Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                             
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
                                                                                            
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                          
of existing shares to which voting rights are                          HgCAPITAL TRUST PLC  
attached:ii                                                                                 
                                                                                            
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        X    
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached             
                                                                                            
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to              X    
qualifying financial instruments                                                            
                                                                                            
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                       X    
                                                                                            
Other (please specify):                                                                X    
                                                                                            
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                              The Co-operative Asset
notification obligation:                                                      Management
                                                                                            
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                        Co-operative Insurance
 (if different from 3.):                                                   Society Limited
                                                                                            
5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                      
which the threshold is crossed or                                          08th October 2009
reached:                                                                                   
                                                                                            
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                           
                                                                           09th October 2009
                                                                                            
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                4.726%
reached:                                                                            
                                                                                            

8. Notified details:                                                                      
                                                                                          
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                               
                                                                                          
Class/type   Situation previous          Resulting situation after the triggering         
of           to the triggering           transaction                                      
shares       transaction                                                                  
if possible   Number         Number      Number        Number of voting     % of  voting   
of             of            of shares   rights              rights        
using         Shares         Voting                                                       
the ISIN                     Rights      Direct        Direct    Indirect    Direct Indirect
CODE                                                                                   
                                                                                 
GB0003921052  950,200       950,200      1,190,200     1,190,200              4.726%         
                                                                                          
                                                            
                                                                                          
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                                          
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                      
                                                                                          
Type of        Expiration      Exercise/                Number of voting         % of     
financial      date xiii       Conversion Period xiv    rights that may be       voting   
instrument                                              acquired if the          rights   
                                                        instrument is                     
                                                        exercised/ converted.             
                                                                                          
N/A            N/A             N/A                      N/A                      N/A      
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial             
Instruments                                                                        
                                                                                          
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                      
                                                                                          
Type of       Exercise price Expiration Exercise/      Number of voting      % of voting  
financial                    date       Conversion     rights instrument     rights   
instrument                              period xviii   refers to                        
                                                                          Nominal   Delta  
N/A           N/A            N/A        N/A             N/A                 N/A      N/A                  
                                                                               
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
Total (A+B+C)                                                                             
                                                                                          
Number of voting rights                         Percentage of voting rights               
                                                                                          
1,190,200                                       4.726%                                    
                                                                                          

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:                                                        N/A
                                                                                        
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                  N/A
to hold:                                                                                
                                                                                        
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                    N/A
voting rights:                                                                          
                                                                                        
13. Additional information:                                                          N/A   
                                                                                        
14. Contact name:                                                                    N/A
                                                                                        
15. Contact telephone number:                                                        N/A