2nd Interim Dividend

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Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Tst

18 May 2021

ABERDEEN STANDARD EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 21380015XPT7BZISSQ74

18 May 2021

Declaration of Second Interim Dividend

The Board announces that the second interim dividend for the year ending 30 September 2021 of 5.2 pence per Ordinary share will be payable to Shareholders on 25 June 2021. The dividend is payable to Shareholders on the register on 4 June 2021.

The Board has already set out its intentions with regards to the dividend for the remainder of the financial year and continues to expect that the dividend for the year will be 20.7p. This will be the 21^st consecutive year of dividend increases.

However, the Board will keep the matter under review and will not confirm the actual level of total dividend for the year until the accounts to 30 September 2021 are finalised in December.

For further information please contact:-

Paul Evitt

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Company Secretary

Tel: 0131 372 2200

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Title: 2nd Interim Dividend
Time: 07:02:02
Date: 18 May 2021
Category: Capital structure
ID: 9012Y