The Board of Keystone Investment Trust Plc has declared an interim dividend of 18 pence per ordinary share which will be paid on June 28, 2013 to shareholders on the register on May 31, 2013. The shares will be marked ex-dividend on May 29, 2013. Last year the interim dividend of 18 pence was paid on June 29, 2012 to shareholders on the register on June 1, 2012. The company reported unaudited earnings results for the six months ended March 31, 2013. For the period, the company reported net return before finance costs and taxation of £38,380,000 against £17,077,000 a year ago. Return on ordinary activities before taxation was £37,272,000 against £15,976,000 a year ago. Return on ordinary activities after taxation was £37,123,000 or 27.6 pence per basic share against £15,880,000 or 118.8 pence per basic share a year ago. Cash inflow from operating activities was £2,239,000 against £2,718,000 a year ago. Net debt as at March 31, 2013 was £18,404,000 against £29,595,000 a year ago.

Keystone Investment Trust plc announced that it has declared a second interim dividend of a final dividend, for the year ended September 30, 2012 of 30.5 pence per ordinary share, which will be paid on December 14, 2012 to shareholders on the register on November 23, 2012. The shares will be marked ex-dividend on November 21, 2012.

Keystone Investment Trust Plc reported unaudited earnings results for the six months ended March 31, 2011. For the period, the company reported total gain on investments of £9.46 million against £10.885 million a year ago. Net return before finance costs and taxation was £12.049 million against £12.793 million a year ago. Return on ordinary activities before taxation was £10.949 million against £11.271 million a year ago. Return on ordinary activities after taxation was £10.879 million or 81.4 pence per basic share against £11.227 million or 66.4 pence per basic share a year ago. Cash inflow from operating activities was £2.048 million against £2.77 million a year ago. Net debt was £30.604 million as on March 31, 2011 against £36.354 million as on March 31, 2010. The company declared an interim dividend of 17.5 pence per ordinary share will be paid on June 24, 2011 to the shareholders on the register on June 3, 2011.