Rule 8.3 - INVESTEC

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              INVESTEC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.0002
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               07 August 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                     Short

                      Number       (%)         Number       (%)

(1) Relevant       28,445,120     7.53%        569,300     0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives     5,657,424     1.50%      5,698,303     1.51%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       571,000     0.15%        571,000     0.15%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              34,673,544     9.18%      6,838,603     1.81%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      2,168                5.8750
Purchase      15,985               6.0195
Purchase      5,000                5.8662
Purchase      105,862              5.9435
Purchase      43,262               5.8750
Purchase      2,100                5.9400
Purchase      1,486                5.8941
Purchase      21                   5.9462
Purchase      7,560                5.8667
Purchase      90,726               5.8972
Purchase      101,141              5.8750
Purchase      3,813                5.8750
Purchase      35,995               5.8872
Purchase      8,144                6.0038
Purchase      13,000               5.9704
Purchase      1,103                5.8750
Purchase      29,502               5.8750
Purchase      10,000               5.8350
Purchase      2,427                5.8750
Purchase      93,382               5.8760
Purchase      55,087               5.8901
Purchase      126,236              5.8750
Purchase      331                  5.8930
Purchase      3,771                5.8750
Sale          1,381                5.9995
Sale          6,224                5.8875
Sale          13,000               5.9692
Sale          14,764               5.8875
Sale          23,927               5.8875
Sale          11,655               5.8875
Sale          13,787               5.9076
Sale          2,000                6.0300
Sale          15,871               5.9717
Sale          4,450                5.8875
Sale          1,736                5.8875
Sale          20,891               5.8875
Sale          5,000                5.8650
Sale          345                  6.0138
Sale          3,000                5.8500

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name   Long/Short    Number of     Price per
                             Securities    unit
CFD            Short         5000          5.8661
CFD            Short         7560          5.8666
CFD            Short         93382         5.876
CFD            Short         35995         5.8872
CFD            Short         55087         5.8901
CFD            Short         1486          5.8941
CFD            Short         90726         5.8972
CFD            Short         30775         5.9066
CFD            Short         3422          5.9375
CFD            Short         2100          5.94
CFD            Short         105862        5.9435
CFD            Short         21            5.9461
CFD            Short         8144          6.0038
CFD            Long          5488          5.875
CFD            Long          13787         5.9075
CFD            Long          13000         5.9691
CFD            Long          1381          5.9994
CFD            Long          345           6.0137

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)




4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 YES


Date of disclosure                         08 August 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)

Product name,      Written or    Number of Securities to   Exercise Price   Type, e.g.     Expiry Date
e.g. call option   Purchased     which the option or       (Note 2)         American,
                                 derivative relates                         European etc.
Option             Purchased     217,000                   6.8040           EURO           03/08/2007
Option             Purchased     -217,000                  7.7112           EURO           03/08/2007
Option             Purchased     68,500                    6.8715           EURO           03/08/2007
Option             Purchased     68,500                    7.7877           EURO           03/08/2007
Option             Purchased     217,000                   7.7112           EURO           03/08/2007
Option             Purchased     -217,000                  6.8040           EURO           03/08/2007
Option             Purchased     -68,500                   6.8715           EURO           03/08/2007
Option             Purchased     -68,500                   7.7877           EURO           03/08/2007

Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFD's), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the
Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk