Holding(s) in Company

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC
22 October 2007

                                                                      APPENDIX 3


TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1).      Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which 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: n/a

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: n/a

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a

Other: Notification using shares in issue figure of 38,837,907


3.         Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

            Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


4.         Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

            Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)



5.         Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
  reached (v):

            17 October 2007



6.         Date on which issuer notified:

            19 October 2007



7.         Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

            From 3% - 4%(L&G)


8.         Notified details:





A: Voting rights attached to shares


                          Situation previous to the triggering transaction (vi)
Class/type of shares if possible           Number of shares                 Number of voting rights
using the ISIN CODE

Ord 25p shares                                1,388,960                            1,388,960



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if          Number of shares       Number of voting rights (ix)       % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
25p Ordinary                        1,558,191          Direct (x)     Indirect (xi)       Direct      Indirect

                                                       1,558,191                           4.10%





B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.

n/a             n/a                   n/a                       n/a                         n/a





Total (A+B)
   Number of voting rights          % of voting rights

          1,558,191                        4.10%





9.      Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (1,558,191 - 4.10% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited      Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (1,359,880 - 3.58%=PMC)                     (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited       Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(PMC) (1,359,880 - 3.58% = PMC)
                                                              Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)





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:

            Notification using shares in issue figure of 37,930,579


14.       Contact name:

            Stuart Reid - Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited



15.       Contact telephone number:

            0131 313 6402




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