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 attached:                     EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC    
                                                                                                       
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):               
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                             
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result         
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached         
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to               
qualifying financial instruments                                                        
                                                                                        
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                        
                                                                                        
Other (please specify): Purchase by EP Global Opportunities Trust plc of 100,000 of           X
its own ordinary shares on 19 March 2013.                       
                                                                                        
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                     Noble Grossart Investments Limited          
notification obligation:                                                                
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                          
 (if different from 3.):                                                                
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                            19 March 2013                               
reached:                                                                                
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                            20 March 2013                               
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                       5%                                          
reached:                                                                                
                                                                                        
8. Notified details:                                                                                    
                                                                                                        
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                     
                                                                                                        
Class/      Situation previous     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction        
type of     to the triggering                                                                              
shares      transaction                                                                                    
                                                                                                        
if          Number     Number      Number      Number of voting     % of voting rights 
possible    of         of          of shares   rights                                    
using       Shares     Voting                                                                  
the ISIN               Rights                                                                  
CODE                               Direct      Direct    Indirect   Direct  Indirect     
                                                                                                        
            2,470,844  2,470,844   2,470,844   2,470,844            5.004%               
                       (4.994%)                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                     
                                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                        
Type of     Expiration           Exercise/                     Number of voting           % of voting   
financial   date                 Conversion Period             rights that may be         rights        
instrument                                                     acquired if the                          
                                                               instrument is                            
                                                               exercised/ converted.                    
                                                                                                        
                                                                                       
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                           
Instruments                                                                                             
                                                                                                        
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                        
Type of    Exercise price       Expiration Exercise/          Number of voting rights  % of voting      
financial                       date       Conversion period  instrument refers to     rights,         
instrument                                                                                              
                                                                                                        
                                                                                       Nominal   Delta       
                                                                                                        
                                                                                      
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
Number of voting rights                             Percentage of voting rights                         
                                                                                                        
2,470,844                                           5.004%                                              
                                                                                                        

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

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 certification is based on the total number of the
                                               voting rights of the shares in circulation of 49,377,725
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                              Roger Brown                                               
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                  0131 226 7011