3 Sep 2020 11:08
3 SEPTEMBER 2020
STANDARD LIFE PRIVATE EQUITY TRUST PLC ("THE COMPANY")
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 2138004MK7VPTZ99EV13
DECLARATION OF THIRD INTERIM DIVIDEND
The Company announces the payment of the third interim dividend in respect of the year ending 30 September 2020 of 3.3 pence per ordinary share.
This third interim dividend will be paid on 30 October 2020 to all shareholders on the register as at 25 September 2020. The ex-dividend date is 24 September 2020.
Christina McComb, Chair of the Board of the Company, commented "The Board continues to monitor the development of the COVID-19 crisis and the strain on most aspects of the economy in which the portfolio is invested. However, based on our expectations for the Company during the current financial year, the Board has agreed to honour its commitment to shareholders to pay a third interim dividend of 3.3 pence per share. The Board will monitor the progress of the Company during the remainder of the financial year before committing to paying a fourth interim dividend."
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN ("DRIP")
The Company has in place a DRIP which allows shareholders to use their dividends to purchase further ordinary shares in the Company. The last election date to participate in the DRIP is 9 October 2020.
Further information on the DRIP, including the Terms and Conditions and the associated costs can be found via the following link:
https://www.shareview.co.uk/4/Info/Portfolio/default/en/home/shareholders/Pages/ReinvestDividends.aspx
Shareholders who have not previously applied to participate in the DRIP and who wish to do so in respect of the dividend payable on 30 October 2020, should ensure that a mandate form, or CREST instruction if appropriate, is submitted to the Company's registrars, Equiniti Limited, prior to the dividend election date of 9 October 2020. Applications can be made on-line and a mandate form can be downloaded from the above website.
Further information can also be obtained by calling the registrars' shareholder helpline on 0371 384 2618 or by writing to Equiniti Limited, Aspect House, Spence Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN 99 6DA.
For further information please contact:-
Paul Evitt
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
Company Secretary
Tel: 0131 528 4270