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PRI reporting framework 2017

Gateway asset class implementation indicators [OO 10 - 12]

Investment policy [SG 01 - 04] Objectives and strategies [SG 05 - 06] Governance and human resources [SG 07 - 08] Promoting responsible investment [SG 09 - 11] Implementation not in other modules [SG 12 - 16] Innovation [SG 17]

Direct - Listed Equity Incorporation

Overview [LEI 01 - 02] ESG incorporation in actively managed listed equities [LEI 03 - 12] Implementation processes [LEI 03 - 12] (A) Implementation: Screening [LEI 06 - 08] (B) Implementation: Thematic [LEI 09] (C) Implementation: Integration of ESG issues [LEI 10 - 12] Outputs and outcomes [LEI 14 - 16] Communication [LEI 17]

Direct - Listed Equity Active Ownership

Engagement [LEA 01 - 16] Overview [LEA 01 - 02] Process [LEA 03 - 10] Process for engagements run internally [LEA 03 - 04] Process for engagements conducted via collaborations [LEA 05 - 06] General processes for all three groups of engagers [LEA 09 - 10] Outputs and outcomes [LEA 11 - 15] Communication [LEA 16] (Proxy) voting and shareholder resolutions [LEA 17 - 27] Overview [LEA 17] Process [LEA 18 - 22] Outputs and outcomes [LEA 23 - 26] Communication [LEA 27]

Direct - Fixed Income

Overview [FI 01 - 03] ESG incorporation in actively managed fixed income [FI 04 - 16] Implementation processes [FI 04 - 06] (C) Implementation: Integration [FI 14 - 16] Fixed income - Engagement [FI 18 - 20] Outputs and outcomes [FI 21 - 22] Communication [FI 23]

Direct – Private Equity

Overview [PE 01 - 04] Fundraising of private equity funds [PE 05 - 06] Pre-investment (selection) [PE 07 - 10] Post-investment (monitoring) [PE 11 - 15] Outputs and outcomes [PE 16 - 17] Communication [PE 18 - 19]

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Basic Information

OO 01. Signatory category and services

01.1. Select the services you offer.

Fund management

% of assets under management (AUM) in ranges

<10%

10-50%

>50%

Fund of funds, manager of managers, sub-advised products

% of assets under management (AUM) in ranges

<10%

10-50%

>50%

Other, specify

Execution and advisory services

01.2. Additional information. [Optional]

Investec Asset Management (IAM) is a specialist provider of active investment products and services to institutions, advisory clients and individuals.

A very small percentage of the assets that we managed are sub-advised assets.

OO 02. Headquarters and operational countries

02.1. Select the location of your organisation’s headquarters.

United Kingdom

02.2. Indicate the number of countries in which you have offices (including your headquarters).

2-5

6-10

>10

02.3. Indicate the approximate number of staff in your organisation in full-time equivalents (FTE).

914 FTE

02.4. Additional information. [Optional]

IAM’s two main offices and investment centres are located in London, United Kingdom and Cape Town, South Africa. Portfolios are actively managed from both of these locations. Both our London and Cape Town offices perform investment, sales, client management and operational functions. We have further portfolio management presence in Hong Kong, New York, Singapore, Botswana and Namibia, as well as 24 hour dealing coverage from offices located in London, Cape Town and Hong Kong. Our other offices around the world are primarily Client Group centres focusing on sales and client management for their local market.

OO 03. Subsidiaries that are separate PRI signatories

03.1. Indicate whether you have subsidiaries within your organisation that are also PRI signatories in their own right.

Yes

03.3. Additional information. [Optional]

OO 04. Reporting year and AUM

04.1. Indicate the year end date for your reporting year.

31/12/2016

04.2. Indicate your total AUM at the end of your reporting year, excluding subsidiaries you have chosen not to report on.

Total AUM
Total AUM	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds
Currency
Assets in USD
Assets in USD	trillions	billions	millions	thousands	hundreds

04.4. Additional information. [Optional]

OO 06. How would you like to disclose your asset class mix

New selection options have been added to this indicator. Please review your prefilled responses carefully.

06.1. How you would like to disclose your asset class mix.

as percentage breakdown

as broad ranges

	Internally managed (%)	Externally managed (%)
Listed equity	10-50% 41	<10% 0.1
Fixed income	10-50% 28.4	<10% 0.8
Private equity	<10% 0.4	0 0
Property	0 0	0 0
Infrastructure	<10% 0.6	0 0
Commodities	<10% 2.2	0 0
Hedge funds	0 0	0 0
Forestry	0 0	0 0
Farmland	0 0	0 0
Inclusive finance	0 0	0 0
Cash	0 0	0 0
Other (1), specify	10-50% 26.3	<10% 0.2
Other (2), specify	0 0	0 0

'Other (1)' specified

          Multi-Asset, Administration and Unspecified

06.2. Publish our asset class mix as per attached image [Optional].

06.3. Provide contextual information on your AUM asset class split. [Optional]

We offer investment strategies investing in global, emerging and frontier markets spanning the equity, fixed income, multi-asset and alternative asset classes.

OO 07. Fixed income AUM breakdown (Private)

OO 08. Segregated mandates or pooled funds (Private)

OO 09. Breakdown of AUM by market

09.1. Indicate the breakdown of your organisation’s AUM by market.

Developed Markets	0% <10% 10-50% >50 %
Emerging, Frontier and Other Markets	0% <10% 10-50% >50 %
Total	100%

09.2. Additional information. [Optional]

As at the end of December 2016, IAM managed 59% in Emerging Markets and 41% in Developed (global) markets.

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