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INL/INP - Investec Limited/Investec plc - Notification of major interest in sharesi 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 Identity of the issuer or the underlying Investec plc 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 to Prudential plc group of companies the notification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv 5. Date of the transaction and date 15 December 2011 on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 16 December 2011 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 3% or reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation Resulting situation after the triggering of previous transaction shares to the triggering if possible transaction 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 Below Below 3% 16,294, 16,294, 3.00% 0 3% 344 344 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 beacquired if xiii 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 Exercis Number of voting % of voting financial se tion e/ rights rights xix, instrument price date Convers instrument xx xvii ion refers to period
xviii Nomina Delta l
Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 16,294,344 3.00% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi Prudential plc (parent Company) 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:
13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: James Todd / Mark Thomas M&G Investment Management Limited 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7548 2293 / 020 7548 3266 19 December 2011 Sponsor: Investec Date: 19/12/2011 14:30:01 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.
