REG - Aberdeen Equity Inc - Issue of Equity

RNS Number : 9038T Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc 20 February 2026 ABERDEEN EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLCLegal Entity Identifier (LEI): 21380015XPT7BZISSQ74ISSUE OF EQUITYThe Board of Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc ("the Company") announces that on 20 February 2026 the Company issued 200,000 Ordinary shares of 25 pence each at 438.0 pence per Ordinary share. These Ordinary shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary shares in issue and dealings are expected to commence on 24 February 2026.There are no Ordinary shares held in treasury. Consequently, following these transactions the Company's issued share capital consists of 51,256,522 Ordinary shares of 25 pence and the total number of shares with voting rights in Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc is 51,256,522 Ordinary shares of 25 pence.The above figures (51,256,522 Ordinary shares) 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, Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.For further information, please contactHelen 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 IOEFLFIDFSIIFIR