Holding(s) in Company

Investec PLC
03 July 2003



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

                Acquisition of shares by significant shareholder


1. Name of company

Investec plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Fintique III BVI Limited


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

Notification in respect of shareholder noted in 2 above


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


Fintique III BVI Limited                


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

1,403,741 ordinary shares


6. Percentage of issued class

1.88%


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A


8. Percentage of issued class

N/A


9. Class of security

Ordinary shares of £0.001 each in Investec plc


10. Date of transaction

1 July 2003


11. Date company informed

2 July 2003


12. Total holding following this notification

7,388,741


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

9.90%


14. Any additional information

The holder, at the same date, disposed of 1,403,741 ordinary shares of
ZAR0.001 each in Investec Limited. The transaction was to facilitate the
Black Economic Empowerment ('BEE') transaction announced by Investec on
the 15th May 2003.


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Richard Vardy (Company Secretary) Tel: [phone]


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

Richard Vardy


Date of notification

3 July 2003


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