Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                   
                                                                                                 
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                               
of existing shares to which voting rights are            EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST plc       
attached:                                                                                        
                                                                                                 
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                        
                                                                                                 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                     Y
                                                                                                 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the                     N
acquisition of shares already issues to which voting rights are attached                         
                                                                                                 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                N
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                
Other (please specify):       N/A                                                              N/A
                                                                                                
                                                                                                 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                    Dr Sandy Nairn       
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                                          14 October 2009       
reached:                                                                                         
                                                                                                 
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                          16 October 2009       
                                                                                                 
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                  6%       
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                                                                                              
                       1,685,897 1,685,897   1,835,897  1,835,897                   6.34%           
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B: Financial Instruments                                                                         
                                                                                                 
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                             
                                                                                                 
Type of financial              Expiration Exercise/          Number of voting            % of      
instrument                             Conversion          rights that may be          voting    
                               date    Period/ Date        acquired if the             rights    
                                                           instrument is                         
                                                           exercised/ converted.                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
Total (A+B)                                                                                      
                                                                                                 
Number of voting rights                               % of voting rights                         
                                                                                                 
1,835,897                                             6.34%                                      
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
                                                                                                 
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       
                                                                                28,957,680       
                                                                                                 
14. Contact name:                                        Duncan Watson, Edinburgh Partners       
                                                                                   Limited       
                                                                                                 
15. Contact telephone number:                                                0131 270 3800