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

Resolution 10: To make market purchases of the Company's shares.

Resolution 11: To allot shares in accordance with statutory pre-emption rights.

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

Resolution 13: To sell ordinary shares held in treasury at a discount to the
prevailing net asset value per ordinary share.

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          15,303,378               0                0        47,585
                                                                               
Resolution 2          15,200,246          26,818           63,158        60,741
                                                                               
Resolution 3          15,179,429          26,818           73,975        70,741
                                                                               
Resolution 4          15,303,378               0                0        47,585
                                                                               
Resolution 5          15,250,450          20,416           32,512        47,585
                                                                               
Resolution 6          15,268,811           2,055           32,512        47,585
                                                                               
Resolution 7          15,252,163           3,583           47,632        47,585
                                                                               
Resolution 8          15,242,163           3,583           47,632        57,585
                                                                               
Resolution 9          15,279,774           3,583           20,021        47,585
                                                                               
Resolution 10         15,210,913          48,272           37,863        47,585
                                                                               
Resolution 11         15,221,659          41,487           33,902        47,585
                                                                               
Resolution 12         15,138,365         105,067           40,460        60,741
                                                                               
Resolution 13         14,072,524         879,910           76,413       137,371
                                                                               
Resolution 14         14,728,454         260,967           33,096       137,371

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:

www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

16 April 2014

Enquiries:

Kenneth Greig
Edinburgh Partners Limited
Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:
27-31 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7JF