AMENDED Result of EGM

    TRIO FINANCE LIMITED                              

                           ("TRIO" or the "Company")                           

                    RESULT OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING                    

15 December 2008

TRIO is pleased to announce that at its Extraordinary General Meeting convened
earlier today, the resolution proposed (a) to authorise the purchase of own
shares by the Company in accordance with section 315(1) (a) of the Companies
(Guernsey) Law 2008, (b) to approve the terms of the agreement for termination
of the Company's investment management agreement and (c) to authorise the
directors to make application for the delisting of the Company was duly passed.

The results of the proxy votes lodged in advance of the meeting are set out
below:

For            3,187,200

Discretionary  Nil

Against        Nil

Withheld       Nil

The votes in favour of the resolution represent 39.8% of the issued share
capital of the Company and 100% of the votes cast.

Full details of the Tender Offer to purchase up to 7,999,998 Shares in the
Company were set out in the Circular to shareholders dated 17 November 2008.
Definitions used in the Circular dated 17 November 2008 apply in this
announcement unless the context otherwise requires.

A copy of the resolution passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting will be
submitted to the Financial Services Authority ("FSA") and will shortly be
available for inspection at the FSA Document Viewing Facility, which is
situated at:

Financial Service Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 5HS

Tel No. [phone]

Enquiries:

Lynette Le Prevost

Kleinwort Benson

[phone]



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