Base cost tax calculation-Rep

Investec PLC
29 April 2003



The following replaces the Base Cost Tax Calculation announcement released 16
April 2003 at 11:29 under RNS number 1062K. The previous announcement omitted
the tables of information, the full announcement appears below.


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INVESTEC LIMITED                      INVESTEC PLC

(Formerly Investec Group Limited)     (Incorporated under the United Kingdom
(Incorporated in the Republic of      Companies Act 1985 and registered in
South Africa)                         England and Wales with registration number
(Registration number 1925/002833/06)  3633621)
Share code on the JSE: INL            Share code on the JSE: INP
ISIN code: ZAE000040531               ISIN code: GB0031773103              
Share code on the NSX: IVD            ('Investec PLC')
Share code on the BSE: INV.BT
('Investec Limited')
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BASE COST FOR INVESTEC LIMITED ORDINARY SHARES AND INVESTEC PLC ORDINARY SHARES
               FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOUTH AFRICAN TAX CALCULATIONS
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Investec Limited members and Investec PLC members are referred to the circular
to Investec Limited members and Investec Holdings Limited ('Inhold') members
dated 20 June 2002 regarding the unbundling by Inhold and Investec Limited of
Investec Limited ordinary shares and Investec PLC ordinary shares, respectively,
pursuant to board of directors resolutions taken on 19 February 2002, and
implemented on 18 July 2002 and 19 July 2002 respectively.

The South African taxation considerations of the unbundling of Investec Limited
and Investec PLC ordinary shares by Inhold and Investec Limited, respectively,
were set out in paragraph 7 of the said circular. The portion of the
distribution which constitutes a dividend and the portion that constitutes a
capital distribution as well as the base cost for Capital Gains Tax purposes of
the Investec Limited ordinary shares and/or the Investec PLC ordinary shares
received by Investec Limited members and Inhold members who hold/held their
Investec Limited and/or Inhold ordinary shares as capital assets and who elect
to use the valuation date and weighted average methods of determining the base
cost of their Investec Limited and Inhold ordinary shares, has now been
finalised as set out below. Members who elect any of the alternative methods for
determining such base costs should seek professional advice in this regard.

The methodology followed in the calculations set out below has been approved by
the South African Revenue Service, although specific approval has not been given
in respect of the amounts and valuations.


Inhold members

The following transactions took place in July 2002 under the unbundling
provisions of section 60 of the Income Tax Act No 113 of 1993, as amended:

   •Investec Holdings Ltd unbundled its shareholding of 31 847 972 shares in
    Investec Group Ltd to its shareholders on 18 July 2002; and
   •Investec Group Ltd unbundled its shareholding of 65 382 057 shares in
    Investec Plc to its shareholders (including the Investec Holdings Ltd
    shareholders who received Investec Group Ltd shares in the first unbundling)
    on 19 July 2002.

In each case, a portion of the shares received constitutes a dividend in the
recipient's hands and a portion constitutes a capital distribution.

Immediately prior to the above unbundling transactions, as part of the
restructuring transactions to facilitate the implementation of the Dual Listed
Companies structure, the share capital of Investec Group Ltd was restructured by
way of a share split followed by a capital reduction and consolidation of
shares. The net effect of this was that for each 100 Investec Holdings Ltd
shares previously held by a shareholder he now holds 31.8 shares in Investec
Group Ltd and 57.6 shares in Investec plc (rounded to the nearest share as
appropriate). (See paragraph 4.6 on page 22 of the circular to shareholders.)
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Inhold members

          Rand

Base cost of an Inhold ordinary share at 1 October 2001        138.03
Less: Inhold capital portion of the distribution              - 23.82
Revised base cost per Inhold ordinary share                    114.21

Note: The revised base cost results in a capital gains loss on the liquidation
of Inhold if the Inhold ordinary shares were held for at least two years prior
to date of liquidation, and the weighted average basis of determining the base
cost of all listed shares has been elected. If the Inhold ordinary shares were
held for less than two years, then the provisions of paragraph 19 of the 8th
Schedule to the Income Tax Act, 1962 (Act 58 of 1962), as amended need to be
applied. This loss for CGT purposes can be claimed once the liquidator has made
an announcement in terms of paragraph 77 of the 8th schedule.

As at the date of this announcement, the liquidation of Inhold has not been
completed

Base cost per Investec Limited ordinary share received              139.51
Less: Investec Limited capital portion of the distribution         - 41.97
Pro forma revised base cost per Investec Limited ordinary share      97.54
(before the Investec Limited 37 for 100 share consolidation)

Revised base cost per Investec Limited ordinary share received      ______
(after the Investec Limited 37 for 100 share consolidation)         263.62

Base cost per Investec PLC ordinary share received                  139.91

Inhold dividend portion of the distribution                          96.22
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Investec Limited members

The following transactions took place in July 2002 under the unbundling
provisions of section 60 of the Income Tax Act No 113 of 1993, as amended:

   •Investec Group Ltd unbundled its shareholding of 65 382 057 shares in
    Investec Plc to its shareholders on 19 July 2002.

A portion of the shares received constitutes a dividend in the recipient's hands
and a portion constitutes a capital distribution.

Immediately prior to the above unbundling transactions, as part of the
restructuring transactions to facilitate the implementation of the Dual Listed
Companies structure, the share capital of Investec Group Ltd was restructured by
way of a share split followed by a capital reduction and consolidation of
shares. The net effect of this was that for each 100 shares previously held by a
shareholder he now holds 37 shares in Investec Group Ltd. (See paragraph 4.6 on
page 22 of the circular to shareholders.)
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Investec Limited members

          Rand

Base cost of an Invested Limited ordinary share at 1 October 2001     161.18
Less: Investec Limited capital portion of the distribution           - 41.97
Pro forma revised base cost per Investec Limited ordinary share       119.21
(before the Investec Limited 37 for 100 share consolidation)

Revised base cost per Investec Limited ordinary share received        ______
(after the Investec Limited 37 for 100 share consolidation)           322.19

Base cost per Investec PLC ordinary share received                    139.91

Investec Limited dividend portion of the distribution                  44.26
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Investec Limited members and Inhold members are advised to seek appropriate
professional advice in applying the above information to their particular
circumstances.

Sandton

16 April 2003

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