Holding(s) in Company

Investec plc - Notification pursuant to section 198 of the Companies Act 1985.

Investec plc (the 'Company') received notification on the 25th May 2005 that the Investec Limited Security Purchase 
and Option Scheme Trust (the 'Trust')disposed of 10,000 Investec plc ordinary shares of £0.001 each ('Ordinary 
Shares'), being 0.013% of the issued Ordinary Shares of the Company on the 24th May 2005.

The total holdings of the Trust prior to the notification are laid out below:

Holdings prior to notification         Percentage holdings prior to          
                                       notification                          
                                                                             
2,247,203                              3.010%                                

The total holdings of the Trust following the notification are laid out below:

Holdings following notification        Percentage holdings following         
                                       notification                          
                                                                             
2,237,203                              2.997%                                

Enquiries:

Richard Vardy

Investec plc Group Company Secretary

+ 44 (0)207 597 4485