Transaction in Own Shares

EP Global Opportunities Trust plc (the "Company")

The Company announces that on 20 January 2012 it purchased 10,891 of its own
Ordinary 1p shares at a price of £1.625 per share. The shares have been placed
into Treasury.

Following this transaction, the Company has 8,716,917 Ordinary shares held in
Treasury and 55,792,725 Ordinary shares in circulation. The total number of
shares in issue remains as 64,509,642.

20 January 2012

Enquiries:

Kenneth J Greig

Edinburgh Partners Limited

Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:

12 Charlotte Square

Edinburgh

EH2 4DJ