INL/INP - Investec Limited/Investec Plc - Notifications of major interests in

INL   INP
INL   INP                                                                       
INL/INP - Investec Limited/Investec Plc - Notifications of major interests in   
shares                                                                          
Investec Limited                                                                
Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa                                    
Registration number 1925/002833/06                                              
JSE share code: INL                                                             
ISIN: ZAE000081949                                                              
Investec plc                                                                    
Incorporated in England and Wales                                               
Registration number 3633621                                                     
JSE share code: INP                                                             
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-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                                
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying     Investec plc                    
issuer of existing shares to which voting                                       
rights are attached:                                                            
2. Reason for notification 
(yes/no)                                             
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                     Yes             
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may   No              
result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which                     
voting rights are attached                                                      
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                No              
Other (please specify): Change in total number of voting rights No              
3. Full name of person(s) subject to            Sanlam Investment Management    
notification obligation:                        (Pty) Limited                   
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different                                    
from 3):                                                                        
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the   03 March 2010                   
threshold is crossed or reached if different):         
                         
6. Date on which issuer notified:               11 March 2010                   
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or          Above 5%                        
reached:                                                                        
8: Notified Details                                                             
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                             
Class/type   Situation      Resulting situation after the triggering            
of shares    previous to    transaction                                         
If possible  the                                                                
use ISIN     triggering                                                         
code         transaction                                                        
            Number  Number Number of   Number of        Percentage of           
of      of     shares      voting rights    voting rights           
            
shares  voting                                                      
                    rights                                                      
                                                                                
Direct Indirect  Direct Indirect         
Ordinary                                                 More                   
shares                      25,559,038                   than                   
ISIN                                                     5%                     
GB00B17BBQ50                                                                    
B: Financial Instruments                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            
Type of    Expiration  Exercise/   No. of voting rights  Percentage             
financial  date        conversion  that may be acquired  of voting              
instrument             period/date (if the instrument    rights                
 
                                  exercised/converted)                          
                                                                                
Total (A+B)                                                                     
Number of voting rights                      Percentage of voting rights        
25,559,038                                   More than 5%                       
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 proxy holder:                                                       
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder                                        
will cease to hold:                                                             
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                    
hold voting rights:       
                                                      
13. Additional information:                                                     
14 Contact name:                             David Miller                       
                                            Company Secretary, Investec         
                                            plc                                 
15. Contact telephone number:                +44 207 597 4541                   
Date: 11/03/2010 17:00:02 Produced by the JSE SENS Department.                  
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