Performance at Month End

HG Capital Trust PLC
15 October 2003

HgCapital Trust plc

All information is at 30 September 2003 and unaudited.

Performance at month end with net income reinvested

                           One month   Three months    One year      Three years   Five years
                                                                
Net asset value                3.5%         7.6%          10.1%         -5.7%        48.2%
Share price                   12.8%        17.7%          24.7%        -15.1%        48.3%
FTSE All-Share Index          -1.6%         3.9%          16.7%        -26.6%        -0.4%


Sources: HgCapital, Standard & Poor's Micropal
At month end
Net asset value:*                             372.95p
Share price:                                  286.00p
Discount:                                     23.3%
Total assets:                                 £96.2m
Net yield:                                    2.80%
Gearing:                                      3.7%
Ordinary shares in issue:                     25,186,755

* includes current year net revenue of 4.42p

The NAV is recalculated monthly with respect to cash, cash equivalents and
quoted investments in the portfolio.
Unquoted investments were last revalued at 30 June 2003.
Sector                                                        Total Assets %

Information Technology                                                  20.9
Healthcare                                                              18.6
Automotive                                                              15.8
Electronics                                                             10.1
Hotels & Leisure                                                         8.7
Pharmaceuticals                                                          7.2
Support Services                                                         5.4
Media                                                                    3.8
Overseas Venture Funds                                                   3.1
Other                                                                    0.3
Cash                                                                     3.2
Net Current Assets                                                       2.9
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                                                                        65.3


15 October 2003


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