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INL/INP - Investec Limited/Investec Plc - Notification of Major Interest in Shares Investec Limited Investec plc Incorporated in the Republic of Incorporated in England and South Africa Wales Registration number 1925/002833/06 Registration number 3633621 JSE share code: INL JSE share code: INP ISIN: ZAE000081949 ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50 (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 SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the Investec Plc underlying issuer of existing shares GB00B17BBQ50 to which voting rights are 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 Norges Bank to thenotification obligation: iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and 01.06.2011 date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 02.06.2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 3% crossed or reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type of Situation previous shares to the triggering transaction
if possible using the ISIN CODE Number Number Of Of
Shares Voting Rights 15,860,547 15,860,547
GB00B17BBQ50 Table continued 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number Number of voting % of voting rights x of shares rights Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect 16,222,123 16,222,123 3.02% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date xiii Conversion rights that may be rights instrument Period xiv acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A 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 Exercise Expiration Exercise/Conve- Number of % of voting financial price date xvii rsion period voting rights xix, xx instrument xviii rights instrument refers to
N/A N/A N/A N/A Nominal Delta N/A
N/A N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 16,222,123 3.02% 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: Norges Bank 11. Number of voting rights proxy N/A holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will N/A cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: None 14. Contact name: Jonas Lexmark 15. Contact telephone number: +47 24 07 31 34 Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited Date: 02/06/2011 16:00:03 Supplied by www.sharenet.co.za Produced by the JSE SENS Department. The SENS service is an information dissemination service administered by the JSE Limited (`JSE`). The JSE does not, whether expressly, tacitly or implicitly, represent, warrant or in any way guarantee the truth, accuracy or completeness of the information published on SENS. The JSE, their officers, employees and agents accept no liability for (or in respect of) any direct, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind or nature, howsoever arising, from the use of SENS or the use of, or reliance on, information disseminated through SENS.
