Circ re Liquidation of Company

 
TIDMUSPI 
 
Global Special Opportunities Trust PLC (the "Company") 
 
Publication of Circular 
 
The Company has today published a circular (the "Circular") to Shareholders 
setting out details of the proposed members' voluntary liquidation of the 
Company. 
 
The Articles of Association of the Company require the Board to convene a 
general meeting of the Company on 31 May 2011 and to propose a special 
resolution requiring that the Company be wound up voluntarily. 
 
The Circular contains a notice convening a General Meeting of Shareholders to 
be held at the offices of The Association of Investment Companies, 9th Floor, 
24 Chiswell Street, London EC1Y 4YY at 12 noon on Tuesday, 31 May 2011, at 
which approval for the members' voluntary liquidation of the Company will be 
sought. 
 
The Circular also contains an update on the Company's portfolio and details of 
the entitlements of Shareholders on a winding-up. 
 
Terms used and not defined in this announcement bear the meaning given to them 
in the Circular dated 5 May 2011. 
 
Expected Timetable 
 
Date from which it is advised that dealings in Shares         24 May 2011 
should only be for cash settlement and immediate 
delivery of documents of title 
 
Latest time and date for receipt of Forms of Proxy for        12 noon on 26 May 2011 
use at the General Meeting 
 
Latest time for delivery to Registrars of documents of        5.00 p.m. on 27 May 2011 
title relating to dealings in Shares subject to cash 
settlement 
 
Close of Register and Record Date for participation in        6.00 p.m. on 27 May 2011 
the liquidation 
 
Suspension of Shares from trading on the London Stock         7.30 a.m. on 31 May 2011 
Exchange and suspension of listing on the Official 
List of the UK Listing Authority 
 
General Meeting of the Company                                12 noon on 31 May 2011 
 
Commencement of winding up of the Company                     31 May 2011 
 
Estimated date for distribution to ZDP Shareholders*          in the week commencing 
                                                              6 June 2011 
 
Estimated date for first interim distribution to              in the week commencing 
Income Shareholders*                                          11 July 2011 
 
* Actual date to be determined by the Liquidators. 
 
 
Notes 
 
(i) The dates set out in the expected timetable above may be adjusted by the 
Company, in which event details of the new dates will be notified to the UK 
Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange, and an announcement will be 
made through a Regulatory Information Service. 
 
(ii) All references to time in this document are to the time in London. 
 
A copy of the Circular has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and 
will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do 
 
 
Enquiries: 
 
Nigel Sidebottom [phone] 
 
Premier Asset Management 
 
Jonathan Carslake [phone] 
 
Capita Sinclair Henderson Limited 
 
 
 
 
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