Dividend Declaration

RNS Number : 7239W

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC

13 February 2017

 

13 FEBRUARY 2017

STANDARD LIFE EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC

DECLARATION OF QUARTERLY DIVIDENDS

The Board announces that a dividend of 3.80 pence per Ordinary Share will be payable to shareholders on 17 March 2017.  The dividend is payable to shareholders on the register on 24 February 2017. 

In addition to the above, the Board's intention is that the second quarterly dividend will also be 3.80 pence per Ordinary Share, payable in June, that the third quarterly dividend, payable in October, will be at least 3.80 pence per share and that the final dividend, in January 2018, will be at least 5.20 pence per share. Cumulatively, this would be an increase from 15.40 pence in 2016, to a minimum of 16.60 pence for 2017, representing an uplift in the dividend of over 7.7%.

The 2017 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)	Payment Date (All dates are a Friday)
23/02/2017	24/02/2017	16/02/2017	Friday 17/03/2017
01/06/2017	02/06/2017	24/05/2017	Friday 23/06/2017
14/09/2017	15/09/2017	07/09/2017	Friday 06/10/2017
21/12/2017	22/12/2017	14/12/2017	Friday 19/01/2018

For further information please contact:-

Clare Allan

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP

Secretary

Tel: [phone]

 

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