TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                      
                                                                                                        
    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer           EP Global Opportunities Trust Plc      
    of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                       
    attached:                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
    2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                           
                                                                                                        
    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 Yes     
                                                                                                        
    An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result                     
    in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                     
                                                                                                        
    An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to                           
    qualifying financial instruments                                                                    
                                                                                                        
    An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                    
                                                                                                        
    Other (please                                                                                       
    specify):                                                                                           
                                                                                                        
    3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                       RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC                
    notification obligation:                                                                            
                                                                                                        
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                 RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC                
     (if different from 3.):                                 Rathbone Investment Management Ltd         
                                                                                                        
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                               30/12/2016                     
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached:                                                                                            
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    03/01/2017                     
                                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                              Less than 5%                    
    reached:                                                                                            
                                                                                                        

       

    8. Notified details:                                                                                 
                                                                                                         
    A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                  
                                                                                                         
    Class/type of    Situation previous         Resulting situation after the triggering transaction     
    shares           to the triggering                                                                   
                     transaction                                                                         
    if possible                                                                                          
    using            Number        Number       Number      Number of voting      % of  voting rights    
    the ISIN CODE    of            of           of shares   rights                                       
                     Shares        Voting                                                                
                                   Rights       Direct      Direct     Indirect   Direct     Indirect    
                                                                                                         
    GB0033862573     2,405,230     2,405,230    2,394,030   N/A        2,394,030  N/A        4.99%       
                                                                                                         
    1p Ord                                                                                               
                                                                                                         
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                  
                                                                                                         
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                         
    Type of financial     Expiration    Exercise/              Number of voting        % of voting       
    instrument            date          Conversion Period      rights that may be      rights            
                                                               acquired if the                           
                                                               instrument is                             
                                                               exercised/ converted.                     
                                                                                                         
    N/A                   N/A           N/A                    N/A                     N/A               
                                                                                                         
    C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                        
    Instruments                                                                                          
                                                                                                         
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                         
    Type of financial Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting rights % of voting rights   
    instrument        price      date         Conversion    instrument refers to                         
                                              period                                                     
                                                                                                         
    N/A               N/A        N/A          N/A           N/A                     Nominal      Delta   
                                                                                                         
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                        
                                                                                                         
    Number of voting rights                           Percentage of voting rights                        
                                                                                                         
    2,394,030                                         4.99%                                              
                                                                                                         

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the              
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                  
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    RATHBONE BROTHERS PLC*                                                                      
                                                                                                
    Rathbone Investment Management Ltd                                                          
                                                              4.99%                             
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    * Rathbone Brothers Plc is the holding company of the following.                            
                                                                                                
    Proxy Voting:                                                                               
                                                                                                
    10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                               
                                                                                                
    11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                         
    to hold:                                                                                    
                                                                                                
    12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                           
    voting rights:                                                                              
                                                                                                
                                                                                                
    13. Additional information:                  Total voting rights used as a denominator:     
                                                 47,937,725                                     
                                                                                                
    14. Contact name:                            Emma Mulhearn - Compliance Department          
                                                                                                
    15. Contact telephone number:                0151 243 0000