FORM 8.3 - INVESTEC PLC

FORM 8.3 - INVESTEC PLC

BARCLAYS PLC

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	BARCLAYS PLC
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient	Â	Â
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	Â	INVESTEC PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	Â	Â
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:	Â	6 Oct 2011
(f) Has the discloser previously disclosed, or are they today disclosing, under the Code in respect of any other party to this offer?	Â	YES: EVOLUTION GROUP PLC INVESTEC LIMITED

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	Â	Â	ORD	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â	Â
				Interests				Short Positions
Â		Â		Number		(%)		Number		(%)
(1)		Relevant securities owned
		and/or controlled:		44,422,039		8.19%		46,470,289		8.57%
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(2)		Derivatives (other than
		options):		5,315,829		0.98%		4,766,549		0.88%
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(3)		Options and agreements to
		purchase/sell:		50,000		0.01%		0		0.00%
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(4)		TOTAL:
				49,787,868		9.18%		51,236,838		9.45%

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
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:	Â

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	Â	Purchase/sale	Â	Number of	Â	Price per unit
security		Â		securities		Â
ORD		Purchase		98		43.4100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		497		42.8400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		557		42.7300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		600		3.4980 GBP
ORD		Purchase		678		43.2900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		800		42.9600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		825		42.7400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		860		42.8800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		880		3.5312 GBP
ORD		Purchase		912		43.0300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		916		43.3200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		962		3.5350 GBP
ORD		Purchase		977		42.8200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		988		42.7100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,000		43.2300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,000		43.3700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,005		42.9800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,389		42.8100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,435		42.7000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,454		42.8300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		1,952		43.1800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,097		43.2600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,200		42.8900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,316		43.4000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,386		42.9200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,440		42.7600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,464		43.1600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,565		42.9700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,783		43.0100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		2,988		43.2200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,114		42.9400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,354		3.5115 GBP
ORD		Purchase		3,806		43.3000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		3,815		3.4977 GBP
ORD		Purchase		4,153		43.0200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,439		42.7700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,475		42.8600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		4,525		42.9000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,020		3.5366 GBP
ORD		Purchase		5,213		43.1300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,262		43.1900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,461		43.1500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		5,829		43.1100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,107		43.2800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,259		43.0800 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		6,580		43.0500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		8,075		42.8700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		8,287		43.2500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		9,038		43.0700 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		9,876		42.9900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		10,852		43.2400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		11,297		43.1000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		11,904		43.0900 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		12,876		42.9300 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		13,669		43.1200 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		15,150		43.2000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		18,495		42.9100 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		22,855		43.1400 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		23,074		43.0600 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		23,219		3.4960 GBP
ORD		Purchase		25,612		3.5044 GBP
ORD		Purchase		26,031		42.9500 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		29,806		43.0000 ZAR
ORD		Purchase		35,039		3.4986 GBP
ORD		Purchase		37,004		3.5083 GBP
ORD		Purchase		42,662		3.5068 GBP
ORD		Purchase		46,519		3.5114 GBP
ORD		Purchase		163,725		3.5023 GBP
ORD		Purchase		552,811		3.5050 GBP
ORD		Sale		400		3.5090 GBP
ORD		Sale		401		43.0300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		413		42.7900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		556		43.4100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		600		3.4913 GBP
ORD		Sale		600		43.2600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		754		3.5216 GBP
ORD		Sale		800		42.9600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		825		42.7400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		956		3.5207 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,040		43.1700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,069		42.9300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,074		43.1800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,080		43.3200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,086		3.5007 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,096		42.9200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,099		42.5100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,177		42.4800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,200		3.5110 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,231		43.1400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,385		3.5067 GBP
ORD		Sale		1,674		43.4200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,819		43.0200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,874		42.9400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,945		42.7700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		1,971		43.1200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,002		42.9100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,064		42.8600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,316		3.5071 GBP
ORD		Sale		2,326		42.8500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,606		43.1300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,648		42.8200 ZAR
ORD		Sale		2,996		42.8100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,123		43.2700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,919		43.1100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,932		43.0400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		3,938		42.5000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		42.5700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,000		43.4000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,243		42.6500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		4,465		42.7100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,074		43.0100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,100		43.3100 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,347		42.7000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,436		43.2800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,475		43.0500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		5,600		42.8000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,090		43.1000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,436		43.2900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,698		42.9000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,701		3.5092 GBP
ORD		Sale		6,872		42.6600 ZAR
ORD		Sale		6,951		43.0700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,101		42.6900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,854		42.8400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		7,991		42.9500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		8,740		43.2500 ZAR
ORD		Sale		9,465		42.8900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		9,788		43.0900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,042		43.0000 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,205		42.6800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,330		43.2300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		10,354		43.0800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,260		3.5014 GBP
ORD		Sale		11,466		42.9900 ZAR
ORD		Sale		11,841		3.5089 GBP
ORD		Sale		12,739		42.8800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		13,027		42.6700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		17,295		42.8300 ZAR
ORD		Sale		21,090		42.9800 ZAR
ORD		Sale		21,405		3.5045 GBP
ORD		Sale		22,017		3.5047 GBP
ORD		Sale		23,260		42.8700 ZAR
ORD		Sale		24,207		43.2400 ZAR
ORD		Sale		25,819		3.5083 GBP
ORD		Sale		26,088		3.5091 GBP
ORD		Sale		46,511		43.0301 ZAR
ORD		Sale		121,445		3.5058 GBP
ORD		Sale		127,904		43.0021 ZAR
ORD		Sale		318,080		3.5078 GBP
ORD		Sale		458,549		3.5339 GBP

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Class of	Â	Product	Â	Nature of dealing	Â	Number of	Â	Price per
relevant		description				reference		unit
security		Â		Â		securities		Â
ORD		CFD		Long		1,100		43.2961 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		3,900		42.7628 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		4,771		43.0978 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		5,706		42.8948 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		42,714		42.9856 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		90,453		3.5070 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		93,297		3.5031 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		127,904		42.9934 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		159,790		3.5072 GBP
ORD		CFD		Long		270,790		42.9411 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		284,595		43.0669 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Long		458,549		3.5339 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		500		43.2038 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		1,100		43.0513 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		1,675		42.8691 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		3,158		42.9490 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		3,723		43.1972 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		7,922		42.9271 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		25,840		3.5285 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		32,659		43.1061 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		32,709		3.5157 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		81,795		3.5096 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		96,774		43.0242 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		137,084		43.1032 ZAR
ORD		CFD		Short		454,654		3.4979 GBP
ORD		CFD		Short		456,885		42.9611 ZAR

(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

(ii) Exercising

Class of relevant security

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Product description e.g. call option

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Number of securities

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Exercise price per unit

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

Class of relevant security

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Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion

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Details

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Price per unit (if applicable)

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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YES

Date of disclosure:	Â	7 Oct 2011
Contact name:	Â	Geoff Smith
Telephone number:	Â	020 7116 2913

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN OPTION AND DERIVATIVE POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Identity of person whose open positions are being disclosed:	Â	Barclays PLC.
Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:		INVESTEC PLC

2. OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

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OPTIONS AND DERIVATIVES

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Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

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description

purchasing,

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price

date

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

security

varying etc

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ORD

Put Options

Purchased

50,000

4,425.0000

American

15 Dec 2011

3. AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to contracts for differences (“CFDs”) or spread bets.

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

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.