Dividend Declaration

Keystone Investment Trust plc                         

Headline: Interim Dividend

The Directors have declared an interim dividend for the year ending 30
September 2006 of 14.0p per Ordinary Share, payable on 23 June 2006 to Ordinary
Shareholders on the register on 26 May 2006.

Kerstin Rucht
for and on behalf of
INVESCO Asset Management Limited

17 May 2006