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                                       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 notification:




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
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                               YES

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the
                                                                                                          YES
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)
 (if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                                              05 AUGUST 2016
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              08 AUGUST 2016

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
                                                           Above 4% based on voting rights attached to shares
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                                      Indirect
                                                  Direct              Direct xi                Direct        Indirect
                                      Rights                                      xii


GB00B17BBQ50
                       24,921,369   24,921,369    27,826,226          27,826,226               4.24%




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.

Lent out shares, right to
                            N/A          N/A                           1,200,000                     0.18%
recall



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,
instrument              price       date xvii    Conversion       instrument refers to          xx

                                                 period xviii
                                                                                                Nominal        Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights                      Percentage of voting rights

26,026,226                                   4.42%


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




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:                            Philippe Chiaroni


15. Contact telephone number:                +47 2407 3297




Johannesburg and London

Date: 08 August 2016
Sponsor: Investec Bank Limited

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