Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                      
                                                                                                    
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                                         
issuer                                                     EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST plc        
of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                       
attached:                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                           
                                                                                                    
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                         
                                                                                                    
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the                         
acquisition of shares already issues to which voting rights are attached                            
                                                                                                    
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                 Y  
                                                                                                    
Other (please specify):                                                                             
                                                                                                    
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                    Mr Richard Burns        
notification obligation:                                                                            
                                                                                                    
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different                                        As Above        
from 3.):                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                              
which the threshold is crossed or                                               1 April 2010        
reached:                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                              21 April 2010        
                                                                                                    
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                    3%        
reached:                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
8. Notified details:                                                                                
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                 
                                                                                                    
Class/type of     Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering                
shares            to the Triggering         transaction                                             
                  transaction                                                                       
                                                                                                    
if possible using Number        Number      Number    Number of voting             % of  voting     
the ISIN CODE     of            of          of shares rights                       rights           
                  Shares        Voting                                                              
                                Rights      Direct    Direct            Indirect   Direct     Indirect
                                                                                                    
ORD                                                                                                 
                  852,000       852,000     852,000   852,000                      3.01%            
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B: Financial Instruments                                                                            
                                                                                                    
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                
                                                                                                    
Type of financial           Expiration Exercise/          Number of voting             % of voting   
instrument                            Conversion         rights that may be           rights        
                            date      Period/ Date       acquired if the                            
                                                         instrument is                              
                                                         exercised/ converted.                      
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Total (A+B)                                                                                         
                                                                                                    
Number of voting rights                             % of voting rights                              
                                                                                                    
852,000                                             3.01%                                           
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                      
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                          
                                                                                                    
N/A                                                                                              N/A
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Proxy Voting:                                                                                       
                                                                                                    
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                                 N/A   
                                                                                                    
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                           N/A   
to hold:                                                                                            
                                                                                                    
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                             N/A   
voting rights:                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
13. Additional information:                            This notification is based on a total        
                                                         voting rights figure of 28,269,180.        
                                                       Notification arises as a result of the        
                                                    change in the total voting rights of the        
                                                                                  Company.          
                                                                                                    
14. Contact name:                                                              Kenneth Greig        
                                                                                                    
15. Contact telephone number:                                                  0131 270 3800