TIDMUSPI 
 
GLOBAL SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES TRUST PLC 
 
       Interim Management Statement for the Quarter ended 31 August 2010 
 
Investment Objective 
 
The investment objective is for the portfolio to be managed to provide the 
Shareholders with capital growth, for the Income Shareholders to be repaid 
their final adjusted capital entitlement on 31 May 2011 of 120.82p per Income 
Share and for the portfolio to be managed so as to provide the Capital 
Shareholders with a cash return on or shortly after 31 May 2011. The Directors 
will seek to distribute substantially all of the net revenue to Income 
Shareholders by way of dividend, although this is not expected to be a material 
amount. 
 
Financial Highlights 
 
                                   31 August 2010    31 May 2010     % change 
 
 
 
Income share NAV                           35.83p         47.34p      (24.31) 
 
Mid price                                  36.25p         50.00p      (27.50) 
 
Capital share NAV                           0.00p          0.00p          n/a 
 
Mid price                                   0.26p          0.51p      (49.02) 
 
Unit (1 Cap and 1 Inc share) NAV           35.83p         47.34p      (24.31) 
 
Mid price                                  40.25p         50.00p      (19.50) 
 
Russell 2000 Index total return          2,677.21       2,932.63       (8.71) 
($) 
 
Russell 2000 Index total return          1,741.95       2,018.40      (13.70) 
(GBP) 
 
US Dollar/Sterling exchange rate          1.53690        1.45295       (5.78) 
 
Material Events and Transactions 
 
Banking arrangements 
 
The Company has a US$500,000 revolving credit facility with Allied Irish Banks 
Plc. At 31 August 2010 the Company had utilised the full amount of this 
facility. 
 
Annual General Meeting 
 
The Company's Annual General Meeting is to be held on Tuesday 26 October 2010 
at 2:00pm at the offices of Cenkos Securities, 6.7.8 Tokenhouse Yard, London 
EC2R 7AS. 
 
Top Ten Holdings 
 
Company                     Sector                              % of net assets 
 
Cover-All Technologies      Business software                             11.18 
 
iShares Trust Russell 2000  Financial services                             9.43 
Index Fund 
 
Hollysys Automation         Electronic equipment                           9.25 
Technologies 
 
Duoyuan Printing            Industrial machinery                           7.20 
 
SinoHub                     Electronics                                    6.36 
 
Wonder Auto Technologies    Financial services                             5.36 
 
China Greenscape            Forestry development &                         5.22 
                            cultivation 
 
Skystar                     Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology                4.84 
 
Global Axcess Corporation   Consumer finance                               4.43 
 
American Lorain Corporation Food manufacturers                             4.13 
 
Further Information 
 
Daily prices, company announcements, Reports and Accounts and monthly fact 
sheets are available at www.premierassetmanagement.co.uk. 
 
12 October 2010 
 
 
 
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