Holding(s) in Company

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                     Hg CAPITAL 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 in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are      X    
attached                                                                                
                                                                                        
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to          X    
qualifying 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
notification obligation:iii                                                   Management
                                                                                        
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                    Co-operative Insurance
 (if different from 3.):iv                                               Society Limited
                                                                                        
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                      12th January 2010
reached: v                                                                              
                                                                                        
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                      13th January 2010
                                                                                        
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                            5.123%
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                                                                           
                                                                                                   
             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 xi          Indirect Direct Indirect
CODE                                                                       xii                     
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
GB0003921052                                                                                       
             1,190,200       1,190,200   1,290,200               1,290,200          5.123%         
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
                                                                                                   
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                
                                                                                                   
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
                                                                                                   
Type of        Expiration      Exercise/                 Number of voting               % of voting
financial      date xiii       Conversion Period xiv     rights that may be             rights     
instrument                                               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 
financial                    date xvii  Conversion      instrument refers to           rights xix, 
instrument                              period xviii                                   xx          
                                                                                                   
                                                                                       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                   
                                                                                                   
1,290,200                                            5.123%                                        
                                                                                                   


 

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:                                                                          
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                        
                                                                                     N/A
13. Additional information:                                                             
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                                                    N/A
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                                        N/A