Director Shareholding

Investec PLC
19 September 2003



          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Investec plc

2. Name of director

Haruko Fukuda

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 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

Director as above

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

Haruko Fukuda

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Acquisition of Investec plc ordinary shares of £0.001 each

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,000

8. Percentage of issued class

0.001%

9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10. Percentage of issued class

N/A

11. Class of security

Ordinary shares of £0.001 each in Investec plc

12. Price per share

£8.69

13. Date of transaction

18 September 2003

14. Date company informed

18 September 2003

15. Total holding following this notification

1000

16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.001%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant

N/A

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

N/A

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

N/A

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

N/A

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

N/A

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

N/A

23. Any additional information


24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Richard Vardy

Group Secretary

020 7597 4485

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

As above

Date of Notification

19 September 2003



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