Notice of Redemption and Cancellation of Listing

KEYSTONE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC                         

               NOTICE OF REDEMPTION AND CANCELLATION OF LISTING                

TO THE HOLDERS (THE "STOCKHOLDERS") OF £3,000,000 11 3/8 PER CENT. DEBENTURE
STOCK 2010/2015 (THE "11 3/8 STOCK") AND £5,000,000 10 ¼ PER CENT. DEBENTURE
STOCK 2010 (THE "10 ¼ STOCK") OF KEYSTONE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by Keystone Investment Trust plc (the "Company") that on
1 October 2010 (the "Redemption Date") the Company intends to redeem all of the
outstanding 11 3/8 Stock and 10 ¼ Stock in accordance with the trust deed dated
28 April 1955 between the Company and The Prudential Assurance Company Limited
(the "Trustee") as amended and supplemented by, in the case of the 11 3/8
Stock, the fourth supplemental trust deed dated 26 July 1985 and, in the case
of the 10 ¼ Stock, the fifth supplemental trust deed dated 14 May 1987.

Each of the 11 3/8 Stock and the 10 ¼ Stock will be redeemed at par together
with accrued interest up to and including the Redemption Date (the "Redemption
Amount").

In order to receive the relevant Redemption Amount, holders of 11 3/8 Stock and
10 ¼ Stock must send their stock certificates to the Company's Registrar,
Capita Registrars, Corporate Actions Department, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham,
Kent, BR3 4TU, by 1 October 2010. Any Redemption Amount that is due to a
Stockholder but in respect of which a stock certificate has not been delivered
to the Company shall be paid by the Company to the Trustee who shall hold such
amount in trust for the relevant Stockholder but without interest.

All redeemed 11 3/8 Stock and 10 ¼ Stock will be cancelled. The Company does
not intend to re-issue such redeemed stock.

In relation to the 11 3/8 Stock, the Company intends to cancel the listing of
the 11 3/8 Stock on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange Plc.
Accordingly, pursuant to rule 5.2.8 of the Listing Rules issued by the UK
Listing Authority, the Company hereby gives notice of its intention to cancel
the listing of the 11 3/8 Stock. The cancellation will take effect from 8.00
a.m. on 1 November 2010. Until such cancellation occurs, trading in the 11 3/8
Stock will continue on a normal market basis. With effect from the cancellation
date the listing of the 11 3/8 Stock on the Official List and its trading on
the London Stock Exchange Plc will be terminated.

Further information regarding the redemption of each of the 11 3/8 Stock and
the 10 ¼ Stock is set out in a separate letter addressed to the relevant
Stockholders.

Dated 4 June 2010

Company Secretary

Keystone Investment Trust plc

30 Finsbury Square

London EC2A 1AG

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