Transaction in Own Shares

22 Aug 2008 10:35

EP Global Opportunities Trust plc (the `Company')

The Company announces that on 21 August 2008 it purchased 40,000 of its own Ordinary 1p shares at a price of ‚£1.39 per share. The shares have been placed into Treasury.

Following these transactions, the Company has 2,240,000 Ordinary shares held in Treasury and 31,758,180 Ordinary shares in circulation. The total number of shares in issue remains as 33,998,180.

22 August 2008Enquiries:Kenneth GreigEdinburgh Partners LimitedTel: 0131 270 3800

The Company's registered office address is:

12 Charlotte SquareEdinburghEH2 4DJ