Director/PDMR Shareholding

HgCapital Trust Plc

(the "Company")

The Company announces that the Directors of the Company named below acquired
the stated number of Ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company
on 8 November 2012, following the exercise of their entire holdings of
Subscription shares on 31 October 2012. The transaction took place on the
London Stock Exchange and the Subscription price paid was 950 pence per share.

Name of Director          Number of Ordinary shares   Resulting Number of      
                          acquired                    Ordinary Shares held     
                                                                             
Richard Brooman                      306                      1,840          
                                                                             
Piers Brooke                         500                      3,000          
                                                                             
Peter Gale                          2,139                    12,834          
                                                                             
Roger Mountford                     2,329                    14,222          
                                                                             
Andrew Murison                      2,000                    13,153          
  

                                   
12 November 2012

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