Declaration of Quarterly Dividend

RNS Number : 0172A

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC

13 February 2014

STANDARD LIFE EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC

DECLARATION OF QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

The Board announces that a dividend of 3.20 pence per Ordinary Share will be payable to shareholders on 21 March 2014. The dividend is payable to shareholders on the register on 28 March 2014. The associated ex- dividend date is 26 February 2014.

At the current time it is the Board's intention to maintain at least the same level of dividend payments in 2014 as were paid last year and will announce and pay any dividend increase in the fourth payment of the year in December 2014

The 2014 dividend timetable is as follows:-

Ex- Dividend Date (All dates are a Wednesday)	Record Date (All dates are a Friday)	Payment Date (All dates are a Friday)
26/02/2014	28/02/2014	Friday 21/03/2014
04/06/2014	06/06/2014	Friday 27/06/2014
03/09/2014	05/09/2014	Friday 26/09/2014
26/11/2014	28/11/2014	Friday 21/12/2014