Holding(s) in Company

Investec Limited

Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa

Registration number 1925/002833/06

JSE share code: INL

ISIN: ZAE000081949

Investec plc 

Incorporated in England and Wales

Registration number 3633621

JSE share code: INP

ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

Investec PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes 

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

No 

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

No 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

n/a

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Old Mutual Plc 

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

1 Old Mutual Investment Group (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd

2. Arcadian Asset Management

3. BOE (Pty) Ltd 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

7 December 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 December 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

7% to 4% 

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction > 7%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

>4% 

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B17BBQ50

Nil

32,413,190

Nil

Nil

19,270,635

Nil

4.09%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/  Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nil

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

19,270,635

4.09%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Kamal Hussain

[email protected]

15. Contact telephone number:

02070027191