Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Tst Transaction in Own Shares (0338M)

TIDMASEI

RNS Number : 0338M

Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Tst

11 September 2019

ABERDEEN STANDARD EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC ("the Company")

Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300DN623WEGE2MY04

PURCHASE OF OWN ORDINARY SHARES

On 11 September 2019, the Company purchased in the market 16,525 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 370.2335 pence per share. These shares will be held in treasury.

Following the transaction, the Company's issued ordinary share capital comprises:

49,048,545 Issued Ordinary Shares (excluding treasury shares).

130,222 Ordinary Shares held in treasury

49,178,767 Issued Ordinary shares (including treasury shares)

The total number of Ordinary Shares with voting rights in the Company is 49,048,545 and this figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company, under the Disclosure, Guidance and Transparency Rules.

For further information, please contact:

Evan Bruce-Gardyne

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Secretaries

Tel. [phone]

This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact [e-mail] or visit www.rns.com.

END

POSQFLFFKKFFBBX

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

September 11, 2019 12:15 ET (16:15 GMT)