Total Voting Rights

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

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 21380015XPT7BZISSQ74

1 July 2020

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the total number of ordinary shares of 25p of the Company in issue at 30 June 2020 was 48,468,822 with each share holding one voting right.

The Company also holds 709,945 shares in Treasury.

The above figure (48,468,822) 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:

Paul Evitt

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Secretaries

Tel. 0131 372 2200