HgCapital Trust plc Regulatory News (HGT)

2 Mar 2010 15:58

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are HgCAPITAL TRUST PLC attached:ii

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): Late notification of transitional position and updates Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Rowan Nominees Limited

notification obligation:iii

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 27 May 2009

reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified: 2 March 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 12%

reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of to the triggering shares transaction if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x using of of of shares rights the ISIN Shares Voting CODE Rights Direct Direct xi

Indirect xii Direct Indirect

GB0003921052 3,130,395 3,130,395 12.46%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights financial date xvii Conversion period instrument refers to xix, xx instrument xviii N/A Nominal Delta N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 3,130,395 12.46%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A

to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A

voting rights: These shares are beneficially held on behalf of clients of13. Additional information: Hg Pooled Management Ltd and Hg Investment Managers Ltd. Separate TR-1's have been notified in relation to those clients holding more than 3 % (Mr Ian Armitage and BBC Pension Trust Limited). 14. Contact name: Alison Hampton

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7089 7958