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               19 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           28,379,750   7.55%             878,781   0.23%
securities
(2) Derivatives         1,185,069   0.32%             174,265   0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            31,610   0.01%              31,610   0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  29,596,429   7.88%           1,084,656   0.29%


(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         8,757                   6.8065
Purchase         117                     7.0044
Purchase         11,963                  6.8204
Purchase         516                     6.9994
Purchase         1,473                   6.8100
Purchase         334                     7.0194
Purchase         5,372                   6.9281
Purchase         49,936                  6.8527
Purchase         10,500                  6.7954
Purchase         8,876                   6.8394
Purchase         1,864                   6.8950
Purchase         292                     7.0194
Purchase         5,436                   6.8490
Purchase         2,436                   6.8500
Purchase         8,876                   6.8394
Purchase         47,236                  6.7995
Purchase         83                      7.0194
Purchase         2,800                   6.8900
Purchase         700                     6.8850
Purchase         334                     7.0194
Purchase         167                     7.0194
Purchase         2,699                   6.8500
Purchase         1,005                   7.0000
Purchase         2,305                   6.8949
Purchase         11,963                  6.8186
Sale             2,250                   6.8336
Sale             91,970                  6.9550
Sale             137,140                 6.9512
Sale             30,606                  6.9223
Sale             11,963                  6.8204
Sale             4,826                   6.8243
Sale             8,876                   6.8394
Sale             12,208                  6.8334
Sale             1,475                   6.8500
Sale             8,876                   6.9538
Sale             452                     6.9886
Sale             674                     6.8936
Sale             600                     6.8250
Sale             46,038                  6.8160
Sale             8,678                   6.8146
Sale             18,326                  6.8486


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product       Long/short      Number of securities    Price per unit
CFD           Short           10500                   6.7953
CFD           Short           47236                   6.7995
CFD           Short           8757                    6.8065
CFD           Short           9849                    6.8276
CFD           Short           8876                    6.8393
CFD           Short           5436                    6.8489
CFD           Short           700                     6.885
CFD           Short           2305                    6.8948
CFD           Short           1864                    6.895
CFD           Short           5372                    6.928
CFD           Long            8678                    6.8145
CFD           Long            46038                   6.8159
CFD           Long            1458                    6.8212
CFD           Long            4826                    6.8242
CFD           Long            600                     6.825
CFD           Long            12208                   6.8334
CFD           Long            2250                    6.8336
CFD           Long            18326                   6.8486
CFD           Long            674                     6.8936
CFD           Long            30606                   6.9222
CFD           Long            137140                  6.9511
CFD           Long            8876                    6.9537
CFD           Long            452                     6.9886

(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          20 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)