Base cost tax calculation

Investec PLC
16 April 2003


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INVESTEC LIMITED             INVESTEC PLC

(Formerly Investec Group     (Incorporated under the United Kingdom
Limited)                     Companies Act 1985 and registered in
                             England and Wales with registration number
                             3633621)

(Incorporated in the         Share code on the JSE: INP
Republic of South Africa)

(Registration number 1925/   ISIN code: GB0031773103
002833/06)

Share code on the JSE:       ('Investec plc')
INL

ISIN code: ZAE000040531

Share code on the NSX:
IVD

Share code on the BSE:
INV.BT

('Investec Limited')
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BASE COST FOR INVESTEC LIMITED ORDINARY SHARES AND INVESTEC PLC ORDINARY SHARES
               FOR THE PURPOSE OF SOUTH AFRICAN TAX CALCULATIONS

Investec Limited members and Investec plc members are referred to the circular
to Investec Limited members and Investec Holdings Limited ('Inhold') members
dated 20 June 2002 regarding the unbundling by Inhold and Investec Limited of
Investec Limited ordinary shares and Investec plc ordinary shares, respectively,
pursuant to board of directors resolutions taken on 19 February 2002, and
implemented on 18 July 2002 and 19 July 2002 respectively.

The South African taxation considerations of the unbundling of Investec Limited
and Investec plc ordinary shares by Inhold and Investec Limited, respectively,
were set out in paragraph 7 of the said circular. The portion of the
distribution which constitutes a dividend and the portion that constitutes a
capital distribution as well as the base cost for Capital Gains Tax purposes of
the Investec Limited ordinary shares and/or the Investec plc ordinary shares
received by Investec Limited members and Inhold members who hold/held their
Investec Limited and/or Inhold ordinary shares as capital assets and who elect
to use the valuation date and weighted average methods of determining the base
cost of their Investec Limited and Inhold ordinary shares, has now been
finalised as set out below. Members who elect any of the alternative methods for
determining such base costs should seek professional advice in this regard.

The methodology followed in the calculations set out below has been approved by
the South African Revenue Service, although specific approval has not been given
in respect of the amounts and valuations.


Inhold members

The following transactions took place in July 2002 under the unbundling
provisions of section 60 of the Income Tax Act No 113 of 1993, as amended:

   •Investec Holdings Ltd unbundled its shareholding of 31 847 972 shares in
    Investec Group Ltd to its shareholders on 18 July 2002; and
   •Investec Group Ltd unbundled its shareholding of 65 382 057 shares in
    Investec plc to its shareholders (including the Investec Holdings Ltd
    shareholders who received Investec Group Ltd shares in the first unbundling)
    on 19 July 2002.

In each case, a portion of the shares received constitutes a dividend in the
recipient's hands and a portion constitutes a capital distribution.

Immediately prior to the above unbundling transactions, as part of the
restructuring transactions to facilitate the implementation of the Dual Listed
Companies structure, the share capital of Investec Group Ltd was restructured by
way of a share split followed by a capital reduction and consolidation of
shares. The net effect of this was that for each 100 Investec Holdings Ltd
shares previously held by a shareholder he now holds 31.8 shares in Investec
Group Ltd and 57.6 shares in Investec plc (rounded to the nearest share as
appropriate). (See paragraph 4.6 on page 22 of the circular to shareholders.)






































Investec Limited members

The following transactions took place in July 2002 under the unbundling
provisions of section 60 of the Income Tax Act No 113 of 1993, as amended:

   •Investec Group Ltd unbundled its shareholding of 65 382 057 shares in
    Investec Plc to its shareholders on 19 July 2002.

A portion of the shares received constitutes a dividend in the recipient's hands
and a portion constitutes a capital distribution.

Immediately prior to the above unbundling transactions, as part of the
restructuring transactions to facilitate the implementation of the Dual Listed
Companies structure, the share capital of Investec Group Ltd was restructured by
way of a share split followed by a capital reduction and consolidation of
shares. The net effect of this was that for each 100 shares previously held by a
shareholder he now holds 37 shares in Investec Group Ltd. (See paragraph 4.6 on
page 22 of the circular to shareholders.)























Investec Limited members and Inhold members are advised to seek appropriate
professional advice in applying the above information to their particular
circumstances.

London

16 April, 2003

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Merchant Bank              Lead sponsor in South           Joint sponsor
                                 Africa                  in South Africa

Investec Corporate      Ernst & Young Sponsors                  Investec
Finance                 (Pty) Limited                         Securities
                                                               Limited

Investec Bank           (Registration number 2000/         (Registration
Limited                 031843/07)                                number
                                                         1972/008905/06)

(Registration number    in association with Jowell
1969/004763/06)         Glyn & Marais Inc.

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