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Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC01 May 2008 APPENDIX 3 TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached (ii): Standard Life Equity Income Trust plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No Other: No 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Barclays PLC 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd Barclays Global Investors Ltd Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached (v): 24 April 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 April 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8% to 7% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)Class/type of shares if possibleusing the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting rightsGB0006039597 3,038,058 3,038,058 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODEGB0006039597 3,028,235 Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect 3,028,235 7.98% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted.n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 3,028,235 7.98% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/orthe financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd Barclays Global Investors Ltd Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd Gerrard Investment Management Ltd Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: n/a 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: n/a. 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: n/a 13. Additional information: n/a 14. Contact name: Stuart Reid, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretaries 15. Contact telephone number: 0131 528 4000 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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