Rule 8.3 - INVESTEC

Due to system problems on 22/06/07 this 8.3 disclosure is one day late. Our apologies for any inconvenience.

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               21 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           27,801,668   7.38%             842,259   0.22%
securities
(2) Derivatives         1,196,391   0.32%             185,723   0.05%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and            32,501   0.01%              32,501   0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                  29,030,560   7.71%           1,060,483   0.28%


(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         6,026                   6.7493
Purchase         333                     6.8844
Purchase         116,645                 6.8750
Purchase         351                     6.8844
Purchase         2,478                   6.7276
Purchase         411                     6.8844
Purchase         29,617                  6.7987
Purchase         684                     6.7956
Purchase         17,352                  6.7350
Purchase         18,625                  6.7363
Purchase         44,485                  6.7993
Purchase         27,151                  6.7589
Purchase         6,563                   6.7707
Purchase         29,617                  6.7985
Purchase         12,000                  6.6864
Sale             116,645                 6.8750
Sale             29,617                  6.7985
Sale             116,645                 6.8750
Sale             4,048                   6.8086
Sale             382                     6.7350
Sale             43,181                  6.7337
Sale             2,300                   6.7100
Sale             11,660                  6.7032
Sale             39,470                  6.7577
Sale             6,860                   6.7189
Sale             17,352                  6.7350
Sale             17,352                  6.7350
Sale             200,000                 Transfer
Sale             59,950                  6.7350



(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product       Long/short      Number of securities    Price per unit
CFD           Short           12000                   6.6864
CFD           Short           18625                   6.7363
CFD           Short           6026                    6.7492
CFD           Short           27151                   6.7589
CFD           Short           6563                    6.7706
CFD           Short           684                     6.7956
CFD           Long            11660                   6.7032
CFD           Long            6860                    6.7188
CFD           Long            43181                   6.7337
CFD           Long            1522                    6.7511
CFD           Long            37948                   6.7579
CFD           Long            5410                    6.809
CFD           Long            4848                    6.8108


(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          25 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)