HgCapital Trust plc Regulatory News (HGT)

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Roger Mountford

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial Notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

HgCapital Trust plc

b)

LEI

213800J7QUJJBEFSIN38

4.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary Shares of 25p each

ISIN: GB0003921052

b)

Nature of the transaction

Acquisition of 290 Ordinary Shares under a dividend reinvestment plan

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Price

N/A

e)

Date of the transaction

1 May 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange XLON