Holding(s) in Company

Deutsche Equity Income Trust PLC
05 December 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


Deutsche Equity Income Trust PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


As above.



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


500,000



6. Percentage of issued class


1.26%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


Ordinary 25p shares



10. Date of transaction


1 December 2005



11. Date company informed


2 December 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


1,750,000 Ordinary Shares



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


4.4%



14. Any additional information


N/A



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Stuart Reid, 0131 313 6442



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Aberdeen Asset Management PLC - Secretary



Date of notification


5 December 2005






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