INVESTEC PLC - Notification of Interest in Shares

Notification of 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                                       LSE share code: INVP
 NSX share code: IVD                                       JSE share code: INP
 BSE share code: INVESTEC                                  ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50
 ISIN: ZAE000081949

(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 receipt of the following TR-1 notifications:



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are                      Investec plc
attached: ii                                                       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: iii



4. Full name of shareholder(s)                           N/A
(if different from 3.):iv


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                        04 June 2014
reached: v


6. Date on which issuer notified:                        05 June 2014


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                   Above 4%
reached: vi, vii


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
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 x
the ISIN CODE        of             of           of shares     rights
                     Shares         Voting                               
                                    Rights       Direct        Direct xi    Indirect xii    Direct      Indirect
                                    Rights

GB00B17BBQ50         24,323,467     24,323,467   24,505,158    24,505,158                   4.03%




B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial           Expiration   Exercise/                   Number of voting             % of voting
instrument                  date xiii    Conversion Period xiv       rights that may be           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
xv, xvi


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
                                                                                                                    
Type of financial     Exercise     Expiration   Exercise/      Number of voting rights       % of voting rights xix, xx
instrument            price        date xvii    Conversion     instrument refers to
                                                period xviii                                 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

24,505,158                                   4.03%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

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



      9 June 2014

      Sponsor:
      Investec Bank Limited

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