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INL/INP - Investec - Notice of the annual general meetings of Investec Plc and
Investec Limited, issue of the annual report and no change statement
Investec Limited Investec plc
Incorporated in the Republic of Incorporated in England and
South Africa Wales
Registration number Registration number 3633621
1925/002833/06 JSE share code: INP
JSE share code: INL ISIN: GB00B17BBQ50
ISIN: ZAE000081949
(jointly "Investec")
As part of the dual listed company structure, Investec plc and Investec Limited
notify both the London Stock Exchange and the JSE Limited of matters which are
required to be disclosed under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules and the
Listing Rules of the United Kingdom Listing Authority (the "UKLA") and/or the
JSE Listing Requirements.
Accordingly we advise of the following:
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGS OF INVESTEC PLC AND INVESTEC LIMITED,
ISSUE OF THE ANNUAL REPORT AND NO CHANGE STATEMENT
I) The Annual General Meeting of Investec plc will be held at 11:00am (UK
time) on Thursday, 12 August 2010, at the registered office of Investec plc
at 2 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7QP. Pursuant to the Dual Listed
Companies structure, the parallel Annual General Meeting of Investec
Limited will be held at 12:00pm (SA time) on Thursday, 12 August 2010 at
the registered offices of Investec Limited at 100 Grayston Drive, Sandown,
Sandton.
II) The Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2010 and Notices of the
Annual General Meeting of Investec plc and Investec Limited have been
issued and posted to Investec shareholders today, 30 June 2010.
III) Shareholders are advised that there are no modifications to the results for
the year ended 31 March 2010 for Investec plc and Investec Limited, as
published on 20 May 2010.
Furthermore, in compliance with the Listing Rules of the UKLA, Investec plc has
today submitted the following documents to the UK Listing Authority:
- Annual Report 2010
- Notice of AGM 2010
- Proxy Form 2010
- Amended Articles of Association of Investec plc
These documents will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing
Authority`s Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:
Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS
Tel no. + 44 (0)20 7676 1000
Shareholders should note Resolution No.35 will be proposed to amend Investec
plc`s Articles of Association.
The reason for and effect of resolution no. 35 is to amend and replace the
existing Articles of Association of Investec plc with new Articles of
Association (the "New Articles"), primarily to take account of the
implementation of the last parts of the Companies Act 2006 and also account for
provisions enacted by the Companies (Shareholders` Rights) Regulations 2009 (the
"Shareholders` Rights Regulations"). The amendments are as follows:
- Article 3: Amount of share capital
The current Article 3 states the total amount of the authorised share
capital of Investec plc for the purposes of the Companies Act 1985. As the
concept of "authorised share capital" has been abolished following
implementation of the Companies Act 2006, this provision has been removed
in the New Articles.
- Article 11: Rights attaching to shares on issue
The current Article 11 provides for the terms on which shares in Investec
plc may be issued. Technical amendments have been made to this Article to
clarify the circumstances in which the Directors may determine the rights
attaching to such shares.
- Article 12: Directors` power to allot
The current Article 12 has been updated so that the pertinent authorities
are defined under the correct section numbers of the Companies Act 2006 in
the New Articles and are consistent with the relevant Companies Act 2006
provisions.
- Article 40: Closure of Register
The current Article 40 permits the directors to close the Register of
Members and suspend the registration of transfers. This power has been
removed in the New Articles.
- Article 53: Lack of quorum
Under the Companies Act 2006, as amended by the Shareholders` Rights
Regulations, general meetings adjourned for lack of quorum must be held at
least 10 days after the original meeting. The New Articles have been
amended to reflect this requirement.
- Article 65: Chairman`s casting vote
The New Articles remove the provision giving the chairman a casting vote in
the event of an equality of votes as this is no longer permitted under the
Companies Act 2006.
Enquiries:
David Miller Benita Coetsee
Company Secretary Company Secretary
Investec plc Investec Limited
+44 (0)207 597 4541 +27 11 286 7957
Date: 30 June 2010
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