Annual Report and Accounts

Deutsche Equity Income Trust PLC
16 November 2004


The Secretary
Company Announcements Office
The Stock Exchange
10 Paternoster Square
London
EC4M 7LS


16 November 2004


Dear Sirs



Copies of the Deutsche Equity Trust PLC Annual Report for the year ended 30
September 2004 have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly
be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing
Facility, which is situated at:



Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London  E14 5HS
Tel: [phone]


Yours faithfully


M Pope
Joint Company Secretary




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