Holding(s) in Company

    RNS Number : 0194V
  Royal London UK Eqty&Income Tst PLC
  21 May 2008
   


    TR-1(i): 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):

    Royal London UK Equity & Income Trust plc

    2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: (X)

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

    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

    Other (please specify): ( ) 

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

    Citigroup Global Markets UK Equity Limited

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

    N/A

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

    19 May 2008 and 20 May 2008

    6. Date on which issuer notified:

    21 May 2008

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

    19 May 2008 - 3.00%

    20 May 2008 - 4.00%

    8. Notified details:

    A: Voting rights attached to shares


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


 GB0030794050                       19 May 2008 -                19 May 2008 1,750,000
                                      1,750,000                  20 May 2008 2,750,000
                                    20 May 2008 -
                                      2,750,000


    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
                                        Direct              Direct (x)       Indirect (xi)        Direct         Indirect

          GB0030794050              19 May 2008 -         19 May 2008 -            0        19 May 2008 - 3.93%     0
                                      2,750,000             2,750,000              0        20 May 2008 - 4.07%     0
                                    20 May 2008 -         20 May 2008 -
                                      2,850,000             2,850,000

    B: Financial Instruments
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

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

 19 May 2008 - 2,750,000        3.93%
 20 May 2008 - 2,850,000        4.07%

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

    N/A

    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 for queries on this announcement:

    Rachael Nelson, BNP Paribas Secretarial Services Limited

    15. Contact telephone number:

    020 7410 3132

    Date: 21 May 2008

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