Additional Listing

RNS Number : 4127T

Investec PLC

05 June 2009

Investec Limited

Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa

Registration number 1925/002833/06

JSE share code: INL

ISIN: ZAE000081949

Investec plc

Incorporated in England and Wales

Registration number 3633621

JSE share code: INP

ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50

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 Transparency Rules and Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority (the 'UKLA') and/or the JSE Listing Requirements.

Accordingly, we advise of the following:

ADDITIONAL LISTINGS - INVESTEC PLC AND INVESTEC LIMITED

Investec plc announces that it has today issued 2,008,924 new ordinary shares of GBP0.0002 each in the capital of Investec plc; 283,924 of which were issued to the Investec plc Jersey Number 1 Trust (the 'Investec plc Trust') pursuant to the exercise of vested share options by staff under the Investec plc Share Option Plan 2002, and 1,725,000 of which were issued to the Investec plc Employee Benefit Trust pursuant to the Investec plc Share Matching Plan 2005 (together the 'Investec plc Issue').

The total number of issued ordinary shares in Investec plc is now 446,946,162.

Approval has been granted for the admission of these shares to trade on the London Stock Exchange and admission to the Official List and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (the 'Investec plc Additional Listing'), with effect from 05 June 2009. The shares shall rank equally with the existing issued ordinary shares of Investec plc.

At the same time, Investec Limited issued 309,893 new ordinary shares of ZAR0.0002 each in the capital of Investec Limited to the Investec Limited Security Purchase and Option Scheme 2002 Trust (the 'Investec Limited Trust') pursuant to the exercise of vested share options by staff under the Investec Limited Trust.

The total number of issued ordinary shares in Investec Limited is now 268,709,666.

Approval has been granted for the admission of these shares to trading on the JSE Limited, with effect from 05 June 2009. The shares shall rank equally with the existing issued ordinary shares of Investec Limited.

Pursuant to the Black Economic Empowerment ('BEE') transaction announced on the 15 May 2003, the Investec Limited Trust transferred 96,976 Investec Limited ordinary shares to the Investec Limited Security Purchase and Option Scheme 2003 Trust (the ''BEE Trust'') so as to maintain the BEE parties' current holdings in Investec Limited at 25.1%.