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Investec PLC
04 September 2006


Investec Limited                              Investec plc (the 'Company')
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: ZAE000040531                            ISIN: GB0031773103

As part of the dual listed company 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.

(1)  NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 198 OF THE UK COMPANIES ACT1985

The Company received notification from the Investec plc Jersey No. 1 Trust 
(the 'Trust') on 1 September 2006 that the Trust has disposed of 2,500,000 
Investec plc ordinary shares of GBP0.001 as a consequence of which the 
percentage holdings of the Trust in the issued share capital of Investec plc had 
changed as set out in the tables below:

Total holdings of Investec plc Ordinary Shares prior to the notification:

Holdings                               Percentage
2,850,520                              3.78

Total holdings of Investec plc Ordinary Shares following the notification:

Holdings                               Percentage
350,520                                0.46

As a result of the disposal of the shares, the capital of the Company has 
increased by the market value attributable to these shares.  This new capital 
will be used by the Company in the normal course of its business.

Pursuant to section 324 of the UK Companies Act 1985, the Trust notified the 
Company that as a result of disposal of 2,500,000 Investec plc ordinary shares, 
the interest of each of the executive directors of the Company are deemed to be 
interest in the 2,500,000 Investec plc ordinary shares has decreased. This is 
because all the executive directors of the Company (together with all of the 
employees of the Investec plc group) are potential beneficiaries of the Trust 
and are therefore treated as interested in all the unallocated shares held by 
the Trust.

Furthermore, we advise of the following changes to attributable interests in the 
ordinary shares of Investec plc and Investec Limited in compliance with 
Rules 3.63 - 3.74 of the JSE Listing Requirements notified to the Company on 
1 September 2006:

(2)  ATTRIBUTABLE INTERESTS IN THE ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF INVESTEC PLC

a)    Dealings by the Company Secretary of Investec plc - Mr. Richard Vardy

In compliance with Rules 3.63 - 3.74 of the JSE Listing Requirements, we advise 
of the following disposals of Investec plc ordinary shares and Investec Limited 
ordinary shares on 31 August  2006. The disposals follow the exercise of options 
held in terms of the Investec plc Share Option Plan 2002, the details of which 
are:

Nature of transaction           Sale of shares pursuant to exercise of options
Share                           Investec plc ordinary shares of GBP0.001 each
No of shares                    1,250
Exercise price                  GBP10.26 per share
Transaction price               GBP26.75 per share
Date and place of transaction   31 August 2006, London

Nature of transaction           Sale of shares pursuant to exercise of options
Share                           Investec plc ordinary shares of GBP0.001 each
No of shares                    756
Exercise price                  GBP15.73 per share
Transaction price               GBP26.75 per share
Date and place of transaction   31 August 2006, London

Nature of transaction           Sale of shares pursuant to exercise of options
Share                           Investec Limited ordinary shares of ZAR0.001 each
No of shares                    444
Exercise price                  ZAR246.00 per share
Transaction price               ZAR352.00 per share
Date and place of transaction   31 August 2006, London

Clearance was obtained for the above dealings in securities.

Johannesburg and London
4 September 2006

Enquiries:
Richard Vardy
Investec plc Company Secretary
+ 44 (0) 207 597 4485

Sponsor:
Investec Bank Limited







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