Change of Name

Mercury Keystone Inv Trust PLC 29 December 2000 MERCURY KEYSTONE INVESTMENT TRUST plc Change of Company Name We confirm that following the approval of shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on 18 December 2000, the Registrar of Companies has now issued a Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name of the Company from Mercury Keystone Investment Trust plc to 'Merrill Lynch UK Investment Trust plc'. 29 December 2000
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