TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

Global Special Opportunities Trust PLC

2. Reason for the notification                                        State    
                                                                     Yes/No    
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            Yes     
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may                  
result in the                                                                  
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are                
attached                                                                       
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation  Midas Capital
(iii):                                                                 plc     
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):       (see Section 
                                                                    9 below)   
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is      07/07/08   
crossed                                                                        
or reached if different) (v):                                                  
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   14/07/08   
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                        5%      
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                   N/A     

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of  Situation previous    Resulting situation after the triggering   
    shares             to                        transaction (vii)              
 if possible     the Triggering                                                 
using the ISIN  transaction (vi)                                                
     CODE                                                                       
                                                                                
                Number    Number    Number    Number of voting    % of voting   
                  of        of        of        rights (ix)          rights     
                Shares    Voting    shares                                      
                          Rights                                                
                          (viii)                                                
                                                                                
                                    Direct    Direct   Indirect Direct  Indirect
                                                (x)      (xi)                   
                                                                                
 GB0030313315  4,098,000 4,098,000 3,443,000 3,443,000   N/A     6.83%    N/A   
                                                                                
Income shares                                                                   
                                                                                

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

   Type of     Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting       % of   
  financial    date (xiii)      Conversion      rights that may be     voting  
 instrument                 Period/ Date (xiv)    acquired if the      rights  
                                                    instrument                 
                                                   is exercised/               
                                                     converted                 
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
3,443,000                               4.58%                                  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable (xv):

CF iimia Growth & Income Fund - 1,180,000                                      
                                                                               
(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 949169)                  
                                                                               
CF iimia Growth Fund - 740,000                                                 
                                                                               
(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee A/C 949182)                           
                                                                               
CF iimia Income Fund (OEIC) - 375,000                                          
                                                                               
(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee A/C 949170)                           
                                                                               
iimia Investment Trust - 1,020,000                                             
                                                                               
(Registered: The Bank of New York Nominees A/C 178055)                         
                                                                               
CF iimia Accelerated Fund - 128,000                                            
                                                                               
(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees A/C 391998                              

Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:                                 N/A              
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:  N/A              
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting      N/A              
rights:                                                                        

13. Additional information:                                   iimia plc, Milton
                                                              Asset Management 
                                                              Ltd and Midas    
                                                              Capital Partners 
                                                              Ltd are all      
                                                              subsidiaries of  
                                                              Midas Capital plc
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                                             Helen Neighbour, 
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                                 01392 475972     



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