Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

EP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST plc

2. Reason for the notification                                     State     
                                                                  Yes/No     
                                                                             
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                  
                                                                             
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may                
result in the                                                                
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights                  
are attached                                                                 
                                                                             
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                             
                                                                             
Other (please specify): - Change in total voting rights of          Yes      
the Company                                                                  

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification           Mr Richard   
obligation (iii):                                              Ronald James  
                                                                   Burns     
                                                                             
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):                  
                                                                             
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold   11 March 2011  
is crossed                                                                   
or reached if different) (v):                                                
                                                                             
6. Date on which issuer notified:                             14 March 2011  
                                                                             
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                     3%       
                                                                             
8. Notified details:                                                         

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of     Situation       Resulting situation after the triggering   
   shares        previous to                  transaction (vii)              
 if possible   the Triggering                                                
  using the   transaction (vi)                                               
  ISIN CODE                                                                  
                                                                             
               Number   Number   Number    Number of voting    % of voting   
                 of       of       of        rights (ix)          rights     
               Shares   Voting   shares                                      
                        Rights                                               
                        (viii)                                               
                                                                             
                                 Direct    Direct   Indirect Direct  Indirect
                                             (x)      (xi)                   

Ordinary 1p
Shares                                                                            
GB0033862573  852,000  852,000     n/a       n/a      n/a     Below          
                                                              3.0%           
                                                                  
       

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

   Type of     Expiration      Exercise/       Number of voting       % of   
  financial   date (xiii)     Conversion      rights that may be     voting  
 instrument                  Period/ Date       acquired if the      rights  
                                 (xiv)            instrument                 
                                                 is exercised/               
                                                   converted                 
                                                                             

Total (A+B)                                                                  
                                                                             
n/a                                    Below 3.0%                            
                                                                             

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):




Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                
                                                                             
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to                       
hold:                                                                        
                                                                             
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting                     
rights:                                                                      

13. Additional information:                               This notification  
                                                          is based on the    
                                                          total voting rights
                                                          figure of the      
                                                          Company of         
                                                          59,041,942 as at 11
                                                          March 2011         
                                                                             
14. Contact name:                                         Kenneth J. Greig   
                                                                             
                                                          Secretary          
                                                                             
15. Contact telephone number:                             0131 270 3800