23rd Nov 2006 11:00
Investec PLC23 November 2006 Investec Limited Investec plc Incorporated in the Republic of South Incorporated in England andAfrica Wales Registration number 1925/002833/06 Registration number 3633621 JSE share code: INL JSE share code: INP ISIN: ZAE000081949 ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50 As part of the dual listed company structure, Investec plc and Investec Limitednotify both the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited of matters which arerequired to be disclosed under the Disclosure and Listing Rules of the UnitedKingdom Listing Authority (the "UKLA") and/or the JSE Listing Requirements. ADDITIONAL LISTINGS - INVESTEC PLC AND INVESTEC LIMITED Investec plc announces that it has today issued 1,830,642 new ordinary shares ofGBP0.0002 each in the capital of Investec plc to the Investec plc Jersey Number1 Trust (the 'Investec plc Trust') pursuant to the exercise of vested shareoptions by staff under the Investec plc Share Option Plan 2002 (the 'Investecplc Issue'). The total number of issued shares in Investec plc is now 378,999,372. Approval has been granted for the admission of these shares to trade on theLondon Stock Exchange and admission to the Official List (the 'Investec plcAdditional Listing'), with effect from the 23rd November 2006. The shares shallrank equally with the existing issued shares of Investec plc. At the same time, Investec Limited issued 2,173,785 new ordinary shares ofZAR0.0002 each in the capital of Investec Limited to the Investec LimitedSecurity Purchase and Option Scheme Trust (the 'Investec Limited Trust')pursuant to the exercise of vested share options by staff under the InvestecLimited Trusts. The total number of issued shares in Investec Limited is now 227,671,420. Approval has been granted for the admission of these to trading on the JSELimited, with effect from the 23rd November 2006. The shares shall rank equallywith the existing issued shares of Investec Limited (the 'Investec LimitedBlocklisting'). Pursuant to the Black Economic Empowerment ('BEE') transaction announced on the15th May 2003, the Investec Limited Trust transferred 551,121 Limited ordinaryshares to the Investec Limited Security Purchase Scheme 2003 Trust (the ''BEETrust'') so as to maintain the BEE parties current holdings in Investec Limitedat 25,1%. As a consequence of the Investec plc Issue and Investec Limited Issue we adviseof the following: Pursuant to section 324 of the UK Companies Act 1985, the Investec plc Trust notified Investec plc that as a result of the Investec plc Issue, each of theexecutive directors of Investec plc are deemed to be interested in theadditional 1,830,642 ordinary shares. This is because all the executivedirectors of Investec plc (together with all of the employees of the Investecplc group) are potential beneficiaries of the Investec plc Trust and aretherefore treated as interested in all the unallocated shares held by theInvestec plc Trust. At the same time, the Investec Limited Trust and BEE Trust notified Investec Limited that as a result of the Limited Issue, each of the executive directorsof Investec Limited are deemed to be interested in an additional 2,173,785Investec Limited ordinary shares of ZAR0.0002 each. This is because all theexecutive directors of Investec Limited (together with all of the employees ofthe Investec Limited group) are potential beneficiaries of the Investec LimitedTrust and are therefore treated as interested in all the unallocated shares heldby the Investec Limited Trust. Johannesburg and London 23 November 2006 Enquiries: Richard VardyInvestec plc Company Secretary+ 44 (0) 207 597 4485 Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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