Holding(s) in Company

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC
12 March 2007

                                                                      APPENDIX 3



TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



(1).      Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

            Standard Life Equity Income Trust plc



2.         Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: No



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No



Other: Initial Disclosure: Yes



3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

            Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited


4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

            n/a



5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
  reached (v):

            28 February 2007



6.         Date on which issuer notified:

            6 March 2007



7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

            3%


8.         Notified details:

            Nominee Holdings



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares if possible      Situation previous to the          Resulting situation after the
using the ISIN CODE                  Triggering transaction (vi)         triggering  transaction (vi)
GB0006039597                                     n/a                               1,307,820




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if          Number of shares       Number of voting rights (ix)       % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
GB0006039597                                           Direct (x)     Indirect (xi)       Direct      Indirect
                                                                        1,307,820                      3.45%




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.
n/a             n/a                   n/a                       n/a                         n/a





Total (A+B)
   Number of voting rights          % of voting rights

          1,307,820                        3.45%





9.      Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

            Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100%
owned by Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited



Proxy Voting:



10.    Name of the proxy holder:

            n/a



11.       Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

            n/a.



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

            n/a



13.       Additional information:

            n/a


14.       Contact name:

            Mike Rigby



15.       Contact telephone number:

            0113 259 5872




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