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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 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 SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Investec plc
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 Old Mutual Plc
notification obligation:
Old Mutual Investment Group (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Old Mutual Life Assurance Company South Africa Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) BOE Asset Managers (now known as Nedbank
(if different from 3.): Private Wealth (Pty) Ltd)
Acadian Asset Managers
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: 06 November 2012
6. Date on which issuer notified: 07 November 2012
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 4% to 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of to the triggering <5%
shares transaction
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
if possible of of of rights rights
using Shares Voting shares
the ISIN Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
CODE
GB00B17B
BQ50 30,224,154 30,224,154 30,235,054 5.00%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of
instrument date Conversion Period rights that may be voting
acquired if the rights
instrument is
exercised/ converted.
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting rights
financial price date Conversion voting rights
instrument period instrument
refers to Nominal Delta
N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
30,235,054 5.00%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
N/A
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
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: Jenny Brown
15. Contact telephone number: 02070027323
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