Compliance with Market Abuse Regulation

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Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc has confirmed that it has notified a Regulated Information Service of all inside information prior to the closed period ending on the announcement of its Half Yearly Financial Report for the six months ended 31 March 2026, allowing the company to deal in its own securities. This confirmation is based on the announcement of its net asset value per share as of 31 March 2026 on 8 April 2026, with no expected material difference in the forthcoming Annual Financial Report, and the daily calculation and announcement of net asset values. The company also stated there is no other unpublished price-sensitive information and no unquoted investments within its portfolio.

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Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc

28 April 2026

ABERDEEN EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC (the "Company")

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 21380015XPT7BZISSQ74

28 April 2026

Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc announces that it is satisfied, by virtue of the points listed below, that all inside information which the Directors and the Company may have in the closed period which ends on the date of the announcement of the Half Yearly Financial Report for the six months ended 31 March 2026 has been notified to a Regulated Information Service ("RIS"). The Company is therefore not prohibited from dealing in its own securities during this period.

In so stating the Company has regard to:

1) the announcement on 8 April 2026 of the net asset value per share as of the close of business on 31 March 2026.

2) the Company's belief, following reasonable enquiries, is that there will be no material difference between the information published on 8 April 2026 and that to be included in the forthcoming announcement of the Annual Financial Report.

3) the Company's practice of calculating net asset values per share each business day and the announcement of these net asset values to an RIS.

4) there being no other unpublished information which constitutes price-sensitive information in respect of the Company's securities; and

5) there being no unquoted investments within the Company's portfolio.

For further information, please contact:

Helen Leslie

abrdn Holdings Limited

Secretaries

0131 372 9153

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