REG-HG Capital Trust PLC: Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Hg Capital
shares to which voting rights are attached: Trust plc

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 attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Mr. Ian
obligation: Armitage

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 29th May
crossed or reached: 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified: 29th May
2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%

8. Notified details: 5.40%

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation Resulting situation after the triggering
shares previous transaction
to the triggering
transaction
if possible
using Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
the ISIN CODE of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

Ordinary
Shares of 25p 962,461 962,461 1,359,301 1,359,301 N/A 5.40% N/A
GB0003921052

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial price date Conversion voting rights
instrument period rights
instrument
refers to

Nominal Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights

1,359,301 5.40%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information: Calculation based on 25,186,755 shares in issue

14. Contact name: Jean-Pierre van Onselen

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7089 7897

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