Director/PDMR Shareholding

Investec PLC
23 May 2006



Investec Limited                         Investec plc (the 'Company')           

Incorporated in the Republic of South    Incorporated in England and Wales      
Africa                                   Registration number 3633621            
Registration number 1925/002833/06       JSE share code: INP                    
JSE share code: INL                      ISIN: GB0031773103                     
ISIN: ZAE000040531                                                              


ATTRIBUTABLE INTERESTS IN THE ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF INVESTEC PLC

As part of the dual listed company structure, Investec plc and Investec Limited
notify both the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited of those interests
(and changes to those interests) of (i) directors of both entities and the
respective company secretaries, (ii) persons discharging managerial
responsibilities (PDMRs) across the group, and (iii) in certain instances the
directors of major subsidiaries of Investec Limited, in the securities of
Investec plc and Investec Limited which are required to be disclosed under the
Disclosure Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority (the 'UKLA') and/or the
JSE Listing Requirements.

The Company received notification on the 23rd May 2006 of the following changes
to attributable interests in the ordinary shares of Investec plc:

TRANSACTIONS IN INVESTEC PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF GBP0.001 EACH.



(a)     Transactions by a Director of Investec plc and Investec Limited
        - Sir David Prosser

 
Name of Director:             Sir David Prosser                                 

Transaction notified in terms UK Disclosure Rules ('DR') 3.1.4 R (1) (a) and    
of:                           DR3.1.4 R (1) (b)                                 

Date and place of             22 May, 2006                                      
transaction:                                                                    

Class of shares:              Investec plc ordinary shares of GBP0.001 each     

Nature of interest:           Beneficial                                        

Number of                                                                       
shares:                       2,000                                             

Nature of transaction:        Purchase                                          

Percentage of issued class:   <0.001 per cent                                   

Price per share:              GBP26.99                                          

Place of transaction:         London                                            

Total holding of issued                                                                       
class following                                                                       
notification:                 2,000                                             

Percentage of issued class:   <0.001 per cent                                   

 

TRANSACTIONS IN INVESTEC LIMITED ORDINARY SHARES OF ZAR0.001 EACH.

 

(b)     Transactions by a Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR')
        - David van der Walt

 
Name of PDMR:                     David van der Walt                            

Transaction notified in terms of: DR3.1.4R(1)(a) and DR3.1.4R(1)(b)             

Nature of transaction             Purchase                                      

Share                             Investec Limited ordinary shares of ZAR0.001  
                                  each                                          

No of shares                      15,000                                        

Transaction price                 ZAR326.18                                     

Date and place of transaction     22 May 2006, Johannesburg                     


Clearance was obtained for the above dealings in securities.

Johannesburg and London

23 May 2006

Sponsor:

Investec Bank Limited



                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange