Cancelling of Treasury Shares

EPE Special Opportunities Plc

("the Company")

Cancelling of Treasury Shares

EPE Special Opportunities Plc announces that it has cancelled 114,689 shares held in Treasury. The Company now holds 1,446,142 shares held in Treasury.

The Company has 27,810,192 ordinary shares in issue and the figure to be used as the denominator for calculations of interests in the Company's voting rights is 27,810,192 ordinary shares.

Enquiries:

EPIC Private Equity LLP

James Henderson Tel: +44 (0) 20 7269 8862

IOMA Fund and Investment Management Limited

Philip Scales Tel: +44 (0) 1624 681 250

Numis Securities Ltd Tel: +44 (0) 20 7260 1000

Nominated Adviser: Stuart Skinner / Hugh Jonathan

Corporate Broker: Charles Farquhar