Form 8.3 - Investec PLC

Form 8.3 - Investec PLC

METROPOLITAN ASSET MANAGERS LTD

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Identity of the person whose positions/dealings are being disclosed:	Â	METROPOLITAN ASSET MANAGERS LTD
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient		N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree		INVESTEC PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:		N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:		01 JUNE 2010
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?		YES If YES, specify which:INVESTEC LTD

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	Â	0.02 ordinary
Â		Interests			Â	Short positions
		Number	Â	%		Number	Â	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:		2,709,802		0.58%		Â		Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options):		Nil		Â		Â		Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell:		Nil		Â		Â		Â
TOTAL:		* 2,709,802		0.58%		Â		Â

* PLEASE FIND TRANSACTIONS NOT PREVIOUSLY DISCLOSED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE.

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open derivative or option positions, or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other executive options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:	Â	N/A
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:		N/A

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of securities	Â	Price per unit
0.02 ordinary		Purchase		2195		ZAR 53.2000
0.02 ordinary		Sale		2195		ZAR 53.2000

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of relevant security	Â	Product description e.g. CFD	Â	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Â	Number of reference securities	Â	Price per unit
N/A		Â		Â		Â		Â

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

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Number of securities to which option relates

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Exercise price per unit

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Type e.g. American, European etc.

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Expiry date

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Option money paid/ received per unit

N/A

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(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security	Â	Product description e.g. call option	Â	Number of securities	Â	Exercise price per unit
N/A		Â		Â		Â

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Â	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Â	Details	Â	Price per unit (if applicable)
N/A		Â		Â		Â

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to: (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced: If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

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NO

Date of disclosure:	Â	28 MAY 2010
Contact name:		SAMANTHA ALEXANDER
Telephone number:		[phone]

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at [e-mail]. The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s dealing disclosure requirements on [phone].

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

(a) Purchases and sales

Date	Â	Class of relevant security	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of securities	Â	Price per unit
21/04/2010		0.02 ordinary		Purchase		289		ZAR 61.1500
07/04/2010		0.02 ordinary		Purchase		38,369		ZAR 61.2400
06/04/2010		0.02 ordinary		Purchase		380		ZAR 60.8000
21/05/2010		0.02 ordinary		Purchase		105		ZAR 52.8251
19/05/2010		0.02 ordinary		Purchase		1,317		ZAR 55.3000
21/05/2010		0.02 ordinary		Purchase		80,000		ZAR 52.8251
07/04/2010		0.02 ordinary		Purchase		103		ZAR 61.2400
12/05/2010		0.02 ordinary		Purchase		2,278		ZAR 56.7188
20/05/2010		0.02 ordinary		Purchase		191		ZAR 54.3500
28/05/2010		0.02 ordinary		Purchase		386		ZAR 54.8000
01/04/2010		0.02 ordinary		Sale		11,032		ZAR 59.4206
23/04/2010		0.02 ordinary		Sale		289		ZAR 60.2000
19/05/2010		0.02 ordinary		Sale		1,317		ZAR 55.3000
21/04/2010		0.02 ordinary		Sale		289		ZAR 61.1500
07/04/2010		0.02 ordinary		Sale		38,369		ZAR 61.2400
07/04/2010		0.02 ordinary		Sale		103		ZAR 61.2400
08/04/2010		0.02 ordinary		Sale		1,808		ZAR 60.8500
08/04/2010		0.02 ordinary		Sale		1,006		ZAR 60.8500
28/05/2010		0.02 ordinary		Sale		4281		ZAR 54.3818