Dividend Declaration

RNS Number : 5516O

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC

18 May 2018

 

STANDARD LIFE EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC

DECLARATION OF SECOND QUARTERLY DIVIDEND

The Directors are pleased to announce that a dividend of 4.40 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 22 June 2018, to Shareholders on the register as at close of business on 1 June 2018.  The associated ex-dividend date is 31 May 2018. This announcement is in line with the statement on 12 February 2018 which detailed the Board's intention that the dividend distributions for the current year would be at least 18.7 pence, representing a 9.4% increase in the payments for the prior year and which the Board expects will be fully covered by current year earnings.

For Standard Life Equity Income Trust plc

Maven Capital Partners UK LLP

Secretaries

Tel. [phone]

18 May 2018

 

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