Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust plc Equity income using an index-agnostic approach focusing on our best ideas from the full UK market cap spectrum Investment Trust Performance Data and Analytics to 31 August 2021 Investment objective Morningstar Analyst RatingTM To provide shareholders with an above average income from their equity investment while also providing real growth in capital and income. Benchmark FTSE All-Share Index. Features of the Trust B Morningstar Analyst Rating™ Morningstar analysts assign the ratings globally on a Objective of increasing the dividend in real terms. five-tier scale with three positive ratings of Gold, Silver and Bronze. Cumulative performance (%) Morningstar RatingTM as at 31/08/21 1 month 3 months 6 months 1 year 3 years 5 years Share Price 359.0p 1.4 (1.6) 15.0 44.7 (11.0) 12.6 NAV 391.9p 2.3 1.3 15.9 38.4 (4.8) 15.2 B Morningstar RatingTM for Funds Morningstar rates funds from one to five stars based FTSE All-Share Index 2.7 3.4 13.3 26.9 11.4 33.3 on how well they’ve performed (after adjusting for risk FTSE 350 Higher Yield Index 1.5 0.5 9.3 31.9 (0.3) 17.4 and accounting for all sales charges) in comparison to similar funds. Discrete performance (%) Twenty largest equity holdings (%) 31/08/21 31/08/20 31/08/19 31/08/18 31/08/17 BHP 4.0 Rio Tinto 3.8 Share Price 44.7 (20.0) (23.1) 7.7 17.6 CMC Markets 3.5 NAV 38.4 (19.0) (15.1) 4.4 15.8 Close Brothers 3.5 FTSE All-Share Index 26.9 (12.6) 0.4 4.7 14.3 Vistry 3.1 FTSE 350 Higher Yield Index 31.9 (22.3) (2.7) 4.2 13.1 SSE 2.9 Source: Aberdeen Standard Investments, total returns. The percentage growth figures are calculated over periods on a mid to BP 2.8 mid basis. Past performance is not a guide to future results. Royal Dutch Shell 2.8 Glencore 2.7 1 year Premium/(Discount) Chart (%) Premier Miton 2.7 % Diversified Energy 2.4 0 British American Tobacco 2.3 Tyman 2.3 -5 Entain 2.2 OSB Group 2.1 DFS Furniture 2.0 -10 Chesnara 1.9 Randall & Quilter 1.9 -15 River & Mercantile 1.7 Legal & General 1.7 -20 Total 52.3 Aug-20 Oct-20 Dec-20 Feb-21 Apr-21 Jun-21 Aug-21 Sector allocation (%) Financials 38.3 Any data contained herein which is attributed to a third party (“Third Party Data”) is the property of (a) third party Basic Materials 13.3 supplier(s) (the “Owner”) and is licensed for use by abrdnA. Third Party Data may not be copied or distributed. Third Party Data is provided “as is” and is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. 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Page 1 of 4 Aberdeen Standard Equity Income Trust plc Equity income using an index-agnostic approach focusing on our best ideas from the full UK market cap spectrum Ten largest positions relative to the benchmark (%) Key information Overweight Stocks Portfolio Benchmark Relative Calendar CMC Markets 3.5 0.0 3.5 Launch Date 14 Nov 1991 Close Brothers 3.5 0.1 3.4 Accounts Published December Vistry 3.1 0.1 3.0 Annual General Meeting February Premier Miton 2.7 – 2.7 Dividends Paid March, June, Tyman 2.4 0.0 2.4 September, December Diversified Energy 2.3 0.0 2.3 Trust information SSE 2.8 0.7 2.1 DFS Furniture 2.1 0.0 2.1 Trust Managers Aberdeen Standard Investments OSB Group 2.0 0.1 1.9 Fund Manager Thomas Moore Randall & Quilter 1.9 – 1.9 Gross Assets £214.5 million Fund managers’ report Borrowing £25.0 million Yield (Net) 5.7% Market review Current Annual Dividend 20.6p UK equities advanced strongly over August, with the FTSE All-Share Index rising by 2.7%. In Rate (Per Share) a month of relatively quiet news flow, UK stocks performed well, helped by company Market Capitalisation £173.5 million earnings and further easing of restrictions. However, Covid-19, the resulting ‘pingdemic’ (Discount)/Premium (8.4)% and Brexit have caused staff shortages and supply chain issues that peaked in August, 12 Month High (2.0)% hindering the UK hospitality and retail sectors. 12 Month Low (15.3)% Current Equity Net 11.6% Small and mid-sized companies once again beat larger companies, as supply chain Gearing disruption across the UK and Europe affected the share prices of blue-chip firms. Software Potential Gearing 5% to 25% and technology hardware companies outperformed, due to their sensitivity to changes in Trust Annual 0.65% per annum of Management Fee net assets up to £175 the economy. Insurance companies also did well, following a rise in bond yields over million, 0.55% per August. By contrast, the materials, banks and consumer staples sectors underperformed. annum of net assets above £175 million Performance Ongoing ChargesC 0.87% The Trust delivered a NAV total return of 2.3%, compared with the FTSE All-Share Index Active Share 84.8% total return of 2.7%. Over the financial year to date, performance is almost 10% ahead of percentageB the index return. Composition by market capitalisation Despite waning economic optimism, many of our holdings reported positive results and (Ex Cash) (%) gave confident outlook statements. FTSE 100 43.1 Holding Litigation Capital Management weighed on returns, retracing recent gains despite FTSE 250 31.0 no new company-specific news. Elsewhere, our holdings in mining companies Rio Tinto and FTSE AIM 8.3 BHP also held back performance, as both declined on weaker iron-ore pricing concerns. Other 17.7 Total 100.0 On the upside, we benefited from holding thermal coal exporter Thungela Resources, which rallied on good results and continued commodity price strength. Pension and life insurance business Chesnara also outperformed after investors responded positively to its results. Management gave a confident outlook statement, supporting investor confidence in its ability to make accretive acquisitions while continuing to grow the dividend. Lastly, not owning Unilever helped relative returns, as it underperformed on concern that input cost pressures would drag on its earnings. Fund managers’ report continues overleaf Receive the factsheet by email as soon as it is available by registering at B The ‘Active Share’ percentage is a measure used to describe what portion of the Trust’s holdings differ from the benchmark index holdings. www.invtrusts.co.uk/ITemail C Expressed as a percentage of average daily net assets for the year ended 31 January 2021. The Ongoing Charges Figure (OCF) is the overall cost shown as a percentage of the value of the assets of the Company.