Appointment of Non-Executive Director 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 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: CHANGES TO THE BOARDS OF INVESTEC PLC AND INVESTEC LIMITED (the “BOARDS” and “INVESTEC”) Appointment of non-executive director The Boards are pleased to announce the appointment of Zarina Bassa CA (SA) as non- executive director of the Boards, with effect from 01 November 2014. Zarina is the executive chairman of Songhai Capital. A former partner of Ernst & Young Inc., she joined the ABSA Group in 2002 and was an executive director and a member of the bank’s executive committee, with accountability for private banking. Zarina is a non-executive director of Kumba Iron Ore, Vodacom South Africa, Yebo Yethu, Sun International, Oceana Group, Senwes and Woolworths Holdings and is also a member of the Financial Services Board. She has also previously chaired the Public Accountants' and Auditors' Board and the Auditing Standards Board and has been a member of the JSE GAAP Monitoring Panel. Save for the directorships listed in the notes, there are no further details required to be disclosed by Rule 9.6.13 of the UK Listing Rules. Notes: Current directorships in publicly quoted companies including directorships held at any time in the previous five years: Zarina Bassa Kumba Iron Ore Limited Woolworths Holdings Ltd Lewis Group Ltd Sun International Limited Oceana Group Limited For further information please contact: Investec Investor Relations Ursula Nobrega +44 207 597 5546 investorrelations@investec.com For further information please contact: Investec Investor Relations UK: +44 (0) 207 597 5546 South Africa: +27 (0) 11 286 7070 investorrelations@investec.com About Investec Investec is an international specialist bank and asset manager that provides a diverse range of financial products and services to a niche client base in three principal markets, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia as well as certain other countries. The group was established in 1974 and currently has approximately 8300 employees. Investec focuses on delivering distinctive profitable solutions for its clients in three core areas of activity namely, Asset Management, Wealth & Investment and Specialist Banking. In July 2002 the Investec group implemented a dual listed company structure with listings on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges. The combined group’s current market capitalisation is approximately GBP4.7bn Johannesburg and London 22 August 2014 Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited Date: 22/08/2014 11:30:00 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.