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15 September 2014

Sale of Start Mortgage Holdings Limited

Summary

Investec has reached an agreement to sell its Irish intermediated mortgage business Start Mortgage Holdings Limited ("Start") together with certain other Irish mortgage assets (the "Transaction Group") to an affiliate of Lone Star Funds, subject to regulatory approval.

Details of the transaction

· The transaction supports Investec's strategic objective to simplify and reshape its specialist banking business and together with the sale of Kensington Group Limited (still subject to approval) substantially reduces the assets within its legacy non-core business.

· The Transaction Group includes Start's mortgage origination platform, brand, operations, and employees. The Transaction Group includes all of Start and certain other Irish mortgage-related financial assets and liabilities

· For the year ended 31 March 2014, the Transaction Group reported a loss before taxation of GBP21 million, had gross assets of GBP540 million and approximately 70 employees.

· Investec's funding line to the Transaction Group, which was approximately GBP270 million as at 31 March 2014, is to be repaid entirely at completion.

· On a proforma basis, as at 31 March 2014, it is estimated that this transaction will result in an increase in adjusted earnings per share from 38.0p to 40.0p and will result in a decrease in net asset value per share from 308.7p to 299.1p.

· On a proforma basis, as at 31 March 2014, it is estimated that this transaction has a marginal negative impact on capital ratios. Taking into account this transaction, the sale of Kensington Group Limited and the recent sale of Investec Bank (Australia) Limited, the common equity tier 1 ratio of Investec plc is expected to increase from 8.8% at 31 March 2014 to approximately 11.1% and its leverage ratio is expected to increase from 7.4% to about 8.9%.

· Completion is expected towards the end of 2014 and is subject to regulatory approval.

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About Investec

Investec is an international specialist bank and asset manager that provides a diverse range of financial products and services to a niche client base in three principal markets, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Australia as well as certain other countries. The group was established in 1974 and currently has approximately 7 600 permanent employees.

Investec focuses on delivering distinctive profitable solutions for its clients in three core areas of activity namely, Asset Management, Wealth & Investment and Specialist Banking.

In July 2002 the Investec group implemented a dual listed company structure with listings on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges. The combined group's current market capitalisation is approximately GBP5 billion.

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