Holding(s) in Company

SCHEDULE 10                                  
                                                                               
                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES                   

1. Name of company

Investec PLC                                                                   

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays Bank PLC                                                              

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder 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                                                              

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Barclays Capital Nominees Limited 63,986                                       
                                                                               
BNP Paribas 17,088                                                             
                                                                               
BOISS Nominees Ltd 28,716                                                      
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd 42,725                                                      
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd 2,184,662                                                   
                                                                               
Chase Nominees Ltd 109,117                                                     
                                                                               
CIBC Mellon Global Securities 9,960                                            
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 5,096                                             
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 79,260                                            
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 511,784                                           
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 174,960                                           
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 5,596                                             
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 86,193                                            
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 1,017                                             
                                                                               
Investors Bank and Trust Co. 2,182                                             
                                                                               
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 24,991                                                 
                                                                               
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 42,162                                                 
                                                                               
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 68,679                                                 
                                                                               
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 25,007                                                 
                                                                               
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 41,964                                                 
                                                                               
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 773,791                                                
                                                                               
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) 56,924                                                 
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank 56,656                                                     
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,905                                                      
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank 7,982                                                      
                                                                               
JPMorgan Chase Bank 1,898                                                      
                                                                               
Mellon Trust - Boston & SF 25,653                                              
                                                                               
Mellon Trust of New England 32,404                                             
                                                                               
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 8,485                                           
                                                                               
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 35,166                                          
                                                                               
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA 38,010                                          
                                                                               
State Street Trust of Canada 11,577                                            

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed                                                                  

6. Percentage of issued class

Not disclosed                                                                  

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A                                                                            

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A                                                                            

9. Class of security

Ordinary shares                                                                

10. Date of transaction

30 June 2005                                                                   

11. Date company informed

5 July 2005                                                                    

12. Total holding following this notification

4,575,596                                                                      

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

6.13%                                                                          

14. Any additional information

N/A                                                                            

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Richard Vardy                                                                  
                                                                               
Investec plc                                                                   
                                                                               
Group Company Secretary                                                        
                                                                               
+ 44 (0)207 597 4485                                                           

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Richard Vardy                                                                  

Date of notification

5 July 2005                                                                    

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