Holding(s) in Company

Deutsche Equity Income Trust PLC
31 May 2002





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31 May 2002



Dear Sirs



We wish to inform you that we have today been notified that Barclays PLC,
through the following legal entities, has a notifiable interest in 1,197,609
ordinary shares in the capital of this Company representing 3.01% of the issued
share capital:

Barclays Bank Trust Company Limited - 1.62%

Barclays Private Bank and Trust Limited - 0.07%

Barclays Global Investors Limited -       1.22%

Barclays Private Bank Limited      - 0.01%

Barclays Life Assurance Co. Limited - 0.09%

                               3.01%







Yours faithfully







M Pope

Company Secretary



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