Holding in company 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 Investec Plc attached: GB00B17BBQ50 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 Norges Bank notification obligation: 4. Full name of shareholder(s) N/A (if different from 3.): 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 21 December 2012 reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 December 2012 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Above 4% reached: 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares 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 the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights Shares Voting Indirect Direct Direct Direct Indirect Rights GB00B17BBQ50 24,108,230 24,108,230 24,446,399 24,446,399 4.04% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may be % of voting instrument date Conversion Period rights 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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights instrument price date Conversion instrument refers to period Nominal Delta N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 24,446,399 4.04% 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: Norges Bank 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: None 14. Contact name: Stanislav Boiadjiev 15. Contact telephone number: +47 2407 3142 Date: 28/12/2012 01:30:00 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.