INVESTEC LIMITED

Investec is an international, specialist banking group that provides a diverse of financial products and services to a select client base in three principal markets, the UK, South Africa and Australia. Investec is organised as a network comprising five business divisions: Private Client Activities, Treasury and Specialised Finance, Investec Banking, Asset Management and Property Activities. Investec's head office provides certain group-wide integrating functions and is also responsible for our central funding and the Trade Finance business.