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