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POWERSHARES GLOBAL FUNDS IRELAND PLC - Notice of AGM

PR Newswire

London, January 29

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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

If you are in any doubt about the course of action to take, you should consultyour stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other professionaladvisor.

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POWERSHARES GLOBAL FUNDS IRELAND PLC

(an investment company with variable capital and

having segregated liability between Funds)

Annual General Meeting

28 February 2013

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If you have sold or transferred your shares in PowerShares Global Funds Irelandplc please pass this document at once to the purchaser or transferee or to thestockbroker, bank or other agent through whom the sale or transfer waseffected, for transmission to the purchaser or transferee as soon as possible.

Please note that this notice has not been reviewed by the Central Bank ofIreland.

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Dear Shareholder,

1. Annual General Meeting ("AGM")

Attached is a Notice of the AGM of PowerShares Global Funds Ireland plc (the"Company") and a proxy card for you to vote on the AGM resolutions. Thefinancial statements of the Company for the year ending 30 September 2012 formpart of this Notice of AGM.

2. Ordinary business (Resolutions 1, 2, 3 and 4)

Resolutions 1, 2 3 and 4 deal with the normal matters to be attended to at anAGM namely, the receipt and consideration of the annual report and auditedfinancial statements for the year ended 30 September 2012 (copy enclosed), theauthorisation of the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors and there-election of Mr Benjamin Fulton and Mr Adrian Waters as Directors of theCompany.

3. Action required

Each share represents one vote and if you intend to vote using a proxy, yourproxy must be delivered to Wilton Secretarial Limited within the time limitsoutlined on the proxy form. To pass Resolutions 1, 2 3 and 4 in respect of theCompany more than 50% of the voted shares must be in favour of each resolution.

4. Recommendation

The Board believes that the proposed resolutions are in the best interests ofthe Company and of the Shareholders and, accordingly, the Directors stronglyrecommend that you vote in favour of the resolutions proposed at the AGM.

Notification to Shareholders not requiring Shareholder Approval

The Board wishes to avail of this opportunity to inform Shareholders of theavailability of updated key investor information documents ("KIIDs") in respectof the sub-funds of the Company, which will be posted on the Company's websitewww. invescopowershares.net on 19 February 2013.

PowerShares Global Funds Ireland plc

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

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THIS DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT AND REQUIRES YOUR IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. If you are inany doubt about the course of action to take, you should consult yourstockbroker, bank manager, solicitor,accountant or other professional advisor.

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of PowerShares GlobalFunds Ireland plc (the "Company") will be held at Fitzwilton House, WiltonPlace, Dublin 2, Ireland on 28 February 2013 at 10.00 a.m.(Irish time) toconsider, and if thought fit, pass the following resolutions:

Ordinary business

1. To receive and consider the audited financial statements of the Company for

the year ended 30 September 2012 together with the report of the Directors

and the Auditors thereon.

2. To authorise the re-appointment of the Auditors of the Company and to

authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors.

3. To re-elect Mr Benjamin Fulton as a Director of the Company.

4. To re-elect Mr Adrian Waters as a Director of the Company.

1. Shareholders are entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting

of the Company. A Shareholder may appoint a proxy or proxies to attend,

speak and vote instead of the Shareholder. A proxy need not be a

Shareholder of the Company.

2. A form of proxy is enclosed for the use of shareholders unable to attend

the meeting. Proxies must be sent to Wilton Secretarial Limited, Fitzwilton

House, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland. Shareholders may send their proxies

by fax to + 353 1 639 5333 provided the original signed form is sent

immediately by post to the above mentioned address. To be valid, proxies

must be received by the Secretary not less than 48 hours before the time

appointed for the holding of the meeting.

3. Each Shareholder present, in person or by proxy, represents one vote. Wherevoting is to be by poll each Share represents one vote.

I/We, __________________________ of _____________________________ being ashareholder of the above named Company hereby appoint the Chairman of themeeting, or failing him/her any Director of the Company, or failing him/her,Tara O'Reilly, or failing her, Annette Costello, or failing her, CaitrionaMcCrohan, or failing her, Aisling O'Regan, or failing her, Ray Hunt as my/ourproxy to vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting ofthe Company to be held at Fitzwilton House, Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland on28 February 2013 at 10.00 a.m. (Irish time) and at any adjournment thereof.

Please indicate with an "X" in the space below how you wish your votes to becast in respect of each Resolution. If no specific direction as to voting isgiven the proxy will vote or abstain from voting at his discretion.

Dated:

Execution by Individual Shareholders (see note (c) (i)):

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Name and Address of Shareholder Signature

Execution on behalf of Corporate Shareholders (see note (c) (ii)):

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Name and Address of Shareholder

a. A Shareholder must insert his full name and registered address in type or

block letters. In the case of joint accounts the names of all holders must

be stated.

b. If it is desired to appoint a proxy other than the Chairman of the meeting,

c. The proxy form must:

(i) in the case of an individual Shareholder be signed by the Shareholder orhis attorney; and

(ii) in the case of a corporate Shareholder be given either under its commonseal or signed on its behalf by an attorney or by a duly authorised officer ofthe corporate Shareholder.

d. In the case of joint holders the vote of the senior who tenders a vote

e. To be valid this proxy and any power of attorney under which it is signed

f. A proxy need not be a member of the Company but must attend the meeting in