Holding(s) in Company

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC
01 May 2008

                                                                      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: Yes



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No



Other: No



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

            Barclays PLC


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

            Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

            Barclays Global Investors Ltd

            Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

            Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

            Gerrard Investment Management Ltd



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

            24 April 2007



6.         Date on which issuer notified:

            29 April 2007



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

            8% to 7%


8.         Notified details:





A: Voting rights attached to shares


                          Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)
Class/type of shares if possible
using the ISIN CODE                        Number of shares                 Number of voting rights
GB0006039597                                  3,038,058                            3,038,058




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
GB0006039597                        3,028,235          Direct (x)     Indirect (xi)       Direct      Indirect
                                                                        3,028,235                      7.98%




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

          3,028,235                        7.98%





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

         Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd

         Barclays Global Investors Ltd

         Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd

         Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd

         Gerrard Investment Management Ltd



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:

            n/a


14.       Contact name:

            Stuart Reid, Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretaries



15.       Contact telephone number:

            0131 528 4000




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