INVESTEC PLC - Notification of Major Interest in Shares

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          Investec plc
 existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

 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              11 January 2013
 reached:

 6. Date on which issuer notified:              14 January 2013

 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         5% to 4%
 reached:

 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             30,235,054     30,235,054                        30,160,885                4.98%



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         Conversio       voting rights
instrument                              n period        instrument
                                                        refers to
                                                                           Nominal       Delta
N/A



Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights

30,160,885                                        4.98%


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:                                               Latoya Henderson

15. Contact telephone number:                                   02070027394

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