Director/PDMR Shareholding

Investec PLC
05 July 2006


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

ATTRIBUTABLE INTERESTS IN THE ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF INVESTEC PLC AND
INVESTEC LIMITED

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 4th July 2006 of the following changes
to attributable interests in the ordinary shares of Investec Limited and
Investec plc as well as to changes in the holdings in the Company as a result of
the sale of shares by Spurwing-P Investments Limited and Spurwing-L Investments
Limited ('Spurwing'):

1.         TRANSACTIONS IN INVESTEC PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.001 EACH.

(a)     Transactions by Directors of Investec plc and Investec Limited

As a consequence of this Transaction, certain Directors' indirect beneficial
interests in the ordinary share capital of Investec plc have decreased as set
out in the table below:

Director          Indirect Beneficial Interest            Price per share
S.Koseff           10,278                                 ZAR320.13
I.R. Kantor        10,278                                 ZAR320.13
G.R. Burger        8,222                                  ZAR320.13
H.S. Herman        4,111                                  ZAR320.13
P.R.S. Thomas      2,056                                  ZAR320.13

Following this notification, the above Directors' total beneficial and
non-beneficial holdings and the total percentage interest these holdings
represent in the issued ordinary share capital of Investec plc are laid out in
the table below:

Director           Beneficial and non-beneficial          Percentage of issued
                   interests                              class
S.Koseff           971,732                                1.29
G.R. Burger        491,983                                0.65
H.S. Herman        273,965                                0.36
I.R. Kantor        230,870                                0.31
P.R.S. Thomas      83,161                                 0.11


(b)     Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMRs')

Further to the Transaction detailed above we advise in accordance with UK
Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R (1) (a) that certain PDMRs's indirect beneficial
interests in the ordinary share capital of Investec plc have decreased as set
out in the table below.

Name of PDMR    Reduction in indirect beneficial interest     Price per share
S. Hackner      6,167                                         ZAR320.13
A. Leith        6,167                                         ZAR320.13

The place of the transaction was Johannesburg.


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

(a)     Transactions by a Director of Investec plc and Investec Limited

In compliance with Rules 3.63 - 3.74 of the JSE Listing Requirements, the
following information is disclosed:

Name of Director:      B. Kantor
Date and place of      4 July 2006, Johannesburg
transaction:
Shares:                Investec Limited ordinary shares of ZAR0.001 each
Number of shares:      10,278
Nature of transaction: Reduction in attributable interests following the
                       Transaction as set out in 1 above
Transaction price:     ZAR320.13

(b)     Transactions by  Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMRs')

Further to the Transaction detailed above we advise in accordance with UK
Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R (1) (a) that certain PDMRs's indirect beneficial
interests in the ordinary share capital of Investec Limited have decreased as
set out in the table below.

Name of PDMR            Reduction in indirect beneficial interest
B. Fried                6,167
D. van der Walt         6,167
S. Heilbron             5,139

The place of the transaction was Johannesburg.

(c)     Transactions by Directors of a major subsidiary of Investec Limited

In compliance with Rules 3.63 - 3.74 of the JSE Listing Requirements, the
following information is disclosed on the ordinary share capital of Investec plc
have decreased as set out in the table below:

Name of Director of major             Reduction in indirect beneficial
subsidiary                            interest
B. Tapnack                            2,056
D. Lawrence                           4,111


Furthermore, the Company received notification on the 4th July 2006 of the
following transactions as a result of the exercise and sale of vested staff
share options:

3.         TRANSACTIONS IN INVESTEC PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF £0.001 EACH.

Transactions by a PDMR of Investec plc

Name of PDMR:                     Hendrik du Toit
Transaction notified in terms of: DR3.1.4R(1)(a) and DR3.1.4R(1)(b)
Nature of transaction             Sale of shares pursuant to exercise of options
Number of shares                  15,750
Exercise price                    GBP10.52 per share
Transaction price                 GBP26.14 per share
Date and place of transaction     4th July, London


ATTRIBUTABLE INTERESTS IN THE ORDINARY SHARE CAPITAL OF INVESTEC   LIMITED, A
COMPANY INCORPORATED IN SOUTH AFRICA

Dealing in the securities of Investec Limited by PDMRs of the Company

Name of PDMR:                  Hendrik du Toit
Nature of transaction          Sale of shares pursuant to exercise of options
Share                          Investec Limited ordinary shares of ZAR0.001
                               each
No of shares                   9,250
Exercise price                 ZAR164.50 per share
Transaction price              ZAR321.50 per share
Date and place of              4th July 2006, Johannesburg
transaction

Clearance was obtained for the above dealings in securities.



Johannesburg and London
5 July 2006


Sponsor:
Investec Bank Limited






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