Holding(s) in Company

Deutsche Equity Income Trust PLC
30 August 2005





The Secretary

Company Announcements Office

The Stock Exchange

10 Paternoster Square

London

EC4M 7LS







30 August 2005





Dear Sirs



We wish to announce that we have been informed by Barclays PLC that it has a
holding of 2,194,740 ordinary shares in this Company representing 5.52% of the
issued share capital. The holdings are held through the following legal
entities:



Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                            37,000 shares

Gerrard Ltd                                               1,271,086 shares

Barclays Global Investors Ltd                             522,065 shares

Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                           364,589 shares



Total                                                     2,194,740 shares







Yours faithfully

M Pope

Joint Company Secretary


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