HgCapital Trust plc Regulatory News (HGT)

20 Nov 2007 15:33

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

HgCapital Trust PLC

2. Reason for the notification State Yes/No An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): fgsfh

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Legal & (iii):

General Group Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): Lega &

General ASSURANCE (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 14 November crossed

2007 or reached if different) (v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 19 November 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 4% (L&G) 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering

shares to transaction (vii) if possible the Triggering using the ISIN transaction (vi)

CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of of rights (ix) rights Shares Voting shares Rights (viii) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) Ord GBP 0.25 855,629 855,629 1,026,903 1,026,903 4.07%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial date (xiii) Conversion rights that may be voting instrument Period/ Date (xiv) acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 1,026,903 4.07%

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

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (1,026,903-4.07% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (908,171-3.60% = PMC)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (908,171-3.60% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

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

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting N/A

rights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 25,186,755 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7528 6742