Director Declaration

EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC (The "Company")

In accordance with LR 9.6.14 R, the Company has been informed that Mr David
Ross, a non-executive Director of the Company, will be appointed as a
non-executive director of JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc
with effect from 1 March 2015.

16 January 2015


Enquiries:

Kenneth Greig
Edinburgh Partners AIFM Limited
Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:

27-31 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7JF