Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6785N

Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Tst

21 May 2020

 

ABERDEEN STANDARD EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC ("the Company")

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 21380015XPT7BZISSQ74

PURCHASE OF OWN ORDINARY SHARES

On 21 May 2020, the Company purchased in the market 25,000 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 270.0 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.

Following the transaction, the Company's issued ordinary share capital comprises:

48,896,128 Issued Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares). 

282,639 Ordinary Shares held in treasury

49,178,767 Issued Ordinary shares (including treasury shares)

The total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights in the Company is 48,896,128 and this 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 Disclosure, Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Evan Bruce-Gardyne

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Secretaries

Tel. [phone]

 

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