Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                
                                                                              

 

                                                                              
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of      EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES                 
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:       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):         Merger with Anglo & Overseas Plc        Yes
                                                                              

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                         
obligation:                                               Noble Grossart                    
                                                          Investments Limited    
                                                                              
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):    As above                   
                                                                              
                                                                      
                                                                              
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the                              
threshold is crossed or reached:                          11 March 2011                  
                                                                 
                                                                              
                                                                              
6. Date on which issuer notified:                         11 March 2011                  
                                                                              
                                                                 
                                                                              
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:        From 8% to 4%          
                                                                              
  
 

8. Notified details:                                                          
                                                                              
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                           
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Class/type   Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering      
of           to the triggering  transaction                                   
shares       transaction                                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
if possible  Number     Number  Number    Number of voting   % of  voting     
using        of         of      of shares rights             rights           
the ISIN     Shares     Voting                                                
CODE                    Rights                                                
                                Direct    Direct    Indirect Direct  Indirect 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                      
Ordinary     2,285,114  8.41%   2,470,844 2,470,844           4.18%            
                                                                              
                                                                              

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                           
                                                                              
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
Type of financial  Expiration  Exercise/   Number of voting       % of voting 
instrument         date        Conversion  rights that may be     rights      
                               Period      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 Expiration Exercise/  Number of       % of voting    
financial       price    date       Conversion voting          rights         
instrument                          period     rights                         
                                               instrument                     
                                               refers to                      
                                                               Nominal  Delta               
                                                               
                                                                              
                                                                              

 

Total (A+B+C)                                                                 
                                                                              
Number of voting rights             Percentage of voting rights               
                                                                              
2,470,844                           4.18%                                     
                                                                              

 

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 to hold:              N/A 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:          N/A 
                                                                              
                                                                              
                                                                              

 

13. Additional information:        This notification is based on a total 
                                   number of voting rights (post merger with
                                   Anglo & Overseas Plc) of 59,041,942 
                                   on 11 March 2011
                                                                                      
                                                                              
                                                                              
14.Contact name:                   Roger Brown                                                  
                                                                    
                                                                              
                                                                              
15.Contact telephone number:       0131 226 7011