Transaction in Own Shares

EP Global Opportunities Trust plc (the `Company')

The Company announces that on 15 October 2009 it purchased 411,500 of its own
Ordinary 1p shares at a price of £1.685 per share. The shares have been placed
into Treasury.

Following these transactions, the Company has 3,696,500 Ordinary shares held in
Treasury and 28,957,680 Ordinary shares in circulation. The total number of
shares in issue remains as 32,654,180.

16 October 2009

Enquiries:

Kenneth Greig

Edinburgh Partners Limited

Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:

12 Charlotte Square

Edinburgh

EH2 4DJ