Transaction in Own Shares

EP Global Opportunities Trust plc (the "Company")

The Company announces that on 1 June 2012 it purchased 119,989 of its own
Ordinary 1p shares at a price of £1.52 per share. The shares have been placed
into Treasury.

Following this transaction, the Company has 10,663,917 Ordinary shares held in
Treasury and 53,845,725 Ordinary shares in circulation. The total number of
shares in issue remains as 64,509,642.

6 June 2012

Enquiries:

Kenneth J Greig
Edinburgh Partners Limited
Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:

12 Charlotte Square
Edinburgh
EH2 4DJ