Rule 8.1 - Investec Limited

Investec PLC
07 June 2007


                                    FORM 8.1

          DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES

                  FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

      (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)                  INVESTEC PLC (DEALINGS BY
                                                 INVESTEC SECURITIES LTD)
Company dealt in                                 INVESTEC LTD
Class of relevant security to which the dealings ORDINARY SHARES ZAR0.0002
being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                  6 JUNE 2007




2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE


(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                                              Long                 Short
                                     Number        (%)      Number       (%)
(1) Relevant securities               35,811,009    16.44%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell                          2,135,300     0.98%   4,646,194    2.13%
                             Total    37,946,309    17.42%   4,646,194    2.13%


(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)

     Class of relevant security:                Long                Short
      INVESTEC PLC ORD GBP0.0002
                                       Number        (%)      Number     (%)
(1) Relevant securities                 18,139,527    4.795%   557,799    0.15%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell                              165,800     0.04%   146,700    0.04%
                               Total    18,305,327     4.84%   704,499    0.19%


(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:                    Details
Ordinary shares ZAR0.0002
                                     123,430   Staff share options




3. DEALINGS (Note 4)


(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale                Number of securities   Price per unit (Note 5)

INVESTEC SECURITIES LTD                     1,000   94.05Rand
Purchase                                       38   94.15Rand
Purchase                                       14   94.15Rand
Purchase                                      762   94.25Rand
Purchase                                    2,800   94.30Rand
Purchase                                      414   94.45Rand
Purchase                                      824   94.50Rand
Purchase                                      166   94.00Rand
Sale                                        5,800   94.00Rand
Sale                                          166   94.05Rand
Sale                                           28   94.15Rand
Sale                                        5,000   94.15Rand
Sale                                          166   94.20Rand
Sale                                        4,000   94.20Rand
Sale                                          166   94.21Rand
Sale                                          166   94.25Rand
Sale                                           80   94.30Rand
Sale                                          300   94.30Rand
Sale                                          252   94.31Rand
Sale



(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product      Long/short (Note   Number of securities (Note Price per unit (Note
name,        6)                 7)                         5)
e.g. CFD





(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing,       Number of          Exercise Type, e.g.  Expiry Option
name,   selling,       securities to               American,          money
        purchasing,    which the option            European
        varying etc.   relates (Note 7)            etc.
e.g.                                      price                date   paid/
call                                                                  received
option                                                                per unit
                                                                      (Note 5)




(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call       Number of           Exercise price per unit (Note
option                        securities          5)



(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)





4. OTHER INFORMATION


Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives



Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be
stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES



Date of disclosure                                              07/06/2007

Contact name                                                    DAVID BURFOOT

Telephone number                                                020 7597 4394

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated                   INVESTEC PLC
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)       OFFEROR




Notes


The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk





























                                                             SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8



                           DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS

   (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as
                                  appropriate)






OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)

Product Written   Number of securities to     Exercise    Type, e.g.      Expiry
name,   or        which the option or         price (Note American,       date
        purchased derivative relates          2)          European etc.
e.g.
call
option
Put     Purchased                   750,000   66.00Rand   European        21/08/
Option                                                                    52007
Put     Purchased                   750,000   82.00Rand   European        15/08/
Option                                                                    2007
Put     Written                     750,000   66.00Rand   European        15/08/
Option                                                                    2007
Call    Written                   1,250,000   84.00Rand   European        21/08/
Option                                                                    2007
Call    Written                     500,000   94.00Rand   European        21/08/
Option                                                                    2007
Call    Purchased                   500,000   84.00Rand   European        21/08/
Option                                                                    2007
Put     Purchased                   229,900   78.30Rand   American        21/06/
Options                                                                   2007
Call    Purchased                   135,300   95.40Rand   American        21/06/
Options                                                                   2007
Put     Purchased                   135,300   95.40Rand   American        21/06/
Options                                                                   2007
Put     Purchased                   750,000   66.00Rand   European        15/08/
Options                                                                   2007
Put     Written                     750,000   82.00Rand   European        15/08/
Options                                                                   2007
Call    Written                      52,294   00.01Rand   European        16/09/
Options                                                                   2011
Futures Written                      73,300               European        20/09/
                                                                          2007
Futures Written                     155,400               European        21/06/
                                                                          2007


Notes


1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except
for CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existing agreements
to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.


2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.


For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its
Notes which can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk











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