HgCapital Trust plc Regulatory News (HGT)

1 Oct 2009 11:01

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

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 Yes

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

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

X Other (please specify): X 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the The Co-operative Asset Managementnotification obligation:iii 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Co-operative Insurance Society Limited (if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 29th September 2009reached: v 6. Date on which issuer notified: 30th September 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or

3.773%reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of to the triggering transaction shares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting if possible of of of shares rights rights x using Shares Voting the ISIN Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectCODE GB0003921052 590,200 590,200 950,200 950,200 3.773%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial date Conversion Period rights that may be voting instrument acquired if the rights 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

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting

% of voting financial date Conversion rights instrument rights, instrument period xviii refers to Nominal Delta N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 950,200 3.773%

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

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

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease

N/Ato hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold

N/Avoting rights: N/A13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: N/A

15. Contact telephone number:

N/A

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification

obligation Full name The Co-operative Asset

(including legal form of legal entities)

Management Contact address CIS Building

(registered office for legal entities)

Miller St Manchester M60 0AL Phone number & email See Information Below Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name Sarah Pickering Contact address CIS Building 22nd Floor Miller St Manchester M60 0AL Phone number & email 0161 903 2079 sarah.kate.pickering@cfs.coop Other useful information