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 (Note  BARCLAYS PLC
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 June 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           29,177,120   7.71%           1,982,714   0.52%
securities
(2) Derivatives         2,264,015   0.60%             176,489   0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            24,035   0.01%              24,035   0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  31,465,170   8.32%           2,183,238   0.58%


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

Class of relevant security:           Long                  Short

                              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         2,800                   6.7718
Purchase         5,000                   6.7440
Purchase         17,131                  6.6113
Purchase         6,228                   6.8003
Purchase         601                     6.6663
Purchase         6,380                   6.6788
Purchase         2,056                   6.6112
Purchase         15,605                  6.7696
Purchase         1,047                   6.7662
Purchase         37,403                  6.7323
Purchase         408                     6.9344
Purchase         5,000                   6.7490
Purchase         977                     6.7906
Purchase         949                     6.7610
Purchase         19,115                  6.7473
Purchase         26,799                  6.7611
Sale             3,680                   6.7499
Sale             34,089                  6.7373
Sale             5,000                   6.7490
Sale             39,135                  6.7586
Sale             1,047                   6.7662
Sale             33,777                  6.7011
Sale             28,591                  6.7284
Sale             1,176                   6.7600
Sale             2,800                   6.7450

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product       Long/short      Number of securities    Price per unit
CFD           Short           2056                    6.6111
CFD           Short           17131                   6.6113
CFD           Short           601                     6.6663
CFD           Short           6380                    6.6787
CFD           Short           37403                   6.7323
CFD           Short           27748                   6.761
CFD           Short           15605                   6.7696
CFD           Short           2800                    6.7717
CFD           Short           977                     6.7906
CFD           Short           6228                    6.8002
CFD           Long            34028                   6.61
CFD           Long            33777                   6.701
CFD           Long            28591                   6.7283
CFD           Long            34089                   6.7373
CFD           Long            2800                    6.745
CFD           Long            3680                    6.7498
CFD           Long            36035                   6.7575
CFD           Long            24089                   6.7663
CFD           Long            3100                    6.77

(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. call  Number of securities    Exercise price per unit
option                                           (Note 5)





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

Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if
(Note 8)                                         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)                 NO

Date of disclosure          08 June 2007
Contact name                BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number            020 7166 2913

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)