Block Admission

ABERDEEN EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 21380015XPT7BZISSQ74

25 February 2026

Block Admission

Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc (the "Company") has made an application to the London Stock Exchange for a block admission totalling 2,446,076 ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("Shares") to be admitted to the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange.

The Ordinary Shares may be issued under the block admission pursuant to the Company's existing general authority to issue shares on a non-pre-emptive basis. The Shares may be issued inter alia to satisfy continuing market demand for the Shares and to manage the premium to net asset value at which the Company's ordinary shares trade. When issued, the new Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares in issue. The block admission is expected to become effective at 8:00 a.m. on 26 February 2026.

Enquiries:

Helen Leslie

Company Secretary

0131 372 9153