Result of AGM

EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST plc (the "Company")

The Company is pleased to announce that, at the Annual General Meeting held
today, all resolutions were passed on a show of hands.

Resolutions 1 to 10 related to Ordinary Business. Resolutions 11 to 14 related
to Special Business, as set out below:

Resolution 11: To make market purchases of the Company's shares.

Resolution 12: To allot shares in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.

Resolution 13: To allot shares otherwise than in accordance with statutory
pre-emption rights.

Resolution 14: To hold general meetings (other than annual general meetings) on
14 clear days' notice.

The proxy votes received in relation to these resolutions were as follows:

Resolutions            Votes For   Votes Against   Votes Withheld      Votes at
                                                                     Chairman's
                                                                     Discretion
                                                                               
Resolution 1          10,236,585           8,815           47,733        35,443
                                                                               
Resolution 2          10,226,603          34,917           31,613        35,443
                                                                               
Resolution 3          10,286,016               0                0        42,560
                                                                               
Resolution 4          10,255,026          23,937            3,852        45,761
                                                                               
Resolution 5          10,262,101          20,714                0        45,761
                                                                               
Resolution 6          10,257,610          17,765            7,440        45,761
                                                                               
Resolution 7          10,063,666         210,471            7,440        45,761
                                                                               
Resolution 8          10,256,372          15,573           10,870        45,761
                                                                               
Resolution 9           9,702,226          22,075            7,440       596,835
                                                                               
Resolution 10          9,706,536          17,765            7,440       596,835
                                                                               
Resolution 11          9,717,679          12,353                0       598,544
                                                                               
Resolution 12          9,655,419          31,886           14,509       626,762
                                                                               
Resolution 13          9,634,414          93,841            3,486       596,835
                                                                               
Resolution 14          9,675,280          48,898            7,563       596,835

Under the Listing Rule 9.6.2, the resolutions passed as Special Business will
be submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available via the
National Storage Mechanism, which is located at:

http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

24 April 2012

Enquiries:

Kenneth Greig

Edinburgh Partners Limited

Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:

12 Charlotte Square

Edinburgh

EH2 4DJ