Net Asset Value(s)

RNS Number : 7976B

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC

08 April 2013

STANDARD LIFE EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC

Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC announces the following unaudited net asset values (NAVs) as at close of business on 5 April 2013. Unless otherwise disclosed, the NAVs have been calculated in accordance with the recommendations of the Association of Investment Companies. In particular: (1) financial assets have been valued on a fair value basis using bid prices, or, if more appropriate, a last trade basis; (2) debt is valued at par and, where materially different, debt is also separately valued at market value; and (3) diluted NAVs are disclosed where applicable (for this purpose, treasury shares are excluded for the purposes of calculation).

Ordinary Shares	Excluding Income	347.12p
Ordinary Shares (Diluted)	Excluding Income	342.68p
Ordinary Shares	Including Income	350.84p
Ordinary Shares (Diluted)	Including Income	345.79p