5 January 2012
STANDARD LIFE EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC
ISSUE OF EQUITY
The Board announces that Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC ("the Company") has today allotted 2,095 ordinary shares of 25p each, which rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in issue, in connection with the Company's existing subscription shareholders exercising their rights to subscribe for one ordinary share in the capital of the Company at 320 pence per ordinary share on 30 December 2011 in accordance with the terms of the issue of subscription shares which were set out in the circular to the Company's shareholders dated 19 November 2010.
It is expected that Admission in these ordinary shares will become effective on 6 January 2012 and that dealings in the ordinary shares will commence at 8.00 a.m. on 6 January 2012. Thereafter, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 37,956,153, and the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 37,956,153.
The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
All Enquiries
Gordon Humphries
Standard Life Investments Limited
Tel: 0131 245 2735