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 13 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 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          13,475,740           7,117                0        57,175
                                                                               
Resolution 2          13,002,200         402,334           78,323        57,175
                                                                               
Resolution 3          13,482,857               0                0        57,175
                                                                               
Resolution 4          13,436,797          17,383           28,677        57,175
                                                                               
Resolution 5          13,459,041          11,026           12,790        57,175
                                                                               
Resolution 6          13,169,879         165,863          139,998        64,292
                                                                               
Resolution 7          13,071,475         264,267          139,998        64,292
                                                                               
Resolution 8          13,168,172         184,951          111,168        75,741
                                                                               
Resolution 9          13,280,213         138,291           45,787        75,741
                                                                               
Resolution 10         13,410,673          54,464            6,271        68,624
                                                                               
Resolution 11         13,407,648          32,153           24,490        75,741
                                                                               
Resolution 12         13,391,332          71,299            1,660        75,741
                                                                               
Resolution 13         13,210,754         247,498           13,156        68,624

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

25 April 2013

Enquiries:

Kenneth Greig
Edinburgh Partners Limited
Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:

27-31 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7JF