Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                                             
                                                                                                            
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                  Keystone Investment Trust plc           
of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                               
attached: ii                                                                                                
                                                                                                            
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                  
                                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                 
                                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result                             
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                             
                                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to                                   
qualifying financial instruments                                                                            
                                                                                                            
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                            
                                                                                                            
Other (please         Change in Terms & Conditions restricting the exercise of Voting Rights           X    
specify):             to Discretionary client holdings                                                      
                                                                                                            
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                                    
notification obligation: iii                                Investec Wealth & Investment Limited            
                                                                                                            
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                              
 (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                  
                                                                             N/A                            
                                                                                                            
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                   1 June 2015                        
which the threshold is crossed or                                                                           
reached: v                                                                                                  
                                                                                                            
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                        3 June 2015                        
                                                                                                            
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                       11%                            
reached: vi, vii                                                                                            
                                                                                                            
8. Notified details:                                                                                        
                                                                                                            
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                
                                                                                                            
Class/type of   Situation previous         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction             
shares          to the triggering                                                                           
                transaction                                                                                 
if possible                                                                                                 
using           Number         Number      Number        Number of voting           % of  voting rights x   
the ISIN CODE   of             of          of shares     rights                                             
                Shares         Voting                                                                       
                               Rights      Direct        Direct xi         Indirect Direct      Indirect    
                                                                           xii                              
                                                                                                            
                  1,717,657     1,717,657    1,489,654       1,489,654                11.02%                
Ordinary Shares                                                                                             
                                                                                                            
GB0004912068                                                                                                
                                                                                                            
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                         
                                                                                                            
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                        
                                                                                                            
Type of financial         Expiration Exercise/                      Number of voting          % of voting     
instrument                         Conversion Period xiv          rights that may be        rights          
                          date                                    acquired if the                           
                          xiii                                    instrument is                             
                                                                  exercised/ converted.                     
                                                                                                            
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                               
Instruments xv, xvi                                                                                         
                                                                                                            
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                        
                                                                                                            
Type of financial  Exercise    Expiration Exercise/         Number of voting rights        % of voting rights  
instrument         price       date    Conversion period instrument refers to           xix, xx             
                               xvii    xviii                                                                
                                                                                                            
                                                                                        Nominal     Delta   
                                                                                                            
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                               
                                                                                                            
Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights                            
                                                                                                            
1,489,654                                            11.02%                                                 
                                                                                                            

   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                              
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
Discretionary client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100%              
owned by Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.                                              
                                                                                            
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 rights:                                            N/A                               
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
13. Additional information:                  N/A                                            
                                                                                            
14. Contact name:                                                                           
                                             Nira Mistry                                    
                                                                                            
15. Contact telephone number:                                                               
                                             020 3753 0691