HgCapital Trust plc Regulatory News (HGT)

31 Jan 2005 14:48

HG Capital Trust PLC31 January 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company: HgCapital Trust plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest: East Riding of Yorkshire Council 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect ofholding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of anon-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is aholding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18: Non-Beneficial 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of them: East Riding Pension Fund 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired: 350,000 6) Percentage of issued class: 1.39% 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed: N/A 8) Percentage of issued class: N/A 9) Class of security: Ordinary shares of 25p each 10) Date of transaction: 26 January 2005 11) Date company informed: 31 January 2005 12) Total holding following this notification: 850,000 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification: 3.37% 14) Any additional information: 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries: Ms R Nicholson - 020 7743 2430 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible formaking this notification: Ms R NicholsonFor Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Services LimitedSecretary 17) Date of notification: 31 January 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange