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 Listing Requirements.

Accordingly, we advise of the receipt of the following TR-1 notification:



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                                      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
                                                               PUBLIC INVESTMENT CORPORATION SOC LTD
notification obligation: iii



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


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                                                12 July 2016
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                               13 July 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
                                                                                     9%
reached: vi, vii

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                          Direc
                                                  Direct                    Indirect xii   Direct          Indirect
                                     Rights                          t xi

INP
                     60719742                     58692372                                 8.941%



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.


NONE                       N/A           N/A                         N/A                            N/A



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

58692372                                     8.941%

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

N/A




Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                               N/A

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

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




13. Additional information:                  N/A


14. Contact name:                            DEVILLIERS MAKONKO


15. Contact telephone number:                012 742 3578


Sponsor
Investec Bank Limited

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