Holding(s) in Company

Deutsche Equity Income Trust PLC
10 February 2003




RNS

The London Stock Exchange

Courier Delivery Entrance

Old Broad Street

London EC2



10 February 2003



Dear Sirs



We wish to announce that we have today been informed by Legal & General Group
Plc, that it has a notifiable interest in 1,292,468 ordinary shares in this
Company which represents 3.25% of the issued share capital.





Yours faithfully





M Pope

Joint Company Secretary


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