Dividend Declaration

RNS Number : 6599E

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC

11 February 2015

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 20 March 2015. The dividend is payable to shareholders on the register on 27 February 2015. The associated ex- dividend date is 26 February 2015.

At the current time it is the Board's intention to maintain at least the same level of dividend payments in 2015 as were paid last year and will announce and pay any dividend increase in the fourth payment of the year in December 2015.

The 2015 dividend timetable is as follows:-

Ex- Dividend Date (All dates are a Thursday)	Record Date (All dates are a Friday)	Latest Announcement Date (All dates are a Thursday apart from in August, when it is a Wednesday)	Payment Date (All dates are a Friday)
26/02/2015	27/02/2015	19/02/2015	Friday 20/03/2015
04/06/2015	05/06/2015	28/05/2015	Friday 26/06/2015
03/09/2015	04/09/2015	26/08/2015	Friday 25/09/2015
26/11/2015	27/11/2015	19/11/2015	Friday 18/12/2015