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                                                   X     
                                                                                                        
    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                                                                                       
    specify):                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
    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                             26th June 2017                   
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached: v                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                  27th June 2017                   
                                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                            From 12% to 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                              
                                                                                                         
                      1,622,739     811,369     1,621,275    810,637                11.99%               
    Ordinary Shares                                                                                      
                                                                                                         
    GB0004912068                                                                                         
                                                                                                         
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                  
                                                                                                         
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                         
    Type of financial       Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting        % of voting       
    instrument              date xiii  Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be      rights            
                                                               acquired if the                           
                                                               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 xvii  Conversion    instrument refers to     xix, xx              
                                             period xviii                                                
                                                                                                         
                                                                                    Nominal      Delta   
                                                                                                         
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                        
                                                                                                         
    Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                         
                                                                                                         
    810,637                                          11.99%                                              
                                                                                                         

       

    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:                                                                           
                                                 Shilla Pindoria                                
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                                                               
                                                 020 7597 1755