STANDARD LIFE EUROPEAN PRIVATE EQUITY TRUST PLC ('SLEPET')
ISSUE OF NEW ORDINARY SHARES FOLLOWING ELECTION FOR SCRIP DIVIDEND
Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange Plc for 83,755 Ordinary shares of 0.2p each ("Shares") to be admitted to the Official List.
It is expected that permission to admit the shares will be granted on 27 January 2010 and that admission is effective from 28 January 2010.
These shares are being issued as a result of elections received pursuant to the Scrip Dividend Offer in respect of the 2009 final dividend.
These shares will rank pari passu with the existing issued Ordinary shares.
For Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, SECRETARY
27 January 2010