Holding(s) in Company

Investec PLC
26 September 2007


Investec Limited                              Investec plc
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa  Incorporated in England and Wales
Registration number 1925/002833/06            Registration number 3633621
JSE share code: INL                           JSE share code: INP
ISIN: ZAE000081949                            ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50

As part of the dual listed company ('DLC') structure, Investec plc and Investec 
Limited notify both the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited of matters which 
are required to be disclosed under the Disclosure and Listing Rules of the United 
Kingdom Listing Authority (the 'UKLA')and/or the JSE Listing Requirements.


Accordingly, we advise of the following:

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing   Investec plc -
shares to which voting rights are attached:                      GB00B17BBQ50
                                                                 
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may  
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which           
voting rights are attached                                             No
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       No
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Other (please specify):______________                                  No
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to                      UBS AG Investment Bank
notification obligation:                                 -----------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different              UBS AG London Branch
from 3):
                                                          UBS AG (Switzerland)
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5. Date of transaction (and date on which the             21st September 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):           -----------------------
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6. Date on which issuer notified:                         25th September 2007
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:           Below 3 %
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8: Notified Details
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
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Class/type       Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering 
of shares        the triggering          transaction
If possible      transaction:
use ISIN
code

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              Number of    Number of   Number of   Number of             Percentage of
              shares       voting      shares      voting rights         voting rights
                           rights                  Direct     Indirect   Direct  Indirect     

B00B17BBQ50  13,105,426   13,105,426   Non-        Non-       Non-       Below   Below 
                                       notifiable  notifiable notifiable 3%      3%
                                       holdings    holdings   holdings            
               

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of     Expiration Exercise/     No. of voting rights that may   Percentage
financial   date       conversion    be acquired (if the instrument  of voting
instrument             period/date   exercised/converted)            rights
       
            -             -           -                               -

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights              Percentage of voting rights
Non-notifiable holdings              Below 3%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:                                             N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:          N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:      N/A

13. Additional information:                                            -
14 Contact name:                            Cintia Goertz
                                            Director
                                            UBS AG
15. Contact telephone number:               0207 568 4981



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