REG - Aberdeen Equity Inc - Board Changes

RNS Number : 3483T Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc 17 February 2026 ABERDEEN EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC ("the Company")Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 21380015XPT7BZISSQ7417 February 2026Board ChangesAs previously stated in the Annual Report for the year ended 30 September 2025, Caroline Hitch, who joined the Board on 1 January 2017 and is the Senior Independent Director, will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on 17 February 2026.Nick Timberlake, who joined the Board on 1 August 2023, will succeed Caroline Hitch and will be appointed Senior Independent Director following the AGM on 17 February 2026.For further information, please contact:Helen Leslieabrdn Holdings LimitedSecretariesTel. 0131 372 9153This 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 rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END BOAAKOBKKBKDFBD