Transaction in Own Shares

EP Global Opportunities Trust plc (the `Company')

The Company announces that on 5 August 2009 it purchased 24,000 of its own
Ordinary 1p shares at a price of £1.49 per share. These shares have been
purchased for cancellation.

In addition to these transactions 2,000 shares from treasury are required to be
cancelled to ensure the Company holds no more than 10% of its current shares in
issue in treasury.

Following these transactions, the Company has 3,268,000 Ordinary shares held in
treasury. The number of shares in issue is now 32,682,180. The number of shares
in issue, less those held in treasury, is 29,414,180.

6 August 2009

Enquiries:

Kenneth Greig

Edinburgh Partners Limited

Tel: [phone]

The Company's registered office address is:

12 Charlotte Square

Edinburgh

EH2 4DJ