Holding(s) in Company

Investec PLC
11 February 2005



                           SCHEDULE 10
 
             NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

     INVESTEC PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     BARCLAYS BANK PLC


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

     BARCLAYS BANK PLC


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

Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                          5,412 

BNP Paribas                                                                5,291 

Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        42,725 

Chase Nominees Ltd                                                     1,068,814 

Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        41,683 

CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                              1,724 

Clydesdale Nominees HSA0125                                                  307 

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                                 771 

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                              27,628 

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                              79,873 

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                              11,853 

Investors Bank and Trust Co.                                               5,535

JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   24,991 

JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   27,572 

JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   44,507 

JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                    8,213 

JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   16,581 

JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  800,975 

JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   37,591 

JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                        2,715 

Mellon Trust-Boston & SF                                                   4,287 

Mellon Trust of New England                                                5,512 

Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                             6,158 

Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                             1,548 

Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                             7,271


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

     NOT DISCLOSED


6)   Percentage of issued Class

     NOT DISCLOSED


7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

     N/A


8)   Percentage of issued Class

     N/A

9)   Class of security

     ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

     7 FEBRUARY 2005


11)  Date company informed

     10 FEBRUARY 2005


12)  Total holding following this notification

     2,279,537

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     3.05%


14)  Any additional information

     N/A


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     RICHARD VARDY
     INVESTEC PLC GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY
     [phone]


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


     Date of Notification       11 FEBRUARY 2005

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