Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1. Name of company                   2. Name of shareholder having a major     
                                        interest                               
                                                                               
   INVESTEC PLC                         BARCLAYS BANK PLC                      

3. Please state whether notification 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and,  
   indicates that it is in respect      if more than one holder, the number of 
   of holding of the shareholder        shares held by each of them            
   named in 2 above or in respect of                                           
   a non-beneficial interest or in                                             
   the case of an individual holder                                            
   if it is a holding of that                                                  
   person's spouse or children under                                           
   the age of 18                                                               
                                                                               
   BARCLAYS BANK PLC                    Barclays Capital Nominees Limited      
                                        41,769                                 
                                                                               
                                        BNP Paribas 14,260                     
                                                                               
                                        Chase Nominees Ltd 42,725              
                                                                               
                                        Chase Nominees Ltd 1,695,912           
                                                                               
                                        Chase Nominees Ltd 89,069              
                                                                               
                                        CIBC Mellon Global Securities 8,397    
                                                                               
                                        Investors Bank and Trust Co. 66,729    
                                                                               
                                        Investors Bank and Trust Co. 72,468    
                                                                               
                                        Investors Bank and Trust Co. 412,138   
                                                                               
                                        Investors Bank and Trust Co. 3,824     
                                                                               
                                        Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,598     
                                                                               
                                        Investors Bank and Trust Co. 140,960   
                                                                               
                                        Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,017     
                                                                               
                                        JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 24,991         
                                                                               
                                        JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 44,507         
                                                                               
                                        JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 53,015         
                                                                               
                                        JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 18,703         
                                                                               
                                        JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 31,461         
                                                                               
                                        JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 759,256        
                                                                               
                                        JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 56,924         
                                                                               
                                        JP Morgan Chase Bank 1,905             
                                                                               
                                        JP Morgan Chase Bank 43,484            
                                                                               
                                        Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 21,396      
                                                                               
                                        Mellon Trust of New England 26,573     
                                                                               
                                        Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 34,081  
                                                                               
                                        Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 28,823  
                                                                               
                                        Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 7,055   

5. Number of      6. Percentage of  7. Number of shares 8. Percentage of      
   shares/amount     issued class      /amount of stock    issued class       
   of stock                            disposed                               
   acquired                                                                   
                                                                              
   Not disclosed     Not Disclosed     n/a                 n/a                

9. Class of security                10. Date of          11. Date company      
                                        transaction          informed          
                                                                               
   Investec plc ordinary shares         28 April 2005        04 May 2005       

12. Total holding following this     13. Total percentage holding of issued    
    notification                         class following this notification     
                                                                               
    3,743,040                            5.02                                  

14. Any additional information       15. Name of contact and telephone number  
                                         for queries                           
                                                                               
                                         Richard Vardy                         
                                                                               
                                         [phone]                   

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making   
    this notification                                                          
    RICHARD VARDY
    INVESTEC PLC GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY                                                       
                                                                               
Date of notification 04 MAY 2005