Performance at month end - additional information

The announcement released by the Company on 4 October 2007 is being re-released
with the following additional wording:

The NAV excludes the impact of the sale of Schenk which is expected to close at
the beginning of November, an uplift of approximately 55.0p per share over the
current NAV.

The announcement is otherwise unchanged.



HgCapital Trust plc

All information is at 30 September2007 and unaudited.

Performance at month end with net income reinvested

                       One   Three    One     Three Five years
                     month  months   year     years           
                                                              
Net asset value       1.2%    1.5%  26.7%    112.4%     172.8%
                                                              
Share price          -4.2%   -0.8%  25.6%    135.7%     294.0%
                                                              
FTSE All-Share        1.9%   -1.8%  12.2%     60.6%     117.0%
Index                                                         

Sources: HgCapital, Standard & Poor's Micropal

At month end

Net asset value:*                                                     852.90p
                                                                             
Share price:                                                          828.50p
                                                                             
Discount                                                                2.86%
                                                                             
Total assets:                                                         £214.8m
                                                                             
Net yield:                                                               1.7%
                                                                             
Gearing:                                                                 Nil%
                                                                             
Ordinary shares in issue:                                          25,186,755
                                                                             
* includes 9 months net revenue of                                           
21.91p.                                                                      

The NAV is recalculated monthly with respect to cash, cash equivalents and
quoted investments in the portfolio.

The NAV excludes the impact of the sale of Schenk which is expected to close at
the beginning of November, an uplift of approximately 55.0p per share over the
current NAV.

Unquoted investments were last revalued at 30 June 2007.

Sector                                                           Total Assets
                                                                             
                                                                            %
                                                                             
Technology & Media                                                       25.1
                                                                             
Industrials                                                              15.4
                                                                             
Consumer & Leisure                                                       13.8
                                                                             
Healthcare                                                                6.2
                                                                             
Services                                                                  3.0
                                                                             
Renewable Energy                                                          1.3
                                                                             
Other                                                                     0.6
                                                                             
Fixed Interest                                                           31.5
                                                                             
Net Current assets                                                        3.0
                                                                             
Cash                                                                      0.1
                                                                             
                                                                        100.0

Ten Largest Investments

Company                   Total Assets Sector                                  
                                                                               
                                     %                                         
                                                                               
Schenck                            8.1 Industrials                             
                                                                               
VISMA                              6.3 Technology & Media                      
                                                                               
Addison                            5.1 Technology & Media                      
                                                                               
Paragon                            5.0 Healthcare                              
                                                                               
Sanctuary Spa                      3.9 Consumer & Leisure                      
                                                                               
Clarion Events                     3.4 Technology & Media                      
                                                                               
WET Automotive                     3.2 Industrials                             
                                                                               
SHL                                3.0 Services                                
                                                                               
Elite                              3.0 Technology & Media                      
                                                                               
SLV Electronic                     2.8 Technology & Media                      
                                                                               
                                  43.8                                         

19 October 2007