GLOBAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC                     

                 (FORMERLY US SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC)                 

Voting Rights

The Company announces that the statement regarding total voting rights set out
in the announcement dated 6 June 2008 was incorrect. The total voting rights
for each share class is as follows:

                        Number of shares in     Voting rights Vote per share
                                      issue                                 
                                                                            
Income shares                    25,210,008        25,210,008              1
(including Income                                                           
shares forming part of                                                      
Units)                                                                      
                                                                            
Capital shares                   50,000,000        25,210,008     0.50420016
(including Capital                                                          
shares forming part of                                                      
Units)                                                                      
                                                                            
Zero Dividend                       472,887                 0              0
Preference shares*                                                          
                                                                            
Total voting rights:                               50,420,016               

*The remaining Zero Dividend Preference shares will be delisted no later than
31 July 2008.

 

Under the Articles of Association each Capital Share (including Capital Shares
forming part of Units) has a voting right equal to the number of Income Shares
(including Income Shares forming part of Units) in issue divided by the number
of Capital Shares (including Capital Shares forming part of Units) in issue.

Listing of the Units

The Company also announces that the remaining Units will no longer be delisted,
as previously announced on 6 June 2008. The remaining Units will continue to be
listed on the Stock Exchange for the life of the Company.

Purchase of remaining Zero Dividend Preference shares

The Company has made arrangements for the remaining Zero Dividend Preference
shares to be purchased for cancellation. Shareholders that would like to sell
their shares should contact their stockbroker who will be able to sell the
shares to the Company's broker, Cenkos Securities plc, at a price of 0.2% below
the redemption price of the zeros. Zero Dividend Preference shares that are not
purchased prior to 31 July 2008 will be de-listed.

The final entitlements of Zero Dividend Preference shares that are not
purchased will be 182.608201p per share on 31 May 2011. This amount is equal to
the final entitlements that these shares had on 31 May 2008.

Enquiries:

Cenkos Securities plc- William Rogers/Dion Di Miceli 0207 3971920/1921

16 June 2008



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