Director/PDMR Shareholding

Investec PLC
22 December 2005



Investec Limited                              Investec plc
Incorporated in                               Incorporated in
the Republic of South Africa                  England and Wales
Registration number 1925/002833/06            Registration number 3633621
Share code: INL                               Share code: INP
ISIN: ZAE000040531                            ISIN:GB0031773103
                      (jointly 'Investec')

THE INVESTEC PLC JERSEY NO.1 TRUST AND THE INVESTEC PLC EMPLOYEE BENEFIT TRUST
(the 'UK TRUSTS') AND THE INVESTEC LIMITED SECURITY PURCHASE AND OPTION SCHEME
2002 TRUST (the 'SA TRUST')

Further to the announcement released on the 5th December 2005 detailing the
implementation of the Investec Odd-lot Offer and the repurchase of certain
Investec Shares from Odd-lot holders, Investec received notification from the 
UK Trusts and the SA Trusts on the 21st December 2005 of the allocation of these
shares as follows: 306,754 ordinary shares of GBP 0.001 each in Investec plc at
a price of GBP 24.28 per share to Investec Trust (Guernsey) Limited (the
Trustee) as Trustee of the UK Trusts and 285,010 Investec Limited ordinary
shares of ZAR 0.001 each at a price of ZAR 277.64 to the SA Trust.

The Investec plc Ordinary Shares acquired were allocated to the UK Trusts as
follows:

Trust                                             Investec plc Ordinary Shares
The Investec plc Jersey No. 1 Trust               206,754
The Investec plc Employee Benefit Trust           100,000
                                          TOTAL   306,754

The aggregate number of shares held by the Trusts following the allocation are
set out below:

Trust                                             Aggregate shares held
The Investec plc Jersey No. 1 Trust               973,215 Investec plc Ordinary
                                                  Shares
The Investec plc Employee Benefit Trust           100,000 Investec plc Ordinary
                                                  Shares
The Investec Limited Security Purchase            301,498 Investec Limited
and Option Scheme 2002 Trust                      Ordinary Shares
                                                  
                                               
The executive directors, as well as persons discharging managerial
responsibilities ('PDMRs') and other employees of Investec are potential
beneficiaries under the UK and / or SA Trusts and therefore for UK Companies 
Act purposes are regarded as being interested in all of the unallocated shares.
Despite this technical interest, each executive director and PDMR will only be
entitled to receive shares from the UK and / or SA Trusts in satisfaction of
options previously granted to them.


Johannesburg and London
22nd December 2005


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







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