Rule 8.1- (Investec plc)

RNS Number : 7252J

Rensburg Sheppards plc

06 April 2010

 

                                                                                                                                                            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 Takeover Code)

1.         KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Rensburg Sheppards Plc (Dealings by Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Ltd)
Company dealt in	Investec Plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	Ordinary Shares
Date of dealing	1st April 2010

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	5,530,355 **                         1.17%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	5,530,355 **                         1.17%

** Holding includes 4,887,658 shares held by Bernard Kantor and Stephen Koseff who are Directors of both Rensburg Sheppards Plc and Investec Plc

(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: INVESTEC LIMITED ORDINARY SHARES	Long	Short
	Number                                     (%)	Number                                         (%)
(1) Relevant securities	6,980,520 **                          2.77%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total	6,980,520 **                          2.77%

** Holding includes 6,672,830 shares held by Bernard Kantor and Stephen Koseff who are Directors of both Rensburg Sheppards Plc and Investec Plc

(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security: Ordinary Shares GBP 0.0002	Details
47,275 **	Staff share options

** Holding includes 9,455 staff share options held by Bernard Kantor who is a Director of both Rensburg Sheppards Plc and Investec Plc

3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)        Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 5)
Sale	2,000	537.5327p

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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

(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

(ii)        Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 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/NO

Date of disclosure	6th April 2010
Contact name	Phil Beardwell FCSI
Telephone number	020 7597 1356
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated	Rensburg Sheppards Plc
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)	Offeree

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

 

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