Result of AGM

Investec PLC 20 August 2004 20 August 2004 Investec plc Investec plc Annual General Meeting - Investec Ltd Annual General Meeting We advise the following results of the business conducted at the meetings of shareholders of Investec Ltd ('Ltd') and Investec plc ('plc') both held on 19 August 2004. The final proxy positions for each company is detailed in the Appendix. As required by the Dual Listed Company Structure, a poll was conducted on each of the proposed resolutions. Because of the nature of that structure, the poll results for each company on Joint Electorate Actions are identical. The poll results were: Votes For Votes Votes Result Against Abstain Ordinary Business : Ordinary Resolutions 1 To receive and adopt the audited 63,441,614 15,259 446,500 Carried financial statements of Investec Limited for the year ended 31 March 2004 and the reports of the directors and auditors of Investec Limited 2 To determine, ratify and approve the 62,311,705 1,260,713 330,955 Carried remuneration of the directors of Investec Limited for the year ended 31 March 2004 3 To sanction the interim dividend paid by 63,859,677 43,000 696 Carried Investec Limited on the ordinary shares in Investec Limited for the six month period ended 30 September 2003 4 To sanction the interim dividend paid by 63,901,762 915 696 Carried Investec Limited on the SA DAN share and the SA DAS share for the six month period ended 30 September 2004 5 To declare a final dividend on the 63,902,677 0 696 Carried ordinary shares of Investec Limited for the year ended 31 March 2004 6 To re-elect Hugh Sidney Herman as a 62,655,779 203,518 1,044,076 Carried director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited 7 To re-elect Alan Tapnack as a director of 63,664,153 12,000 227,220 Carried Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited 8 To re-elect George Francis Onslow Alford 63,544,061 12,000 347,312 Carried as a director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited 9 To re-elect Glynn Robert Burger as a 63,664,153 12,000 227,220 Carried director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited 10 To re-elect Ian Robert Kantor as a 62,755,825 223,627 923,921 Carried director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited 11 To re-elect Samuel Ellis Abrahams as a 63,319,957 203,518 379,898 Carried director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited 12 To re-elect Fani Titi, whose appointment 62,775,664 203,518 923,920 Carried as a director terminates at the end of the Annual General Meeting, as a director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited 13 To reappoint Ernst & Young CA(SA) and 63,514,171 37,877 351,325 Carried KPMG Inc. as auditors of Investec Limited and to authorise the directors of Investec Limited to fix the remuneration of the auditors Special Business : Ordinary Resolutions 14 To place the authorised but unissued 29,244,849 34,439,980 218,544 Not shares of Investec Limited under the carried control of the directors of Investec Limited 15 General authority to issue shares in 35,835,123 28,064,144 4,106 Not Investec Limited for cash carried 16 Amendment to the trust deed and rules of 50,166,363 13,500,303 236,707 Carried The Investec Limited Security Purchase and Option Scheme Trust Special Business : Special Resolutions 17 Authority for acquisition of own shares 62,106,515 1,124,732 671,976 Carried by Investec Limited 18 Deletion and substitution of present 59,844,503 17,240 4,041,480 Carried Article 10 of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited 19 To receive and adopt the audited 63,072,480 15,259 815,634 Carried financial statements and reports of the directors and auditors of Investec plc 20 To approve the Remuneration Report of 61,956,104 1,218,230 729,039 Carried Invetsec plc 21 To sanction the interim dividend paid by 63,463,288 0 440,085 Carried Investec plc on the ordinary shares in Investec plc for the six month period ended 30 September 2003 22 To declare a final dividend on the 63,463,447 0 439,926 Carried ordinary shares of Investec plc for the year ended 31 March 2004 23 To re-elect Hugh Sidney Herman as a 62,216,549 203,518 1,483,306 Carried director of Investec plc 24 To re-elect Alan Tapnack as a director of 63,224,923 12,000 666,450 Carried Investec plc 25 To re-elect George Francis Onslow Alford 63,104,388 12,443 786,542 Carried as a director of Investec plc 26 To re-elect Glynn Robert Burger as a 63,224,923 12,000 666,450 Carried director of Investec plc 27 To re-elect Ian Robert Kantor as a 62,316,152 224,070 1,363,151 Carried director of Investec plc 28 To re-elect Samuel Ellis Abrahams as a 62,880,727 203,518 819,128 Carried director of Investec plc 29 To re-elect Fani Titi as a director of 62,336,546 203,518 1,363,309 Carried Investec plc 30 To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as 63,074,670 12,271 816,432 Carried auditors of Investec plc and to authorise the directors of Investec plc to fix their remuneration Special Business : Ordinary Resolutions 31 Investec plc Section 80 authority 33,761,496 29,618,251 523,626 Carried Special Business : Special Resolutions 32 Investec plc Section 89 disapplication 57,358,885 6,022,539 521,799 Carried 33 Authority for market purchases of shares 62,287,097 1,613,910 2,216 Carried by Investec plc 34 Amendments to the Articles of Association 63,859,470 271 43,482 Carried of Investec plc Richard John Vardy Selwyn Noik Company Secretary Company Secretary Investec plc Investec Limited APPENDIX A Investec Investec Limited plc To receive and adopt the audited financial statements of Investec Limited for the year ended 31 March 2004 and the reports of the directors and auditors of Investec Limited Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,988,441 37,430,241 resolution Was to vote against the 0 15,259 resolution Was to abstain on the 0 446,500 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To determine, ratify and approve the remuneration of the directors of Investec Limited for the year ended 31 March 2004 Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,842,956 36,446,088 resolution Was to vote against the 0 1,260,442 resolution Was to abstain on the 145,485 185,470 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To sanction the interim dividend paid by Investec Limited on the ordinary shares in Investec Limited for the six month period ended 30 September 2003 Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,988,441 37,848,304 resolution Was to vote against the 0 43,000 resolution Was to abstain on the 0 696 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To sanction the interim dividend paid by Investec Limited on the SA DAN share and the SA DAS share for the six month period ended 30 September 2004 Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,988,441 37,890,389 resolution Was to vote against the 0 915 resolution Was to abstain on the 0 696 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares of Investec Limited for the year ended 31 March 2004 Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,988,441 37,891,304 resolution Was to vote against the 0 0 resolution Was to abstain on the 0 696 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To re-elect Hugh Sidney Herman as a director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,763,946 36,868,901 resolution Was to vote against the 0 203,518 resolution Was to abstain on the 224,495 819,581 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To re-elect Alan Tapnack as a director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,884,102 37,757,119 resolution Was to vote against the 0 12,000 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,339 122,881 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To re-elect George Francis Onslow Alford as a director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,763,946 37,757,183 resolution Was to vote against the 0 12,000 resolution Was to abstain on the 224,495 122,817 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To re-elect Glynn Robert Burger as a director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,884,102 37,757,119 resolution Was to vote against the 0 12,000 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,339 122,881 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To re-elect Ian Robert Kantor as a director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,863,993 36,868,901 resolution Was to vote against the 20,109 203,518 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,339 275,559 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To re-elect Samuel Ellis Abrahams as a director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,884,102 37,412,923 resolution Was to vote against the 0 203,518 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,339 275,559 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To re-elect Fani Titi, whose appointment as a director terminates at the end of the Annual General Meeting, as a director of Investec Limited in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,884,102 36,868,630 resolution Was to vote against the 0 203,518 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,339 819,581 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,714 discretion To reappoint Ernst & Young CA(SA) and KPMG Inc. as auditors of Investec Limited and to authorise the directors of Investec Limited to fix the remuneration of the auditors Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,884,102 37,607,137 resolution Was to vote against the 25,877 12,000 resolution Was to abstain on the 78,462 272,863 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion Special Business : Ordinary Resolutions To place the authorised but unissued shares of Investec Limited under the control of the directors of Investec Limited Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 5,385,567 17,836,351 resolution Was to vote against the 14,386,339 20,053,641 resolution Was to abstain on the 216,535 2,008 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion General authority to issue shares in Investec Limited for cash Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 7,675,142 22,137,050 resolution Was to vote against the 12,313,299 15,750,844 resolution Was to abstain on the 0 4,106 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion Amendment to the trust deed and rules of The Investec Limited Security Purchase and Option Scheme Trust Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 14,358,256 29,785,176 resolution Was to vote against the 5,524,878 7,975,425 resolution Was to abstain on the 105,307 131,399 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion Special Business : Special Resolutions Authority for acquisition of own shares by Investec Limited Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,572,226 36,511,508 resolution Was to vote against the 416,215 708,516 resolution Was to abstain on the 0 671,976 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion Deletion and substitution of present Article 10 of the Articles of Association of Investec Limited Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 18,156,670 35,665,052 resolution Was to vote against the 16,325 915 resolution Was to abstain on the 1,815,446 2,226,033 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,221,443 discretion To receive and adopt the audited financial statements and reports of the directors and auditors of Investec plc Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,745,486 37,304,805 resolution Was to vote against the 0 15,259 resolution Was to abstain on the 242,955 572,679 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion To approve the Remuneration Report of Invetsec plc Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,884,028 36,050,038 resolution Was to vote against the 74 1,217,885 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,339 624,700 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,820 discretion To sanction the interim dividend paid by Investec plc on the ordinary shares in Investec plc for the six month period ended 30 September 2003 Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,988,282 37,452,817 resolution Was to vote against the 0 0 resolution Was to abstain on the 159 439,926 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion To declare a final dividend on the ordinary shares of Investec plc for the year ended 31 March 2004 Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,988,441 37,452,817 resolution Was to vote against the 0 0 resolution Was to abstain on the 0 439,926 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion To re-elect Hugh Sidney Herman as a director of Investec plc Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,763,946 36,430,414 resolution Was to vote against the 0 203,518 resolution Was to abstain on the 224,495 1,258,811 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion To re-elect Alan Tapnack as a director of Investec plc Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,884,102 37,318,632 resolution Was to vote against the 0 12,000 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,339 562,111 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion To re-elect George Francis Onslow Alford as a director of Investec plc Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,763,946 37,318,253 resolution Was to vote against the 0 12,443 resolution Was to abstain on the 224,495 562,047 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion To re-elect Glynn Robert Burger as a director of Investec plc Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,884,102 37,318,632 resolution Was to vote against the 0 12,000 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,339 562,111 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion To re-elect Ian Robert Kantor as a director of Investec plc Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,863,993 36,429,971 resolution Was to vote against the 20,109 203,961 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,339 1,258,811 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion To re-elect Samuel Ellis Abrahams as a director of Investec plc Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,884,102 36,972,993 resolution Was to vote against the 0 203,518 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,339 714,789 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,222,143 discretion To re-elect Fani Titi as a director of Investec plc Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,883,943 36,430,143 resolution Was to vote against the 0 203,518 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,498 1,258,811 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,971 discretion To reappoint Ernst & Young LLP as auditors of Investec plc and to authorise the directors of Investec plc to fix their remuneration Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,884,102 37,168,650 resolution Was to vote against the 0 12,000 resolution Was to abstain on the 104,339 712,093 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion Investec plc Section 80 authority Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 6,946,401 20,792,907 resolution Was to vote against the 12,933,766 16,684,485 resolution Was to abstain on the 108,274 415,351 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion Special Business : Special Resolutions Investec plc Section 89 disapplication Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 17,045,341 34,291,506 resolution Was to vote against the 2,834,826 3,187,713 resolution Was to abstain on the 108,274 413,524 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion Authority for market purchases of shares by Investec plc Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 18,975,490 37,289,569 resolution Was to vote against the 1,012,951 600,959 resolution Was to abstain on the 0 2,215 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion Amendments to the Articles of Association of Investec plc Total number of proxy votes 19,988,441 57,336,782 exercisable by all proxies validly appointed Total number of proxy votes in respect of which the appointments specified that the proxy- Was to vote for the 19,947,295 37,890,137 resolution Was to vote against the 0 271 resolution Was to abstain on the 41,146 2,335 resolution May vote at the proxy's N/A 3,220,700 discretion This 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