THE ZERO PREFERENCE GROWTH TRUST PLC                      

                   Results of Extraordinary General Meeting                    

The Board of The Zero Preference Growth Trust PLC ("the Company") announces
that both resolutions proposed at the Extraordinary General Meeting of the
Company held today, Friday, 8 August 2008, at 11.00 a.m. were passed.

In accordance with the Company's articles of association, resolution 1 was
passed on a poll. The Company's articles of association contain weighted voting
rights the effect of which is that those Shareholders who voted in favour of
resolution 1 (whether present in person or by proxy or by authorised
representative) were deemed collectively to have such total number of votes on
a poll as was one more than the number of votes which were required for
resolution 1 to be carried.

The total number of votes cast in favour of special resolution 1 on the poll
was 9,028,037, of which 8,816,247 were proxy votes, and the total number
against was 850,000, all of which were proxy votes.

The proxy votes cast in favour of extraordinary resolution 2 were 8,816,247 and
the proxy votes against were 850,000.

Defined terms used in this announcement shall have the same meanings as set out
in the Circular to shareholders dated 8 July 2008.

Copies of the resolutions have today been provided to the UK Listing Authority.
The resolutions will shortly be available to the public for inspection at the
UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority

25 North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London

E14 5HS

Tel No: 020 7066 1000

Enquiries

Premier Fund Managers Limited

Nigel Sidebottom 01483 400465

                                                                  8 August 2008