Director/PDMR Shareholding

Investec PLC
19 January 2006



Investec plc - the Company

Incorporated in England and Wales
Registration number 3633621



NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES ('PDMR') OR CONNECTED PERSONS


The Company received notification on the 19th January 2006 of the following
transaction by a Director:

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|Name of Director:                  |Samuel Abrahams                           |
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|Transaction notified in terms of:  |UK Disclosure Rules ('DR') 3.1.4 R (1) (a)|
|                                   |and DR3.1.4 R (1) (b)                     |
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|Date of transaction:               |19th January 2006                         |
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|Class of shares:                   |Investec plc ordinary shares of £0.001    |
|                                   |each                                      |
+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Nature of transaction:             |Sale of shares                            |
+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Nature of interest:                |Indirect beneficial                       |
+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Number of shares:                  |2,000  
+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Percentage of issued class:        |<0.01 per cent                            |
+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Price per share:                   |£25.93  
+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Place of transaction:              |London                                    |
+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Total holding of issued class      |6000  
|following notification:            |                                          |
+-----------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
|Percentage of issued class:        |<0.01 per cent                            |
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