Holding(s) in Company

Investec PLC
05 June 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                                                              

 

 

 

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 holdings 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'), the UK Companies Act 1985 and/or the JSE Listing Requirements.

 

Accordingly we disclose the following information in accordance with the UK
Companies Act 1985:

 

             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN INVESTEC PLC SHARES             

 

1. Name of company

 
Investec plc                                                                    

 

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

 
Barclays Bank PLC                                                               

 

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

 
Barclays Bank PLC                                                               

 

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

 
Absa Life Ltd                                                                  0                                      
Absa Life Ltd                                                                  0                  
Absa Life Ltd                                                                  0      
Absa Life Ltd                                                              7,764                 
Absa Life Ltd                                                                  0         
Absa Life Ltd                                                                  0                                     
AIMS Nominees Pty Ltd                                                          0                                   
Bank of New York                                                           4,701            
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                        105,455                                       
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                         52,693                                        
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                           4,245                         
BNP Paribas                                                                4,567                                       
BOISS Nominees Ltd                                                        45,216                                     
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        36,230                          
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       863,771             
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        72,451                    
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        16,074                
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        24,600   
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                              3,570 
Fradley Nominees                                                           2,427           
IBT - Canada                                                               4,245               
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                              20,503        
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                               3,190      
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                               1,691       
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                             175,382      
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                             343,733   
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                               5,720  
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                               5,160   
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                              74,474    
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                              68,987      
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                               3,981           
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                               1,897          
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                              46,474 
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                              30,288          
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                 610            
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                 907 
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                              11,286        
Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                 765 
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   20,038      
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   46,777           
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   42,578             
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   11,554        
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   21,771         
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  682,162     
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   59,361 
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        6,001   
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       15,846        
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       16,771                
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       36,528         
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                       29,376                         
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        1,902         
Mellon Trust - US Custodian                                                4,613       
Mellon Trust - US Custodian                                                7,994           
Mellon Trust of New England                                                8,128        
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                            10,085         
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                            12,445               
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                             2,489         
RC Greig Nominees Limited                                                    880            
Standard Bank of SA                                                       14,000       
State Street Boston                                                       34,314    
State Street Trust of Canada                                               8,067     
The Northern Trust Company                                                 5,769              

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

 
Not disclosed                                                                   

 

6. Percentage of issued class

 
Not disclosed                                                                   

 

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

 
N/A                                                                             

 

8. Percentage of issued class

 
N/A                                                                             

 

9. Class of security

 
Investec plc ordinary shares                                                    

 

10. Date of transaction

 
1 June 2006                                                                     

 

11. Date company informed

 
5 June 2006                                                                     

 

12. Total holding following this notification

 
3,142,506                                                                       

 

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

 
4.21%                                                                           

 

14. Any additional information

 
N/A                                                                             

 

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

 
Mr. Richard Vardy                                                               
Investec plc                                                                    
Group Company Secretary                                                         
+ 44 (0)207 597 4485                                                            

 

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

 
Mr. Richard Vardy                                                               

 

Date of notification

 
5 June 2006                                                                     

 



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