Completion of disposal of the Kensington Group 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: ILRP1 LSE share code: INVP ISIN: ZAE000183216 JSE share code: INP JSE ordinary share code: INL ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50 NSX ordinary share code: IVD BSE ordinary share code: INVESTEC 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. 30 January 2015 Completion of disposal of the Kensington Group Investec announces that, further to its previous announcement on 19 December 2014, the sale of Kensington Group Limited (formerly Kensington Group plc) and related assets to Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Advisors L.L.C. and TPG Special Situations Partners has now completed. 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 two principal markets, the United Kingdom and South Africa as well as certain other countries. The group was established in 1974 and currently has approximately 8,200 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 GBP5.1 billion. Date: 30/01/2015 04:30:00 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.