Transaction in Own Shares

EP Global Opportunities Trust plc (the "Company")

The Company announces that on 31 August 2011 it purchased 2,500 of its own
Ordinary 1p shares at a price of £1.515 per share. The shares have been placed
into Treasury.

Following this transaction, the Company has 5,767,350 Ordinary shares held in
Treasury and 58,742,292 Ordinary shares in circulation. The total number of
shares in issue remains as 64,509,642.

31 August 2011

Enquiries:

Kenneth Greig

Edinburgh Partners Limited

Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:

12 Charlotte Square

Edinburgh

EH2 4DJ