Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES               

 

 

1.    Identity of the issuer or the       Keystone Investment Trust plc        
underlying issuer of existing shares                                           
          to which voting rights are                                           
attached (ii):                                                                 
                                                                               
2.     Reason for the notification                                             
                                                                               
       An acquisition or disposal of                                           
voting rights                                                                  
                                                                               
       An acquisition or disposal of                                           
financial instruments which may                                                
                                                                               
       result in the acquisition of                                            
shares already issued to which voting                                          
                                                                               
       rights are attached                                                     
                                                                               
       An event changing the breakdown of                                      
voting rights                                                                  
                                                                               
       Other (please specify): Transfer                     X                  
into Nominees                                                                  
                                                                               
3.     Full name of person(s) subject to  Investec Wealth & Investment Limited 
the notification obligation (iii):                                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
4.     Full name of shareholder(s) (if    Client holdings registered in the    
different from 3.) (iv):                  name of Nominee companies 100% owned 
                                          by Investec Wealth & Investment      
                                          Limited.                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
5.     Date of the transaction (and date  28 August 2012                       
on which the threshold is                                                      
                                                                               
        crossed or reached if different)                                       
(v):                                                                           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
6.    Date on which issuer notified:      29 August 2012                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
7.    Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or From 14% to 15%                      
reached (vi, vii):                                                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
8.     Notified details:                                                       
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

 

A:  Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)

 

Class/type of   Situation previous to        Resulting situation after the     
shares if           the triggering              triggering transaction         
possible using       transaction                                               
the ISIN CODE                                                                  
                                                                               
               Number of   Number of    Number Number of voting   % of voting  
                Shares   Voting Rights    of        rights        rights (x)   
                                        shares                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                        Direct Direct Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                        (xii)                  
                                                (xi)                           
                                                                               
Ordinary       1,929,719 1,929,719                    2,020,643        15.11%  
shares                                                                         
                                                                               
GB0004912068                                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

 

 


 

B:  Qualifying Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 

Type of     Expiration   Exercise/    Number of voting rights that may   % of  
financial      date      Conversion   be acquired if the instrument is  voting 
instrument    (xiii)    Period/Date          exercised/converted        rights 
                           (xiv)                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments (xv, xvi)

 

Resulting Situation after the triggering transaction

 

Type of      Exercise Expiration Exercise/   Number of voting     % of voting  
financial    price    date                   rights instrument    rights (xix, 
instrument            (xvii)     Conversion  refers to            xx)          
                                 period                                        
                                 (xviii)                                       
                                                                               
                                                                  Nominal Delta
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

 

 

 

Total (A+B+C)                             
                                          
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
                                          
                                          
                                          
2,020,643               15.11%            
                                          

 

9.     Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial

        instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

 

                                                                               
                                                                               
Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by      
Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.                                          
                                                                               
NB: The increase in the Nominee holding triggering this disclosure is the      
result of the integration of the Williams De Broe business with Investec Wealth
& Investment on 28th August 2012.                                              
                                                                               

 

Proxy Voting:

 

10.   Name of the proxy holder:                                  N/A           
                                                                               
11.   Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:   N/A           
                                                                               
12.   Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting       N/A           
rights:                                                                        
                                                                               
13.   Additional information:                                    N/A           
                                                                               
14.   Contact name:                                              Nira Mistry   
                                                                               
15.   Contact telephone number:                                  0207 065 43691