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INL/INP - Investec Limited/Investec plc - Notification of major interest in shares1 Investec Limited Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa Registration number 1925/002833/06 JSE share code: INL ISIN: ZAE000081949 Investec plc Incorporated in England and Wales Registration number 3633621 JSE share code: INP 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 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 Prudential plc group of companies to the notification obligation: iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and 01 December 2011 date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 05 December 2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are See item 13 crossed or reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of to the triggering transaction shares transaction if possible using the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of % of voting Of of of voting rights x Shares Voting shares rights Rights
Direct Direct Indire Direct Indire xi ct xii ct GB00B17BBQ5 16,387, 16,387,42 Below Below Below 0 426 6 3% 3% 3% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expirat Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial ion Conversion rights that may rights instrument date Period xiv be xiii 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 Exerci Expira Exercise Number of voting % of voting financial se tion / rights rights xix, instrument price date Conversi instrument xx xvii on refers to period xviii
Nomina Delta l Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights Below 3% Below 3% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder N/A will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to N/A hold voting rights: We no longer have a notifiable 13. Additional information: interest 14. Contact name: James Todd / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 2293 / 020 7548 3266 Date: 05/12/2011 17:00:12 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.
