INVESTEC LIMITED - Interest in shares

Interest in shares

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

(jointly “Investec”)

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:

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (i)

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
   An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
   An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
   An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
   Other (please specify): An adjustment by BlackRock to the calculation of notifiable interest in voting rights X

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

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

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: (v) 10th December 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified: 13th December 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: (vi), (vii) Holding has gone below 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii), (ix)

   Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE: GB00B17BBQ50

   Situation previous to the triggering transaction
      Number of Shares: 30,270,426
      Number of Voting Rights: 30,270,426

   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
      Number of Shares - direct: N/A
      Number of Voting Rights:
          Direct: N/A
          Indirect: N/A

      % of  voting rights (x)
          Direct: N/A
          Indirect: Below 5%

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
 
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)
          Nominal
          Delta

Total (A+B+C)
  Number of voting rights: N/A
  Percentage of voting rights: Below 5%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)
   BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited – N/A (Below 5%)


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: BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
14. Contact name: Duncan Murray
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 3334


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