Rule 8.1 - Investec plc

Investec PLC
07 June 2007


                                    FORM 8.1

          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES

                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

      (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)      INVESTEC PLC (DEALINGS BY INVESTEC
                                     SECURITIES LTD, INVESTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT,
                                     HARGREAVE HALE LTD)
Company dealt in                     INVESTEC PLC
Class of relevant security to which  ORDINARY SHARES GBP0.0002
the dealings being disclosed relate
(Note 2)

Date of dealing                      6 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 securities                 18,139,527    4.795%   557,799    0.15%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell                              165,800     0.04%   146,700    0.04%
                               Total    18,305,327     4.84%   704,499    0.19%


(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
     INVESTEC LTD ORD ZAR0.0002
                                     Number        (%)      Number       (%)
(1) Relevant securities               35,811,009    16.44%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell                          2,135,300     0.98%   4,646,194    2.13%
                             Total    37,946,309    17.42%   4,646,194    2.13%


(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                    Details
Ordinary shares GBP0.0002
                                   2,666,130   Staff share options



The drop in long relevant securities position and increase in staff share option
position from our previous disclosure is due to reclassification of LTIP
holdings.


3. DEALINGS (Note 4)


(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale               Number of securities     Price per unit (Note 5)
HARGREAVE HALE LTD                           1,750                      679.56p
Sale                                         3,000                       677.5p
Sale                                         3,100                    98.00Rand
INVESTEC ASSET MANAGEMENT                   95,000                    686,9035p
Purchase                                     2,852                         683p
INVESTEC SECURITIES LTD                      4,471                       683.5p
Purchase                                    21,208                         684p
Sale                                        12,681                       684.5p
Sale                                         8,607                         685p
Sale                                           350                       685.5p
Sale                                        10,000                         686p
Sale                                         6,647                       686.5p
Sale                                         1,400                         687p
Sale                                         5,561                       687.5p
Sale                                         2,000                         688p
Sale                                         5,006                       693.5p
Sale                                           895                         694p
Sale                                         2,630                       695.5p
Sale                                         4,000                         696p
Sale                                         6,692                       700.5p
Sale                                            37                    96.48Rand
Sale                                             6                    96.48Rand
Sale                                         5,000                    96.48Rand
Purchase                                       402                    97.50Rand
Purchase                                       280                    97.60Rand
Purchase                                     4,996                    97.63Rand
Purchase                                     4,982                    97.64Rand
Purchase                                     2,580                    97.65Rand
Purchase                                       546                    97.66Rand
Purchase                                       112                    97.67Rand
Purchase                                       220                    97.69Rand
Purchase                                     3,605                    97.70Rand
Purchase                                     8,178                    97.80Rand
Purchase                                     4,000                    97.84Rand
Purchase                                     3,500                    97.85Rand
Purchase                                     1,172                    97.86Rand
Purchase                                     1,503                    97.90Rand
Purchase                                     1,220                    97.90Rand
Purchase                                        27                    97.97Rand
Purchase                                     1,465                    97.99Rand
Purchase                                    18,247                    99.02Rand
Sale                                           400                    99.05Rand
Sale
Sale
Sale

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product      Long/short (Note   Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note
name,        6)                 7)                         5)
e.g. CFD





(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing,       Number of          Exercise Type, e.g.  Expiry Option
name,   selling,       securities to               American,          money
        purchasing,    which the option            European
        varying etc.   relates (Note 7)            etc.
e.g.                                      price                date   paid/
call                                                                  received
option                                                                per unit
                                                                      (Note 5)




(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call       Number of           Exercise price per unit (Note
option                        securities          5)



(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)





4. OTHER INFORMATION


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) YES



Date of disclosure                                              07/06/2007

Contact name                                                    DAVID BURFOOT

Telephone number                                                020 7597 4394

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated                   INVESTEC PLC
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)       OFFEROR





                                                             SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8



                           DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

   (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as
                                  appropriate)






OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product Written   Number of securities to     Exercise    Type, e.g.      Expiry
name,   or        which the option or         price (Note American,       date
        purchased derivative relates          2)          European etc.
e.g.
call
option
Put     Written                      82,900   96.50Rand   American        20/09/
Options                                                                   2007
Call    Purchased                    82,900   106.15Rand  American        20/09/
Options                                                                   2007
Put     Purchased                    82,900   90.54Rand   American        20/09/
Options                                                                   2007
Futures Written                      18,200               European        21/06/
                                                                          2007
Futures Written                      39,000               European        20/09/
                                                                          2007
Futures Written                       6,600               European        20/09/
                                                                          2007


Notes


1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except
for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements
to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.


2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.


For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its
Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk











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