INVESTEC PLC - Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

 Investec Limited                                           Investec plc
 Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa               Incorporated in England and Wales
 Registration number 1925/002833/06                         Registration number 3633621
 JSE share code: INL                                        LSE share code: INVP
 NSX share code: IVD                                        JSE share code: INP
 BSE share code: INVESTEC                                   ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50
 ISIN: ZAE000081949


As part of the dual listed company structure, Investec plc and Investec Limited notify both the
London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited of matters which are required to be disclosed
under the Disclosure, Transparency and Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority
(the "UKLA") and/or the JSE Listing Requirements.

Accordingly we advise of the following:

CHANGES TO THE BOARDS OF INVESTEC PLC AND INVESTEC LIMITED (the
“BOARDS” and “INVESTEC”)


Appointment of non-executive director

The Boards are pleased to announce the appointment of Zarina Bassa CA (SA) as non-
executive director of the Boards, with effect from 01 November 2014.

Zarina is the executive chairman of Songhai Capital. A former partner of Ernst & Young Inc.,
she joined the ABSA Group in 2002 and was an executive director and a member of the
bank’s executive committee, with accountability for private banking. Zarina is a non-executive
director of Kumba Iron Ore, Vodacom South Africa, Yebo Yethu, Sun International, Oceana
Group, Senwes and Woolworths Holdings and is also a member of the Financial Services
Board. She has also previously chaired the Public Accountants' and Auditors' Board and the
Auditing Standards Board and has been a member of the JSE GAAP Monitoring Panel.

Save for the directorships listed in the notes, there are no further details required to be
disclosed by Rule 9.6.13 of the UK Listing Rules.

Notes:

Current directorships in publicly quoted companies including directorships held at any time in
the previous five years:

Zarina Bassa
Kumba Iron Ore Limited
Woolworths Holdings Ltd
Lewis Group Ltd
Sun International Limited
Oceana Group Limited

For further information please contact:

Investec Investor Relations
Ursula Nobrega
+44 207 597 5546
investorrelations@investec.com
For further information please contact:
Investec Investor Relations
UK: +44 (0) 207 597 5546
South Africa: +27 (0) 11 286 7070
investorrelations@investec.com

About Investec
Investec is an international specialist bank and asset manager that provides a diverse range
of financial products and services to a niche client base in three principal markets, the United
Kingdom, South Africa and Australia as well as certain other countries. The group was
established in 1974 and currently has approximately 8300 employees.

Investec focuses on delivering distinctive profitable solutions for its clients in three core areas
of activity namely, Asset Management, Wealth & Investment and Specialist Banking.

In July 2002 the Investec group implemented a dual listed company structure with listings on
the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges. The combined group’s current market
capitalisation is approximately GBP4.7bn


Johannesburg and London

22 August 2014

Sponsor:
Investec Bank Limited

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