Holding(s) in Company

Investec PLC
04 December 2007


Investec Limited                              Investec plc
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: ZAE000081949                            ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50


                              (jointly 'Investec')


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


Accordingly, we advise of the following:


TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):


Investec plc


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:


Yes


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:


No



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:


No



Other (please specify): N/A



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):


Old Mutual plc


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):


Old Mutual Investment Group (South Africa)(Pty) Ltd


Old Mutual Asset Managers (Namibia) (Pty) Ltd


Syfrets Securities Ltd


BOE (Pty) Ltd



5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
(v):


25 October 2007 to 8%

23 November 2007 to 9%


6. Date on which issuer notified:


4 December 2007


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


From 8% to 9%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|Class/type of shares if possible using|Situation previous to the Triggering   |
|the ISIN CODE                         |transaction: > 7%                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|                                      |Number of shares|Number of voting      |
|                                      |                |Rights                |
+--------------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+
|GB00B17BBQ50                          |Nil             |                7.47% |
+--------------------------------------+----------------+----------------------+


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction > 8% and > 9%

+--------------------------------+----------+------------------+---------------+
|Class/type of shares if possible|Number of |Number of voting  |% of voting    |
|using the ISIN CODE             |shares    |rights            |rights         |
+--------------------------------+----------+------------------+---------------+
|                                |Direct    |Direct|Indirect   |Direct|Indirect|
+--------------------------------+----------+------+-----------+------+--------+
|GB00B17BBQ5                     |Nil       |Nil   | 39645936  |Nil   |  9.46% |
+--------------------------------+----------+------+-----------+------+--------+


B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

+-----------+----------+-------------+---------------------------------+-------+
|Type of    |Expiration|Exercise/    |Number of voting rights that may |% of   |
|financial  |Date (    |Conversion   |be acquired if the instrument is |voting |
|instrument |          |Period/ Date |exercised/ converted.            |rights |
+-----------+----------+-------------+---------------------------------+-------+
|           |          |             |                                 |       |
+-----------+----------+-------------+---------------------------------+-------+
|Nil        |Nil       |Nil          |Nil                              |Nil    |
+-----------+----------+-------------+---------------------------------+-------+



Total (A+B)
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|Number of voting rights                    |% of voting rights                |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|                                           |                                  |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|39645936                                   |9.46%                             |
+-------------------------------------------+----------------------------------+



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire to hold: N/A



12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire to hold voting rights: N/A


13. Additional information:

Please note the group has other holdings which are covered by exemptions.



14. Contact name:

Peter Keynes


15. Contact:

020 7002 7119




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