INVESTEC PLC - Notification of major interest in shares

Notification of major 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 Listings
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                                           Investec plc
attached:(ii)

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                    X

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):

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

                                                              Standard Bank Group SA
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):(iv)                                  StanLib Nominees

                                                              Melville Douglas Nominees

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                                                   21/01/2014
reached: (v)

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                   24/01/2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: (vi), (vii)                                                                        3%


8. Notified details:

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

Class/type of          Situation previous             Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares                 to the triggering
                       transaction

if possible using      Number        Number           Number        Number of voting            % of voting rights (x)
the ISIN CODE          of            of               of shares     rights
                       Shares        Voting
                                     Rights           Direct        Direct (xi)  Indirect (xii) Direct         Indirect
                                     
GB00B17BBQ50           18,234,143                     18,294,683    N/A          N/A            3.01

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial             Expiration       Exercise/                  Number of voting              % of voting
instrument                    date (xiii)      Conversion Period (xiv)    rights that may be            rights
                                                                          acquired if the
                                                                          instrument is
                                                                          exercised/converted.

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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial       Exercise      Expiration     Exercise/      Number of voting rights        % of voting rights (xix),
instrument              price         date (xvii)    Conversion     instrument refers to           (xx)
                                                     period (xviii)
                                                                                                   Nominal       Delta
Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                                        Percentage of voting rights

N/A

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)
Standard Bank Group SA – 1,840,828.20
StanLib Nominees - 16,436,496
Melville Douglas Nominees – 17,359

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:                                     Standard Bank Plc (Compliance)

15. Contact telephone number:                         +44 (0)203 145 5000

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