinated liabilities
Amounts owed to credit institutions
Convertible loan stock

At start
of year

475
586
16,714

17,775

374
700
22
897
439

2,432

Cash
flow

41
(1)
484

524

4
36
(4)
(87)
–

(51)

Changes to
Changes in market value,
currencies
and other

long term
business

£m

At end
of year

25
(75)
(807)

(857)

24
90
2,511

2,625

565 
600 
18,902 

20,067 

–
–
–
–
–

–

–
–
–
(43)
(35)

(78)

378 
736 
18 
767 
404 

2,303 

Rm

At end
of year

At start
of year

Cash
flow

Changes to
Changes in market value,
currencies
and other

long term
business

Movement in cash and insurance portfolio investments
Cash in hand and at bank
Land and buildings
Other financial investments

Movement in financing
Share capital
Share premium
Subordinated liabilities
Amounts owed to credit institutions
Convertible loan stock

8,279
10,213
291,301

309,793

6,517
12,198
383
15,633
7,651

42,382

647
(16)
7,647

395
(1,184)
(12,741)

(1,516)
(725)
(25,093)

7,805 
8,288 
261,114 

8,278

(13,530)

(27,334)

277,207 

63
572
(63)
(1,374)
–

(802)

–
–
–
–
–

–

(1,358)
(2,603)
(71)
(3,663)
(2,070)

5,222 
10,167 
249 
10,596 
5,581 

(9,765)

31,815 

132 Notes to the Financial Statements

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

521 
14 
144 

679 

Rm

At end
of year

48 RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING PROFIT TO NET OPERATING CASH FLOWS continued

48(d) Movement in banking cash and changes

in financing during the period

Cash and balances at central banks

Movement in financing
Subordinated liabilities
Convertible loan stock
Non-equity preference shares

At start
of year

630

220
–
–

220

Cash
flow

357

185
–
126

311

Changes to
market value,
currencies
and other

Acquired
operations

£m

At end
of year

–

215

1,202 

(30)
12
–

(18)

146
2
18

166

At start
of year

Cash
flow

Acquired
operations

Changes to
market value,
currencies
and other

Cash and balances at central banks

10,980

5,625

–

2

16,607 

Movement in financing
Subordinated liabilities
Convertible loan stock
Non-equity preference shares

48(e) Acquisition of subsidiary undertakings

Net assets acquired:

Cash
Other net assets

Goodwill arising on acquisitions
Shares issued as consideration

Cash consideration

3,829
–
–

3,829

2,918
–
1,992

4,910

(474)
195
–

(279)

£m

924
–
–

924

7,197 
195 
1,992 

9,384 

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

115
184

299
245
(127)

417

39
404

443
174
(203)

414

1,833
2,936

4,769
3,872
(2,024)

6,617

483 
5,236 

5,719 
2,122 
(2,690)

5,151

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Notes to the Financial Statements

133

STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES
IN RESPECT OF THE PREPARATION OF THE ACHIEVED 
PROFITS BASIS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

The Guidance issued in December 2001 by the Association of British Insurers entitled “Supplementary Reporting for Long Term Insurance
Business (the Achieved Profits Method)” (“the Guidance”) requires the directors to prepare supplementary information presented under the
Achieved Profits Method in accordance with the Guidance.

In preparing the achieved profits supplementary information, the directors are required to:

select suitable methodologies and then apply them consistently;

determine assumptions on a realistic basis, having regard to past, current and expected future experience and to any relevant external
data, and then apply them consistently;

state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed in relation to the residual assets, subject to any material departures
disclosed and explained in the supplementary information; and

prepare the supplementary information on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Company will continue
in business.

134 Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO OLD MUTUAL PLC ON 
THE ACHIEVED PROFITS BASIS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

We have audited the supplementary information on pages 136 to 147 in respect of the year ended 31 December 2002. The supplementary
information has been prepared in accordance with the Guidance issued in December 2001 by the Association of British Insurers entitled
“Supplementary Reporting for Long Term Insurance Business (the Achieved Profits Method)” (“the Guidance”) using the methodology and
assumptions set out on pages 136 to 147. The supplementary information should be read in conjunction with the primary financial
statements which are on pages 59 to 133.

This report is made solely to the Company in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our audit work has been undertaken so that 
we might state to the Company those matters we have been engaged to state in this report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent
permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company for our audit work, for this report, or for the
opinions we have formed. 

RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES OF DIRECTORS AND AUDITORS
As described on page 134 the directors’ responsibilities include preparing the supplementary information on the Achieved Profits basis 
in accordance with the Guidance issued by the Association of British Insurers. Our responsibilities, as independent auditors, in relation to
the supplementary information are established in the United Kingdom by the Auditing Practices Board, by our profession’s ethical guidance
and the terms of our engagement. 

Under the terms of engagement we are required to report to the Company our opinion as to whether the supplementary information has
been properly prepared in accordance with the Guidance using the methodology and assumptions set out on pages 136 to 147. We also
report if we have not received all the information and explanations we require for this audit.

BASIS OF AUDIT OPINION
We conducted our audit in accordance with Auditing Standards issued by the Auditing Practices Board. An audit includes examination, 
on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures in the supplementary information. It also includes an assessment 
of the significant estimates and judgements made by the directors in the preparation of the supplementary information, and of whether the
accounting policies are appropriate to the Group’s circumstances, consistently applied and adequately disclosed.

We planned and performed our audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations which we considered necessary in order to 
provide us with sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the achieved profits supplementary information is free from material
misstatement, whether caused by fraud or other irregularity or error. In forming our opinion, we also evaluated the overall adequacy of the
presentation of the supplementary information.

OPINION
In our opinion, the achieved profits supplementary information for the year ended 31 December 2002 has been properly prepared 
in accordance with the Guidance using the methodology and assumptions set out on pages 136 to 147.

KPMG Audit Plc
Chartered Accountants
8 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8BB

24 February 2003

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135

ACHIEVED PROFITS BASIS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

1 CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT ON AN ACHIEVED PROFITS BASIS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

South Africa

Life assurance
Asset management
Banking
General insurance

United States

Life assurance
Asset management

United Kingdom and Rest of World

Life assurance
Asset management
Banking

Other shareholders’ income / (expenses)
Debt service costs
Write-down of strategic investments

Operating profit based on a long term investment return before goodwill
amortisation and impairment, write-down of investment in Dimension Data
Holdings plc and Nedcor restructuring and integration costs
Goodwill amortisation and impairment
Write-down of investment in Dimension Data Holdings plc
Nedcor restructuring and integration costs
Short term fluctuations in investment return
(including economic assumption changes)

Life assurance
Other

Impact of Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

Operating profit on ordinary activities before tax
Non-operating items

Profit on ordinary activities before tax
Tax on profit on ordinary activities

Profit / (loss) on ordinary activities after tax
Minority interests

Profit / (loss) for the financial year
Dividends paid and proposed

Retained loss for the financial year

Earnings per share – achieved profits basis

Operating earnings per share 
Basic earning / (loss) per share

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

418
28
165
35

646

138
95

233

5
2
56

63

942
(22)
(58)
–

862
(120)
(68)
(14)

(338)
(9)
–

313
(26)

287
(190)

97
(44)

53
(176)

(123)

14.1
1.4

588
37
290
46

961

17
116

133

(5)
(3)
79

71

1,165
(29)
(67)
(21)

1,048
(632)
(269)
–

178
22
(78)

269
–

269
(371)

(102)
(26)

(128)
(172)

(300)

p

15.4
(3.6)

6,605
441
2,605
556

7,297
458
3,593
570

10,207

11,918

2,182
1,500

3,682

73
31
884

988

14,877
(347)
(916)
–

13,614
(1,895)
(1,080)
(227)

(5,340)
(128)
–

4,944
(409)

4,535
(2,998)

1,537
(695)

842
(2,556)

(1,714)

222.8
22.9

220
1,437

1,657

(51)
(38)
979

890

14,465
(359)
(830)
(260)

13,016
(7,832)
(3,334)
–

2,205
272
(969)

3,358
–

3,358
(4,600)

(1,242)
(322)

(1,564)
(2,606)

(4,170)

c

190.8
(44.1)

Weighted average number of shares – millions

3,670

3,550

3,670

3,550

136 Achieved Profits Basis Supplementary Information

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

2 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET ON AN ACHIEVED PROFITS BASIS AT 31 DECEMBER 2002

Assets:

Intangible assets (goodwill)
Insurance and other assets
Banking assets
Total long term in-force business asset

Total assets

Liabilities:

Achieved profits equity shareholders’ funds
Minority interests
Subordinated liabilities
Insurance and other liabilities
Banking liabilities

Total liabilities

Reconciliation of total long term in-force business asset:

Value of in-force business
Adjustment for discounting CGT
OMI life subsidiaries statutory solvency adjustment
US life statutory solvency adjustment

Total long term in-force business asset

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

1,598
26,593
21,377
640

50,208

3,426
927
18
25,602
20,235

50,208

1,089
–
(18)
(431)

640

1,580
31,915
11,309
597

22,075
367,358
295,291
8,843

27,537
556,232
197,099
10,397

45,401

693,567

791,265

3,067
565
22
31,292
10,455

47,329
12,808
249
353,666
279,515

53,442
9,847
383
545,377
182,216

45,401

693,567

791,265

881
17
(17)
(284)

597

15,045
(6)
(242)
(5,954)

8,843

15,350
298
(303)
(4,948)

10,397

These supplementary financial statements were approved by the Board on 24 February 2003 and were signed on its behalf by:

Julian V F Roberts
Group Finance Director

3 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF TOTAL RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES ON AN ACHIEVED PROFITS BASIS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

Profit / (loss) for the financial year
Foreign exchange movements

Total recognised gains and losses for the year

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

53
442

495

(128)
(1,277)

(1,405)

842
(5,034)

(4,192)

(1,564)
4,622

3,058

Old Mutual plc Annual Report 2002

Achieved Profits Basis Supplementary Information

137

ACHIEVED PROFITS BASIS SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

4 RECONCILIATION OF MOVEMENTS IN THE CONSOLIDATED ACHIEVED PROFITS EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS 

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002

Total recognised gains and losses for the year
Dividends paid and proposed

Issue of new capital
Issue of new capital in connection with the acquisition of Fidelity & Guaranty Life
Shares issued under option schemes
Proceeds from sale of shares previously held to satisfy claims and errors 
on demutualisation 

Net increase / (decrease) in achieved profits equity shareholders’ funds
Achieved profits equity shareholders’ funds at the beginning of the year

Achieved profits equity shareholders’ funds at the end of the year

£m

Rm

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

Year to
31 December
2002

Year to
31 December
2001

495
(176)

319
39
–
1

–

359
3,067

3,426

(1,405)
(172)

(1,577)
–
203
5

3

(1,366)
4,433

(4,192)
(2,556)

(6,748)
619
–
16

–

(6,113)
53,442

3,067

47,329

3,058
(2,606)

452
–
2,690
61

37

3,240
50,202

53,442

5 BASIS OF PREPARATION

These supplementary financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the methodology for supplementary reporting for long
term insurance business (the achieved profits method) issued in December 2001 by the Association of British Insurers.

These supplementary financial statements have been audited by KPMG Audit Plc and prepared in conjunction with the Group’s consulting
actuaries Tillinghast-Towers Perrin.

The objective of the achieved profits method is to recognise profit as it is earned arising from contracts of long term insurance business. 
The methodology is based on an attribution of the assets of a life assurance company between those backing long term insurance contracts
(backing assets) and the residual assets representing unencumbered capital.

The backing assets cover:
(i)
(ii) the solvency capital requirements in each country (or equivalent where there is no local requirement).

the long term liabilities calculated in accordance with local supervisory requirements; and

Under the achieved profits method the profits of the long term insurance business comprise: 
(i)
(ii) the movement over the accounting period in the present value of the expected future cash flows to the residual assets from contracts in

the cash transfers to the residual assets from the backing assets as determined following the statutory valuation; 

force at the balance sheet date and their backing assets; and 

(iii) the return on the residual assets.

Shareholder profit arises fundamentally from: 
(i)  the difference between (a) the amounts charged to policyholders for guarantees, expenses and insurance and (b) the actual experience

in respect of these items; and 

(ii)  the investment return earned on capital.

In addition, for the United States business, the guarantees for interest credited to policyholders’ funds are reset periodically. The assumed
future credited interest rates are consistent with investment earnings made and in line with recent company policy. The United States
business is included from the effective acquisition date of 1 July 2001.

The treatment within these supplementary statements of all businesses other than life assurance is unchanged from the primary financial
statements. The requirements of FRS 19, “Deferred Tax”, have been complied with for both 2001 and 2002.

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6 COMPONENTS OF ACHIEVED PROFITS EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS

Shareholders’ adjusted net worth

Equity shareholders’ funds
Adjustment to include OMI life subsidiaries on a statutory solvency basis
Adjustment to include US life on a statutory solvency basis
Adjustment for discounting CGT

Value of in-force business

Value of in-force business before cost of solvency capital
Cost of solvency capital

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

2,337

2,786
(18)
(431)
–

1,089

1,195
(106)

2,186

2,470
(17)
(284)
17

881

964
(83)

32,284

38,486
(242)
(5,954)
(6)

15,045

16,506
(1,461)

38,092

43,045
(303)
(4,948)
298

15,350

16,803
(1,453)

Achieved profits equity shareholders’ funds

3,426

3,067

47,329

53,442

Pro forma adjustment to bring listed subsidiaries to market value

Achieved profits equity shareholders’ funds
Adjustment to bring listed subsidiaries to market value

Adjusted embedded value

3,426
502

3,928

3,067
455

3,522

47,329
6,938

54,267

53,442
7,922

61,364

The achieved profits equity shareholders’ funds are the sum of the shareholders’ adjusted net worth and the value of in-force business. 
Old Mutual plc’s adjusted net worth comprises the assets backing the solvency capital, the residual assets in the life insurance companies
and the other net assets of the Group. The value of in-force is the present value of the expected future cash flows to the residual assets from
contracts in-force at the balance sheet date and their backing assets less the amount of the solvency capital.

The shareholders’ adjusted net worth is equal to the consolidated equity shareholders’ funds adjusted to reflect:
(i)

the Old Mutual International (OMI) and Old Mutual US life assurance (US life ) subsidiaries on a statutory solvency basis. The adjusted
net worth also includes goodwill relating to OMUSL of £74 million (R1,022 million) at 31 December 2002 and £65 million (R1,133
million) at 31 December 2001; 

(ii) the difference between the face value and discounted value of accrued CGT on South African shareholders’ funds. The value of in-force

has been restated as this adjustment was previously included in the value of in-force.

All non-life subsidiaries are included at net asset value plus goodwill (as reflected in the primary financial statements) in the achieved profits
shareholders’ funds. A pro forma adjustment to include listed subsidiaries at market value has been provided separately.

The table below sets out a geographical analysis of the value of in-force business.

South Africa

Individual business
Group business

United States
United Kingdom and Rest of World

Value of in-force business

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

682

417
265

341
66

1,089

527

325
202

271
83

881

9,419

5,751
3,668

4,712
914

9,176

5,653
3,523

4,722
1,452

15,045

15,350

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

6 COMPONENTS OF ACHIEVED PROFITS EQUITY SHAREHOLDERS’ FUNDS continued

The encumbered and unencumbered capital as at 31 December 2002 and 31 December 2001 are shown in the table below.

South Africa

Encumbered capital
Unencumbered capital

United States

Encumbered capital
Unencumbered capital

£m

Rm

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

At
31 December
2002

At
31 December
2001

1,139

1,008
131

355

155
200

1,000

729
271

206

92
114

15,739

13,925
1,814

4,904

2,144
2,760

17,414

12,697
4,717

3,591

1,605
1,986

For South Africa the average unencumbered capital applicable for the year ended 31 December 2002 and the year ended 31 December
2001 was £160 million (R2,524 million) and £139 million (R1,722 million) respectively. These average figures were used to determine the
expected return on the unencumbered capital.

7 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS OF RESULTS

Year to 31 December 2002
New business contribution
Profits from existing business

Expected return on in-force business
Expected return on encumbered capital
Experience variances
Operating assumption changes
Risk margin changes

Expected return on unencumbered capital

Life assurance operating profit before tax
Investment return variances

On value of in-force
On capital

Effect of economic assumption changes

Life assurance achieved profits before tax
Attributed tax

Life assurance achieved profits after tax

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of 
World

£m

Total

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of
World

Rm

Total

114

150
113
36
(17)
–
22

418

(87)
(250)
24

105
(68)

37

80

35
6
–
(9)
18
8

138

(25)
(4)
19

128
(32)

96

3

197

1,806

1,261

42

3,109

6
4
(10)
2
–
–

5

(2)
(14)
1

(10)
–

(10)

191
123
26
(24)
18
30

561

(114)
(268)
44

223
(100)

123

2,367
1,778
569
(268)
–
353

561
98
(3)
(141)
284
122

100
63
(160)
28
–
–

3,028
1,939
406
(381)
284
475

6,605

2,182

73

8,860

(1,381)
(3,950)
371

1,645
(1,067)

(396)
(60)
303

2,029
(508)

578

1,521

(23)
(221)
17

(154)
–

(154)

(1,800)
(4,231)
691

3,520
(1,575)

1,945

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7 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS OF RESULTS continued

Year to 31 December 2001
New business contribution
Profits from existing business

Expected return on in-force business
Expected return on encumbered capital
Experience variances
Operating assumption changes
Risk margin changes

Development costs
Expected return on unencumbered capital

Life assurance operating profit before tax
Investment return variances

On value of in-force
On capital

Effect of economic assumption changes
Impact of CGT

Life assurance achieved profits before tax
Attributed tax

Life assurance achieved profits after tax

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of 
World

£m

Total

South
Africa

United
States

UK and
Rest of
World

Rm

Total

109

191
147
42
3
77
–
19

588

50
40
64
(78)

664
(211)

453

19

20
3
(15)
–
–
(13)
3

17

8
(13)
11
–

23
(6)

17

3

131

1,350

244

42

1,636

13
5
2
(9)
–
(19)
–

(5)

(3)
15
6
–

13
(11)

2

224
155
29
(6)
77
(32)
22

600

55
42
81
(78)

700
(228)

472

2,369
1,820
525
39
953
–
241

7,297

617
492
799
(969)

8,236
(2,626)

5,610

250
35
(189)
–
–
(161)
41

220

100
(172)
139
–

287
(71)

216

160
62
26
(110)
–
(231)
–

2,779
1,917
362
(71)
953
(392)
282

(51)

7,466

(34)
186
78
–

179
(136)

683
506
1,016
(969)

8,702
(2,833)

43

5,869

The new business contribution is the value of new business written during the period, determined initially at the point of sale, and then
accumulated to the end of the period by applying the discount rate to the value of new business at the point of sale and adding back the
expected cost of solvency capital between the point of sale and the end of the period.

The expected return on the in-force business is determined by applying the discount rate to the value of in-force business at the beginning
of the period and adding back the expected cost of solvency capital over the period.

The expected return on encumbered capital is determined by applying the equity return assumption at the previous year end to the opening
solvency capital.

The experience variances arise in the period due to differences between the actual experience and the assumptions used to calculate the
value at the start of the period. The amount under operating assumption changes reflects revised expectations of future experience. The risk
margin change for December 2001 reflects a 0.5% reduction in the South African risk margin. The risk margin change for December 2002
reflects a 0.5% reduction in the United States risk margin. The United States risk margin was reviewed in line with the United States market
practice. The investment assumptions are shown in section 9.

Expected return on the unencumbered capital for South Africa is 14% and 7% for the United States. The unencumbered capital is the life
capital in excess of the solvency capital referred to previously. For South Africa, the life capital is an average value of investible shareholders’
assets, excluding subsidiaries eliminated on consolidation, adjusted for net fund flow. Investment return variances consist of two
components: investment variances on the value of in-force which represent the differences between the actual returns in the period and the
assumptions used to calculate the value at the start of the period; and short term fluctuations of investment return on the life capital.

Effect of economic assumption changes represents the impact of interest rate changes. The impact of changes to the differentials between
the various investment and economic assumptions is also included. However, the risk margin changes for December 2001 and December
2002, referred to previously, are included under profits from existing business (risk margins changes). The investment assumptions are
shown in section 9.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

7 SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS OF RESULTS continued

The impact of CGT relates to the change in the cost of capital as at 31 December 2001 as a result of the introduction of Capital Gains Tax
in South Africa in October 2001. This is a one-off item as going forward the impact of CGT is allowed for in the calculation of the value of
in-force business. The segmental results for the United States include the operating profit generated by Old Mutual Reassurance in Ireland,
a subsidiary of Old Mutual plc, which provides reinsurance to the United States life companies. 

The difference between the total tax charge shown in the previous segmental analysis, and the total tax charge shown in the profit and loss
account in section 1, represents the tax charge on the non-life assurance businesses.

Year to 31 December 2002
Tax on life assurance achieved profits
South Africa – value of in-force

– capital 

United States
United Kingdom and Rest of World

Tax on non-life assurance businesses

Tax on profit of ordinary activities

Year to 31 December 2001
Tax on life assurance achieved profits
South Africa – value of in-force

– capital 

United States
United Kingdom and Rest of World

Tax on non-life assurance businesses

Tax on profit of ordinary activities

£m

Rm

80
(12)
32
–

100
90

190

200
11
6
11

228
143

371

1,264
(197)
508
–

1,575
1,423

2,998

2,490
136
71
136

2,833
1,767

4,600

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8 VALUE OF NEW BUSINESS

The tables below set out a geographical analysis of the value of new business (VNB) for the year to 31 December 2002 and the year to
31 December 2001. United States new business numbers for 2001 are in respect of the second six months only. Annual Premium
Equivalent (APE) is calculated as recurring premiums (RP) plus 10% of single premiums (SP). New business profitability, as measured by
the ratio of the VNB to the APE, is also shown under “Margin” below.

The value of new business is grossed up to the pre-tax level. The assumptions and tax rates used to calculate the value of new business are
set out in section 9.

For the year to 31 December 2002

For the year to 31 December 2002

South Africa

Individual business
Group business

United States
UK and Rest of World

Total

South Africa

Individual business
Group business

United States*
UK and Rest of World

Total

RP
£m

134

115
19

37
12

183

RP
£m

140

120
20

26
12

SP
£m

1,014

546
468

2,629
104

3,747

APE
£m

235

170
65

300
22

557

VNB
£m

114

53
61

80
3

197

For the year to 31 December 2001

SP
£m

1,142

792
350

578
106

APE
£m

254

199
55

84
23

361

VNB
£m

109

66
43

19
3

131

178

1,826

Margin

49%

31%
93%

27%
12%

36%

Margin

43%

33%
80%

22%
15%

36%

RP
Rm

SP
Rm

2,104

16,009

1,808
296

8,624
7,385

586
186

41,500
1,641

2,876

59,150

APE
Rm

3,705

2,670
1,035

4,736
350

8,791

VNB
Rm

1,806

841
965

1,261
42

3,109

For the year to 31 December 2001

RP
Rm

1,728

1,486
242

349
151

SP
Rm

14,143

9,812
4,331

7,719
1,323

2,228

23,185

APE
Rm

3,142

2,467
675

1,121
283

4,546

VNB
Rm

1,350

813
537

244
42

1,636

*United States new business for 6 months only.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

8 VALUE OF NEW BUSINESS continued

The value of new business after tax is shown in the tables below.

For the year to 31 December 2002

For the year to 31 December 2002

South Africa

Individual business
Group business

United States
UK and Rest of World

Total

South Africa

Individual business
Group business

United States*
UK and Rest of World

Total

RP
£m

134

115
19

37
12

183

RP
£m

140

120
20

26
12

SP
£m

1,014

546
468

2,629
104

3,747

APE
£m

235

170
65

300
22

557

VNB
£m

71

33
38

56
3

130

For the year to 31 December 2001

SP
£m

1,142

792
350

578
106

APE
£m

254

199
55

84
23

361

VNB
£m

68

41
27

13
3

84

178

1,826

Margin

30%

20%
58%

19%
12%

23%

Margin

27%

21%
49%

15%
15%

23%

RP
Rm

SP
Rm

2,104

16,009

1,808
296

8,624
7,385

586
186

41,500
1,641

2,876

59,150

APE
Rm

3,705

2,670
1,035

4,736
350

8,791

VNB
Rm

1,124

524
600

883
42

2,049

For the year to 31 December 2001

RP
Rm

1,728

1,486
242

349
151

SP
Rm

14,143

9,812
4,331

7,719
1,323

2,228

23,185

APE
Rm

3,142

2,467
675

1,121
283

4,546

VNB
Rm

840

506
334

171
42

1,053

*United States new business for 6 months only.

The value of new individual unit trust and some group market-linked business written by the life companies is excluded, as the profits on
this business arise in the asset management subsidiaries. It also excludes premium increases arising from indexation arrangements in
respect of existing business, as these are already included in the value of in-force business. The premiums shown for the United States
exclude reinsurance ceded externally.

The increase in the margin for South Africa occurred because a higher proportion of Group Business with-profit annuities was sold.

A reconciliation of the new business premiums shown in the notes to the financial statements to those shown above, for the year ended
31 December 2002, is set out below.

Year to 31 December 2002
New business premiums in the notes to the financial statements
Less:

United States reinsurance ceded externally
Group market-linked business not valued
Unit trust business not valued
Selestia business not valued

Recurring
premiums

£m

Single
premiums

Recurring
premiums

Rm

Single
premiums

219

4,003

3,444

63,187

(36)
–
–
–

(4)
(185)
(64)
(3)

(568)
–
–
–

(62)
(2,921)
(1,007)
(47)

New business premiums as per achieved profits supplementary statements

183

3,747

2,876

59,150

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9 ASSUMPTIONS

The principal assumptions used in the calculation of the value of in-force business and the value of new business are set out below.

The pre-tax investment and economic assumptions used for South African and United States businesses were as follows:

South Africa

Fixed interest return
Equity return
Property return
Inflation
Risk discount rate

United States

Treasury yield
Inflation
New money yield assured
Net portfolio earned rate
Risk discount rate

31 December
2002

31 December
2001

11.0%
13.0%
12.0%
7.0%
13.5%

12.0%
14.0%
13.0%
8.0%
14.5%

31 December
2002

31 December
2001

4.0%
3.0%
6.0%
7.2%
8.0%

5.0%
3.0%
6.6%
7.3%
9.5%

For the other operations, appropriate investment and economic assumptions were chosen on bases consistent with those adopted in
South Africa. Where applicable, rates of future bonuses have been set at levels consistent with the investment return assumptions.
Projected company taxation is based on the current tax basis that applies in each country.

For the South African business full allowance has been made for STC that may be payable in South Africa. Full account has been taken of
the impact of CGT introduced in South Africa with effect from 1 October 2001. It has been assumed that 10% of the equity portfolio
(excluding group subsidiaries) will be traded each year. For the United States business full allowance has been made for existing tax
attributes of the companies, including the use of existing carry forwards and preferred tax credit investments. Achieved profits results are
initially calculated on an after tax basis and are then grossed up to the pre-tax level for presentation in the profit and loss account and the
segmental analysis of results. The tax rates used were the effective corporation tax rates of 37.8% for South African business (December
2001: 37.8%), 30% for United States business (December 2001: 30%) and 0% for United Kingdom and Rest of World (December 2001:
0%) except for the investment return on capital for which the attributed tax was derived from the primary accounts.

The assumed future mortality, morbidity and voluntary discontinuance rates have been based as far as possible on analyses of recent
operating experience. Allowance has been made where appropriate for the effect of expected AIDS-related claims.

The management expenses attributable to life assurance business have been analysed between expenses relating to the acquisition of
new business and the maintenance of business in-force. Assumed future expenses were based on levels experienced up to 31 December
2002. The future expenses attributable to life assurance business do not include Group holding company expenses.

Material development costs are disclosed separately in 2001. No allowance has been made for future development costs.

Future investment expenses were based on the current scales of fees payable by the life assurance companies to the asset management
subsidiaries. To the extent that these fees include profit margins for the asset management subsidiaries, these margins have not been
included in the value of in-force business or the value of new business.

The effect of increases in premiums over the period for policies in-force at 31 December 2002 and at 31 December 2001 has been
included in the value of in-force business only where such increases are associated with indexation arrangements. Other increases in
premiums of existing policies are included in the value of new business.

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2002 CONTINUED

9 ASSUMPTIONS continued

New schemes written on which recurring single premiums are expected to be received on a regular basis are treated as new business.
The annualised premium is recognised as recurring premium new business at inception of the scheme and is determined by annualising
the actual premiums received during the year in question. Subsequent recurring single premiums received in future years are not treated
as new business, as these have already been provided for in calculating the value of in-force business.

The value of in-force and value of new business is sensitive to changes in various economic and non-economic assumptions. The
sensitivities of the value of in-force and value of new business to changes in key assumptions are set out in section 10.

Conversions between Rand, US Dollar and Sterling were carried out at the following exchange rates:

At 31 December 2002
At 31 December 2001
Year to 31 December 2002 (average)
Year to 31 December 2001 (average)

10 ALTERNATIVE ASSUMPTIONS

Rand per
Sterling

13.8141
17.4286
15.7878
12.3923

US$ per
Sterling

1.6105
1.4542
1.5030
1.4405

Rand per
US$

8.5775
11.9850
10.5042
9.2670

The tables below for South Africa and the United States show the sensitivity of the value of in-force at 31 December 2002 and the value of
new business for the year ended 31 December 2002 to changes in key assumptions. For each sensitivity illustrated, all other assumptions
have been left unchanged.

The sensitivity of the adjustment for discounting CGT, which is included in the shareholders’ adjusted net worth, to changes in the central
discount rate is not material and is not included in the table below.

South Africa

Central assumptions

Value before cost of solvency capital
Cost of solvency capital

Effect of:
Central discount rate +1%

Value before cost of solvency capital
Cost of solvency capital

Central discount rate –1%

Value before cost of solvency capital
Cost of solvency capital

Decreasing the pre-tax investment return assumptions by 1%
with bonus rates changing commensurately

Value before cost of solvency capital
Cost of solvency capital

Voluntary discontinuance rates increasing by 25%

Maintenance expense levels increasing by 20% with no corresponding 
increase in policy charges
Increasing the inflation assumption by 1%

£m

Rm

Value of
in-force
business at
31 December
2002

Value of
new life
business at
31 December
2002

Value of
in-force
business at
31 December
2002

Value of
new life
business at
31 December
2002

682

763
(81)

586

722
(136)

790

809
(19)

592

734
(142)

651

613
672

114

123
(9)

100

115
(15)

130

132
(2)

103

118
(15)

100

9,419

10,545
(1,126)

8,090

9,971
(1,881)

10,920

11,187
(267)

8,184

10,150
(1,966)

8,989

1,806

1,950
(144)

1,582

1,821
(239)

2,056

2,093
(37)

1,626

1,867
(241)

1,584

105
112

8,464
9,278

1,653
1,769

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10 ALTERNATIVE ASSUMPTIONS continued

United States

Central assumptions

Value before cost of solvency capital
Cost of solvency capital

Effect of:
Central discount rate +1%

Value before cost of solvency capital
Cost of solvency capital

Central discount rate –1%

Value before cost of solvency capital
Cost of solvency capital

Decreasing the pre-tax investment return assumptions by 1% 
with credited rates changing commensurately

Value before cost of solvency capital
Cost of solvency capital

Voluntary discontinuance rates increasing by 25%
Maintenance expense levels increasing by 20% with no corresponding 
increase in policy charges
Increasing the inflation assumption by 1%
Increasing Risk Based Capital to 200%, with 1%
reduction in central discount rate

Value before cost of solvency capital
Cost of solvency capital

£m

Rm

Value of
in-force
business at
31 December
2002

Value of
new life
business at
31 December
2002

Value of
in-force
business at
31 December
2002

Value of
new life
business at
31 December
2002

341

364
(23)

317

344
(27)

368

386
(18)

345

367
(22)

316

331
341

344

380
(36)

80

94
(14)

72

89
(17)

89

100
(11)

81

95
(14)

74

77
80

78

100
(22)

4,712

5,029
(317)

4,374

4,753
(379)

5,084

5,332
(248)

4,765

5,074
(309)

4,362

4,566
4,705

4,752

5,249
(497)

1,261

1,490
(229)

1,135

1,408
(273)

1,401

1,579
(178)

1,281

1,504
(223)

1,166

1,219
1,260

1,232

1,579
(347)

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FINANCIAL HISTORY

Life assurance new business premiums
Single
Recurring
Annual premium equivalent

Summary consolidated profit and loss account

South Africa

Technical result
Long term investment return

Life assurance
Asset management
Banking
General insurance

United States 

Life assurance
Asset management

United Kingdom and Rest of World 

Life assurance
Asset management
Banking

Other shareholders’ income / (expenses)
Debt service costs
Write-down of strategic investments

Operating profit based on a long term 
investment return before goodwill amortisation 
and impairment, write-down of investment 
in Dimension Data Holdings plc and Nedcor 
restructuring and integration costs
Goodwill amortisation and impairment
Write-down of investment in 
Dimension Data Holdings plc
Nedcor restructuring and integration costs
Short term fluctuations in investment return

Operating profit on ordinary activities before tax
Non-operating items

Profit on ordinary activities before tax
Tax on profit on ordinary activities

Profit / (loss) on ordinary activities after tax
Minority interests 

Profit / (loss) for the financial year
Dividends paid and proposed

Retained (loss) / profit for the financial year

2002

2001

2000

£m

1999

2002

2001

2000

Rm

1999

4,003
219
619

2,140
217
431

1,902
248
438

1,852
240
425

63,187
3,444
9,763

26,520
2,688
5,339

20,010
2,609
4,610

18,260 
2,366
4,192

208
135

343
28
165
35

571

83
95

178

(3)
2
56

55

804
(22)
(58)
–

724
(120)

(68)
(14)
(91)

431
(6)

425
(224)

201
(44)

157
(176)

(19)

249
148

397
37
290
46

770

13
116

129

(2)
(3)
79

74

973
(29)
(67)
(21)

856
(632)

(269)
–
126

81
–

81
(319)

(238)
(26)

(264)
(172)

(436)

250
215

465
46
269
44

824

–
44

44

13
34
58

105

973
(34)
(28)
–

911
(54)

–
–
(180)

677
356

1,033
(138)

895
(341)

554
(163)

391

235
167

402
30
191
59

682

–
–

–

(26)
18
19

11

693
(32)
–
–

3,283
2,131

5,414
441
2,605
556

9,016

1,310
1,500

2,810

(47)
31
884

868

3,085
1,830

4,915
458
3,593
570

9,536

161
1,437

1,598

(25)
(38)
979

916

12,694
(347)
(916)
–

12,050
(359)
(830)
(260)

2,630
2,262

4,892
484
2,829
463

8,668

–
462

462

137
359
611

1,107

10,237
(357)
(295)
–

2,317  
1,647 

3,964 
296
1,885 
582 

6,727 

–  
– 

– 

(257) 
177 
187

107

6,834 
(316) 
– 
–

661
(5)

11,431
(1,895)

10,601
(7,832)

9,585
(568)

6,518 
(49)

–
–
778

1,434
54

1,488
(165)

1,323
(257)

1,066
(69)

997

(1,080)
(227)
(1,439)

6,790
(88)

6,702
(3,535)

3,167
(695)

2,472
(2,556)

(3,334)
–
1,561

996
–

996
(3,948)

(2,952)
(322)

(3,274)
(2,606)

–
–
(1,894)

7,123
3,746

10,869
(1,455)

9,414
(3,588)

5,826
(1,714)

–
– 
7,670 

14,139
532

14,671
(1,627)

13,044
(2,534)

10,510
(680)

(84)

(5,880)

4,112

9,830

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Earnings and dividend per share

2002

2001

2000

Earnings per share
Operating earnings per share
Basic earnings / (loss) per share
Dividend per share (Rand dividend indicative 
only for 2002), (1999 Both pro forma)

11.3
4.3

12.1
(7.4)

18.4
16.4

p

1999

12.3
34.1

2002

2001

2000

c

1999

179.0
67.4

149.1
(92.2)

194.3
172.7

121.4 
336.2

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.0

69.6

72.3

49.5

39.3

Weighted average number of shares – millions

3,670

3,550

3,373

3,127

3,670

3,550

3,373

3,127

Consolidated balance sheet

Assets
Intangible assets (goodwill)
Insurance and other assets
Banking assets

Liabilities
Shareholders’ funds
Minority interests
Subordinated liabilities
Insurance and other liabilities
Banking liabilities

2002

2001

2000

£m

1999

2002

2001

2000

Rm

1999

1,598
26,593
21,377

1,580
31,915
11,309

2,279
26,901
17,287

164

27,537
22,075
25,575 367,358 556,232
13,217 295,291 197,099

25,786
304,419
195,597

1,629 
254,123
131,330

49,568

44,804

46,467

38,956 684,724 780,868

525,802

387,082

2,786
927
18
25,602
20,235

2,470
565
22
31,292
10,455

3,659
1,013
39
26,355
15,401

3,513
857
–

38,486
12,808
249

43,045
9,847
383
22,498 353,666 545,377
12,088 279,515 182,216

41,440
11,458
442
298,203
174,259

34,907 
8,515 
– 
223,549
120,111

49,568

44,804

46,467

38,956 684,724 780,868

525,802

387,082

Funds under management

123,596

143,096

168,748

44,869 1,707,365 2,493,960 1,909,349

445,836

Embedded value

3,928

3,522

5,553

5,414

54,267

61,364

62,831

53,794

Exchange rates
Sterling / Rand
Average rate
Closing rate

Sterling / US Dollar

Average rate
Closing rate

15.7878 12.3923
13.8141 17.4286

10.5213
11.3148

9.8588
9.9364

1.5030
1.6105

1.4405
1.4542

1.5159
1.4937

–
–

The information contained in the financial summary is extracted from published accounts. Comparative years have been restated for the
implementation of FRS 19, “Deferred Tax”.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The Annual General Meeting of Old Mutual plc (the “Company”) will be held in the Ballroom, Claridge’s, Brook Street, London W1A 2JQ 
on Friday 16 May 2003 at 11.00 a.m. for the following purposes:

1 To receive and adopt the directors’ report and audited financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2002.

2 To declare a final dividend of 3.1p per ordinary share.

3 (i) To re-elect Mr N D T Andrews as a director of the Company;

(ii) to re-elect Mr W A M Clewlow as a director of the Company;

(iii) to re-elect Mr C D Collins as a director of the Company;

(iv) to re-elect Mr R C M Laubscher as a director of the Company;

(v) to re-elect Mr M J Levett as a director of the Company.

4 To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors to the Company.

5 To authorise the directors of the Company to settle the remuneration of the auditors.

As special business, to consider and, if thought fit, pass the following resolutions, those numbered 6 and 7 as Ordinary Resolutions and
those numbered 8, 9, and 10 (i) to (iv) as Special Resolutions:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS
6 To approve the Remuneration Report in the Company’s report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2002.

7 That, pursuant to section 80 of the Companies Act 1985, and in substitution for any previously existing authority under that section

insofar as not already used, the directors be and they are hereby authorised generally and unconditionally to allot relevant securities 
(as defined in the said section 80) up to an aggregate nominal amount of £126,084,000 provided that:

(i)

this authority shall expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of the Company; and

(ii) the Company may before such expiry make one or more offers or agreements which would or might require securities to be allotted
after such expiry and the directors may allot relevant securities in pursuance of such offers or agreements as if the authority hereby
conferred had not expired.

SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS
8 That, subject to the passing of the immediately preceding resolution, the directors be and they are hereby authorised to allot equity

securities, within the meaning of section 94 of the Companies Act 1985, up to a maximum nominal aggregate amount of £18,912,000
for cash, as if section 89 (1) of that Act did not apply to any such allotment. This authority shall expire at the end of the next Annual
General Meeting of the Company, save that the Company may before such expiry make one or more offers or agreements which would
or might require securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of such offers or
agreements as if the power conferred hereby had not expired.

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9 That the Company be and is hereby authorised in accordance with section 166 of the Companies Act 1985 to purchase Ordinary Shares
of 10p each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) by way of market purchase (as defined in section 163 (3) of the Companies Act 1985)
upon and subject to the following conditions:

(i)

the maximum number of such Ordinary Shares which may be purchased pursuant to this authority (when aggregated with 
any purchases made pursuant to any of the contingent purchase contracts referred to in Resolutions 10 (i) to (iv) below) shall 
be 378,253,948;

(ii) the minimum price which may be paid for any Ordinary Share is 10p and the maximum price (exclusive of expenses) which may 
be paid for such Ordinary Share is not more than 5% above the average of the middle market values taken from the London Stock
Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days before the date on which such Ordinary Share is contracted to be purchased; 

(iii) such authority shall continue for a period of 12 months from the date hereof (or until the conclusion of the Company’s Annual

General Meeting in 2004, whichever is the later), provided that any contract for the purchase of any such Ordinary Shares which 
is concluded before the expiry of the said authority may be executed wholly or partly after the said authority expires; and

(iv) all Ordinary Shares purchased pursuant to the said authority shall be cancelled immediately upon completion of the purchase.

10 That the following contingent purchase contracts, in the respective forms produced to the meeting (or with any non-material

amendments thereto which the directors may consider to be necessary or desirable), each be and is hereby approved in accordance
with section 164 of the Companies Act 1985 and that the Company be and is hereby authorised to make off-market purchases of its
shares pursuant to each such contract for a period of 12 months from the date hereof (or until the conclusion of the Company’s Annual
General Meeting in 2004, whichever is the later):

(i) contract between the Company and Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited pursuant to which the Company may make off-market
purchases from Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited of up to a maximum of 378,253,948 Ordinary Shares of 10p each in the
Company (“Ordinary Shares”) in aggregate (such maximum number to be reduced by any purchases made pursuant to the
authority in Resolution 9 above or any of the other contingent purchase contracts referred to in Resolutions 10 (ii), (iii) and (iv));

(ii) contract between the Company and Investment House Namibia (Pty) Limited pursuant to which the Company may make off-market
purchases from Investment House Namibia (Pty) Limited of up to a maximum of 378,253,948 Ordinary Shares in aggregate (such
maximum number to be reduced by any purchases made pursuant to the authority in Resolution 9 above or any of the other
contingent purchase contracts referred to in Resolutions 10 (i), (iii) and (iv));

(iii) contract between the Company and Fleming Martin Edwards Securities (Private) Limited pursuant to which the Company may 

make off-market purchases from Fleming Martin Edwards Securities (Private) Limited of up to a maximum of 378,253,948 Ordinary
Shares in aggregate (such maximum number to be reduced by any purchases made pursuant to the authority in Resolution 9 above
or any of the other contingent purchase contracts referred to in Resolutions 10 (i), (ii) and (iv));

(iv) contract between the Company and Stockbrokers Malawi Limited pursuant to which the Company may make off-market purchases

from Stockbrokers Malawi Limited of up to a maximum of 378,253,948 Ordinary Shares in aggregate (such maximum number to be
reduced by any purchases made pursuant to the authority in Resolution 9 above or any of the other contingent purchase contracts
referred to in Resolutions 10 (i), (ii) and (iii)).

By order of the Board

Martin C Murray
Group Company Secretary
London, 24 February 2003

Registered Office:
3rd Floor
Lansdowne House
57 Berkeley Square
London W1J 6ER

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
CONTINUED

Notes:
1 A member of the Company entitled to attend and vote at the meeting may appoint (a) proxy(ies) to attend and, on a poll, vote on his 

or her behalf. A proxy need not be a member of the Company. A member who holds shares through Old Mutual Nominees may instruct
the nominee company to vote on his or her behalf or request such nominee company to appoint him or her as proxy to enable him or
her to attend the meeting in person. (Old Mutual Nominees is Old Mutual (South Africa) Nominees (Pty) Limited, Old Mutual (Namibia)
Nominees (Pty) Limited, Old Mutual Zimbabwe Nominees (Private) Limited or Old Mutual (Blantyre) Nominees Limited, if shares are
held through the Group’s nominee on the South African, Namibian, Zimbabwe or Malawi register respectively.) Beneficial shareholders
who have dematerialised or immobilised their shareholdings in STRATE, other than through Old Mutual Nominees, may provide their
CSDP or broker with voting instructions in accordance with the applicable custody agreement or may apply to that CSDP or broker for 
a letter of representation from the registered shareholder to enable them to attend the meeting in person.

2 Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, the Company gives notice that only those shareholders

entered on the register of members of the Company at 6.00 p.m. (UK time) on 14 May 2003 will be entitled to attend and to vote at the
Annual General Meeting in respect of the number of shares registered in their name at that time. Changes to the entries on the register
after that time will be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend or vote at the meeting.

3 To be effective, the form of proxy or, as the case may be, the voting instruction form in favour of Old Mutual Nominees (see note 1
above) and the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed, or a notarially certified copy of such power or
authority, must be received at the return address specified on the envelope enclosed with the form of proxy or voting instruction form or
by the Company’s Registrars, Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS99 7NH by not later than
11.00 a.m. (UK time) on 14 May 2003. If no return envelope is enclosed with the voting instruction form, this will be because the
records available to the Company show your shareholding to have been dematerialised in the context of STRATE through a CSDP or
broker other than under the Issuer-Sponsored Nominee Programme. In that case, you should contact your CSDP or broker to ascertain
the return address for it to process your voting instructions. It is recommended that, because of the requirement for votes in relation to
shares dematerialised or immobilised in the context of STRATE to be collated through CSDPs and brokers and then reconciled through
PLC Nominees (Pty) Limited, voting instructions by beneficial owners of such shares be submitted so as to arrive at least 72 hours
before the time of the meeting.

4 The completion and return of a form of proxy or voting instruction form will not preclude a member entitled to attend and vote at the

meeting from doing so if he or she wishes.

DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION
Copies of the directors’ service contracts, together with the register of directors’ interests and the contingent purchase contracts referred to
in Resolutions 10 (i) to (iv), are available for inspection at the registered office of the Company in London; at Mutualpark, Jan Smuts Drive,
Pinelands 7405, South Africa; at Management Suite, 93 Grayston Drive, Sandton, South Africa; at Old Mutual Building, Glyn Jones Road,
Blantyre, Malawi; at Mutual Platz, 5th Floor, Post Street Mall, Windhoek, Namibia; at Mutual Gardens, 100 The Chase (West), Emerald Hill,
Harare, Zimbabwe; and at the offices of Slaughter and May, One Bunhill Row, London EC1Y 8YY during normal business hours on each
business day from the date of this notice until the Annual General Meeting and at the Ballroom, Claridge’s, Brook Street, London W1A 2JQ
from at least 15 minutes prior to the Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of that meeting.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – EXPLANATORY NOTES

RESOLUTION 2 – DIVIDEND
A final dividend of 3.1p per Ordinary Share is being recommended by the Board. Subject to the dividend being approved at the Annual
General Meeting, it is expected that the relevant subsidiaries of the Company will declare to the trustees of the Dividend Access Trusts,
which have been established in each of South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Malawi, an equivalent amount of dividend in relation 
to the estimated number of shares on those territories’ respective registers in the respective local currencies of those territories (by reference
to the exchange rates prevailing on 3 April 2003, as determined by the Company). 

Shareholders on the branch registers (or, in the case of Namibia, the relevant section of the principal register) in those territories will then
receive their dividend, in accordance with the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association, from the Dividend Access Trust
concerned, rather than from the Company.

The equivalent amounts of the recommended dividend in each of the four other currencies will be notified by the Company to each of the
stock exchanges on which the Company’s shares are listed on 4 April 2003.

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RESOLUTIONS 3 (i) TO (v) – RE-ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Mr Andrews, who has been appointed as a director since the last Annual General Meeting, automatically retires in accordance with Article
94 of the Company’s Articles of Association and will seek re-election at the Annual General Meeting.

Mr Clewlow, Mr Collins, Mr Laubscher and Mr Levett retire by rotation in accordance with Articles 95 and 96 of the Company’s Articles 
of Association and will also be seeking re-election at the meeting. 

Details of the employment contracts or letters of engagement of each of the directors, including those who are subject to re-election, are
contained in the Remuneration Report on pages 44 to 54. Biographical details of each of the directors are set out on pages 38 and 39.

RESOLUTIONS 4 AND 5 – AUDITORS
KPMG Audit Plc has indicated its willingness to continue in office and Resolution 4 proposes the re-appointment of that firm as the
Company’s auditors. Resolution 5 proposes that the directors be authorised to determine the remuneration of the auditors.

RESOLUTION 6 – APPROVAL OF THE REMUNERATION REPORT
In accordance with the Directors’ Remuneration Report Regulations 2002, an advisory resolution will be proposed to approve the
Remuneration Report on pages 44 to 54.

RESOLUTIONS 7 AND 8 – AUTHORITY TO ALLOT SHARES
In accordance with section 80 of the UK Companies Act 1985 (the “Companies Act”), it is proposed to renew the authority for the directors
to allot relevant securities up to an amount not exceeding 331⁄3% (rounded down to the nearest £1,000 nominal) of the current issued
ordinary share capital at 24 February 2003 without having to obtain prior approval from shareholders.

In accordance with section 95 of the Companies Act, it is proposed to renew the authority of the directors to allot equity securities for cash
without first being required to offer such securities pro rata to existing shareholders in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act.
This authority relates to up to 189,120,000 Ordinary Shares, being 5% (rounded down to the nearest £1,000 nominal) of the issued
ordinary share capital of the Company at 24 February 2003. 

RESOLUTIONS 9 AND 10 (i) TO (iv) – PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES
Under Resolution 9, the Board is seeking to renew the standard general authority from shareholders to make market purchases of up to
10% of the Company’s issued Ordinary Shares. In addition, it is seeking shareholders’ approval (under Resolutions 10 (i) to (iv)) to renew 
for a further year four contingent purchase contracts, the effect of which would be to enable the Company to repurchase its shares on 
the JSE Securities Exchange South Africa and the Namibian, Zimbabwe and Malawi Stock Exchanges respectively. These authorities, 
if renewed, would run in parallel with the general authority (under Resolution 9) to purchase shares on the London Stock Exchange and 
any purchases under any such authority would be aggregated for the purposes of monitoring the overall 10% limit on purchases. 

The purchase price for any shares cannot be more than 5% above the average of the middle market quotations taken from the London
Stock Exchange Daily Official List for the five business days preceding such purchase (translated, for the purposes of any purchases under
any of the contingent purchase contracts described in Resolutions 10 (i) to (iv), into the applicable local currency at the then prevailing
exchange rate). Any shares purchased under the authority granted by Resolution 9 or pursuant to any of the contingent purchase contracts
to be approved under Resolutions 10 (i) to (iv) will be cancelled and not reissued.

The authorities under Resolutions 9 and 10 (i) to (iv), if approved, will only be exercised if market conditions make it advantageous for the
Company to do so and the Board considers this to be in the best interests of shareholders generally.

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

The Company’s shares are listed on the London, Malawi, Namibian and Zimbabwe Stock Exchanges and on the JSE Securities Exchange
South Africa (JSE). The primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange and the other listings are all secondary listings. The ISIN number of
the Company’s shares is GB0007389926.

The high and low prices at which the Company’s shares are recorded by the various exchanges as having traded during 2002 and 2001 were
as follows:

London Stock Exchange
JSE
Malawi Stock Exchange
Namibian Stock Exchange
Zimbabwe Stock Exchange

High

118.8p
R18.2
MK150.0
N$18.1
Z$1,200

2002

Low

65.5p
R10.8
MK81.0
N$11.3
Z$370

High

177.0p
R19.9
MK190.0
N$19.9
Z$1,150

2001

Low

83.5p
R12.2
MK150.0
N$12.8
Z$187

At 31 December 2002, the geographical analysis and shareholder profile of the Company’s share register were as follows:

UK (principal) register
South African branch register
Malawi branch register
Namibian section of register
Zimbabwe branch register

Size of shareholding

1 – 1,000
1,001 – 10,000
10,001 – 100,000
100,001 – 250,000
250,001 +

Total
shares

% of
whole

Number of
shareholders

1,447,212,588
2,230,885,548
6,510,935
16,574,209
81,323,092

38.26
58.98
0.17
0.44
2.15

13,587
40,8031
5,111
8911
32,865

3,782,506,372

100

93,257

Total shares

28,841,580
37,257,665
33,227,165
35,762,463
3,647,417,499

Number
of holders

77,545
13,934
1,107
216
4551

Note:
1 The registered shareholdings on the South African branch register include PLC Nominees (Pty) Limited, which held a total of

1,567,212,416 shares as nominee for 543,681 underlying beneficial owners at 31 December 2002. The registered shareholdings 
on the Namibian section of the register include Old Mutual (Namibia) Nominees (Pty) Limited, which held a total of 6,052,683 shares as
nominee for 8,387 underlying beneficial owners at 31 December 2002. 

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The Company’s share register is administered by Computershare Investor Services in conjunction with local representatives in various
jurisdictions. The following are the contact details:

In the UK
Computershare Investor Services PLC
The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road
Bristol BS99 7NH
(PO Box 82, Bristol BS99 7NH)
Tel: (44) 870 702 0000
e-mail: Web.Queries@computershare.co.uk

In South Africa
Computershare Investor Services Limited
70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg 2001
(PO Box 61051, Marshalltown 2107)
Tel: (27) 11 370 5000

In Malawi
Nico Corporate Finance Limited
Michiru House, Ground Floor
Victoria Avenue, Blantyre
(PO Box 1396, Blantyre)
Tel: (265) 623 856

In Namibia
Transfer Secretaries (Pty) Limited
Kaiserkrone Centre
Shop No. 12, Windhoek
(PO Box 2401, Windhoek)
Tel: (264) 61 227 647

In Zimbabwe
Corpserve (Private) Limited
4th Floor, Intermarket Centre
Corner 1st Street and 
Kwame Nkuruma Avenue, Harare
(PO Box 2208, Harare)
Tel: (263) 912 34621-5

The Company’s South African Registrars, Computershare Investor Services Limited, administer a telephone and postal sales service for
shares held through Old Mutual (South Africa) Nominees (Pty) Limited on the South African branch register and shares held through Old
Mutual (Namibia) Nominees (Pty) Limited on the Namibian section of the register. If you hold your shares in this way and wish to sell your
shares by telephone, Computershare may be contacted on 0861 60 9000 (a South African number) between 8.00 a.m. and 4.30 p.m.
(local time) on Mondays to Fridays, excluding public holidays. A service fee based on the value of the sale is payable.

UNCLAIMED SHARES
The shares of policyholders who qualified for free shares when the Company demutualised, but who have not yet claimed their shares
by confirming their personal details, are being kept on their behalf in Unclaimed Shares Trusts, subject to the terms of the Scheme
of Demutualisation. In order to claim such shares, persons entitled should contact the Trust Administration and Confirmation Department
on 0861 61 9061 (a South African number) or on (27) 21 509 8383 between 8.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. (South African time) on Mondays
to Fridays, excluding public holidays.

STRATE
Since 21 January 2002, all transactions in the Company’s shares on the JSE have been required to be settled electronically through
STRATE. Share certificates have no longer been good for delivery in respect of transactions entered into on the JSE since 14 January 2002.

The Company wrote to certificated shareholders on its South African branch register in October 2001 to inform them of these changes and
of the alternative courses of action available to them. The Company also wrote separately to certificated shareholders on the Namibian
section of its principal register in January 2002 to explain the impact of STRATE. These included participating in Issuer-Sponsored Nominee
Programmes to dematerialise (in the case of South Africa) or immobilise (in the case of Namibia) their previously certificated shareholdings
in the Company. Shareholders who have any enquiries about these programmes or about the effect of STRATE on their holding in the
Company should contact Computershare Investor Services Limited in Johannesburg on 0861 10 0933.

CHECKING YOUR HOLDING ONLINE
An online service is situated at the Investor Centre option within the website address www.computershare.com which gives shareholders
access to their account to confirm registered details, mandate instructions in place, dividend enquiries and a real time shareholding
balance. A simple calculator function places a market quote against each holding and allows shareholders to estimate its value. There are
also a number of downloadable forms from this site such as change of address, dividend mandate instructions and stock transfer forms.
Finally there is an extensive list of frequently asked questions and the facility to contact Computershare Investor Services by e-mail.

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FINANCIAL CALENDAR
The Company’s financial calendar for the forthcoming year is as follows:
Currency conversion date for the final dividend
Announcement of currency equivalents of the final dividend, as so converted
Ex-dividend date in Malawi, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe
Ex-dividend date on the London Stock Exchange
Record date for the final dividend
Annual General Meeting
Final dividend payment date
Interim results
Interim dividend payment date
Final results for 2003

3 April 2003
4 April 2003
opening of business on 14 April 2003
opening of business on 16 April 2003
close of business on 22 April 2003
16 May 2003
30 May 2003
August 2003
November 2003
February 2004

RULE 144A ADRs
The Company has a Rule 144A American Depositary Receipt (Rule 144A ADR) facility through The Bank of New York. Each Rule 144A
ADR represents 10 ordinary shares in the Company. At 31 December 2002, none of the Company’s shares were held in the form of Rule
144A ADRs. Any enquiries about the Company’s Rule 144A ADR facility should be addressed to The Bank of New York, 101 Barclay Street,
New York, NY 10286, USA.

WEBSITES
Further information on the Company can be found at the following websites:
www.oldmutual.com
www.oldmutual.co.za

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS / ELECTRONIC PROXY APPOINTMENT
If you would like to receive future communications from the Company by e-mail, please log on to our website, www.oldmutual.com, select
the “Shareholder Information” section, click on “Electronic Communications” and then follow the instructions for registration of your details.
In order to register, you will need your shareholder reference number, which can be found on the payment advice notice or tax voucher
accompanying your last dividend payment or notification. The number is also on forms of proxy (but not voting instruction forms) for the
Annual General Meeting.

Before you register, you will be asked to agree the Terms and Conditions for Electronic Communication with Shareholders. It is important 
that you read these Terms and Conditions carefully, as they set out the basis on which electronic communications will be sent to you. 
You should bear in mind that, in accessing documents electronically, you will incur the cost of online time. Any election to receive
documents electronically will generally remain in force unless and until you contact the Company’s Registrars (via the online address set 
out earlier in this section of the Report or otherwise) to terminate or change such election.

The use of the electronic communications facility described above is entirely voluntary. If you wish to continue to receive communications
from the Company by post, then you do not need to take any action.

Electronic proxy appointment is available for this year’s Annual General Meeting. This enables proxy votes to be submitted electronically, as
an alternative to filling out and posting a form of proxy. Further details are set out on the form of proxy. Electronic submission is not, however,
available for voting instruction forms.

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