Restricted Investments

RNS Number:3474Y
Royal London UK Eqty&Income Tst PLC
05 May 2004

ROYAL LONDON UK EQUITY & INCOME TRUST PLC &

ROYAL LONDON UK EQUITY & INCOME SECURITIES PLC (the "Group")


HOLDINGS IN INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Pursuant to Listing Rule 21.20(l)(i), the Group announces that as at 30 April
2004, its investments in other listed investment companies (including listed 
investment trusts) which themselves do not have stated investment policies to 
invest no more than 15% of their total assets in other listed investment 
companies (including listed investment trusts) were as follows:

Investment Company                                                                       Percentage of
                                                                                          gross assets

Jupiter Financial & Income Trust GBP0.01                                                          0.71
BFS Managed Properties Trust Ord GBP0.25                                                          0.66
Blue Chip Value & Inc Fund Ord GBP 0.125                                                          0.43
Royal London UK Equity & Income Securities plc - Zero Dividend Pref Shs                           0.31
Gartmore Absolute Growth & Income Trust Pref Income Shs                                           0.12
Morley Absolute Growth Investment Trust Ord GBP0.01                                               0.12
Britannic UK Income Trust Ord GBP0.01                                                             0.08
Investment Trust of Investment Trusts Pref Income S                                               0.01
Framlington Global Financial & Income Fund Ord                                                    0.01
Britannic Global Income Trust Ord GBP0.01                                                        0.00*
CI Income Fund Ord GBP0.10                                                                       0.00*
Edinburgh Leveraged Income Trust Ord GBP0.01                                                      0.00
Exeter Smaller Companies Income Fund Ord GBP0.01                                                  0.00
Exeter Selective Assets Investment Trust Ord GBP0.01                                              0.00
Gartmore Distribution Trust Ord GBP0.01                                                           0.00
Geared Opportunities Inc Trust Ord GBP0.01                                                       0.00*
Gartmore Absolute Growth & Income Trust Inc GBP0.01                                               0.00
LeggMason Investors American Assets Trust Ord GBP0.10                                            0.00*
LeggMason Investors Strategic Assets Trust Ord GBP0.01                                           0.00*
LeggMason Investors Income & Growth Trust Redeemable Pref Shs                                    0.00*
Martin Currie High Income Trust Ord GBP0.05                                                      0.00*

*these holdings have no current market value


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5 MAY 2004

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