Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
    voting rights are attached (ii): 

 

EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST plc

 

2. Reason for the notification                                           State 
                                                                         Yes/No
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                               Yes  
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in        
the                                                                            
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached       
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        
                                                                               

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Dr Sandy Nairn
(iii):                                                                         
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):                    
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is     1 February  
crossed                                                               2011     
or reached if different) (v):                                                  
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                10 February   
                                                                 2011          
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                  3%,4%,5%,6%,7%
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                           
                                                                               

 

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 

Class/type of shares Situation previous      Resulting situation after the     
  if possible using          to                        triggering              
   the ISIN CODE       the Triggering              transaction (vii)           
                      transaction (vi)                                         
                                                                               
                      Number    Number   Number    Number of      % of voting  
                        of        of       of       voting          rights     
                      Shares    Voting   shares   rights (ix)                  
                                Rights                                         
                                 (viii)                                        
                                                                               
                                         Direct Direct Indirect  Direct Indirect
                                                 (x)     (xi)                  
                                                                               
    GB0033862573     1,916,748 1,916,748  n/a    n/a     n/a     Below          
                                                                  3%           
 Ordinary 1p Shares                                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

 

B: Financial Instruments

 

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

 

    Type of     Expiration     Exercise/         Number of voting       % of   
   financial       date       Conversion        rights that may be     voting  
  instrument      (xiii)     Period/ Date        acquired if  the      rights  
                                 (xiv)              instrument                 
                                              is exercised/converted           
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

 

 

Total (A+B)          
                     
n/a          Below 3%
                     
                     
                     

 

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

 
 

 

Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:                                     
                                                                  
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:      
                                                                  
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:  
                                                                  

 

13. Additional    This notification is based on the total voting rights figure 
information:      of the Company of 27,365,480 as at 10 February 2011          
                                                                               
14. Contact name: Kenneth J. Greig                                             
                  Secretary                                                    
                                                                               
15. Contact       0131 270 3800                                                
telephone number: