Holding(s) in Company

Deutsche Equity Income Trust PLC
16 November 2005



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


16 November 2005


Dear Sirs


We wish to announce that we have today been informed by BNP Paribas Arbitrage
SNC that it has a holding of 1,200,000 ordinary shares in this Company
representing 3.02% of the issued share capital.



Yours faithfully





M Pope
Joint Company Secretary


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