ABRDN EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC

Declaration of First Interim Dividend

The Board announces that the first interim dividend for the year ending 30 September 2025 of 5.7 pence per Ordinary Share will be paid on 28 March 2025 to all shareholders on the register on 28 February 2025. The ex-dividend date is 27 February 2025.

The Board has already set out its intentions with regards to the dividend for the remainder of the financial year and continues to expect that the total dividend for the year ending 30 September 2025 will be at least 23.0 pence per share. This will be the 25th consecutive year of dividend increases.