Special Dividend Declaration

RNS Number : 7792P

HgCapital Trust PLC

21 August 2014

 



HgCapital Trust plc

Special dividend declaration

London, 21 August 2014:  The Board of HgCapital Trust plc ("the Trust") today announced the declaration of a special dividend in respect of the current financial year of 19.0 pence per share.  Further details relevant to the dividend are provided below:

Dates

Ex-dividend date (shares transferred without dividend)	3 September 2014
Record date (last date for registering transfers to receive the dividend)	5 September 2014
Last date for registering DRIP instructions (see below)	17 September 2014
Dividend payment date	26 September 2014

Tax status of special dividend

The dividend will be paid to shareholders net of a tax credit of 10%.

Gross dividend	21.11
10% tax credit	(2.11)
Net dividend payable	19.00

Please note that the tax treatment of this dividend does not qualify for interest streaming and is therefore not subject to 20% withholding tax or taxed as interest.

Payment of dividends

Cash dividends will be sent by cheque to the first-named shareholder at their registered address, together with a tax voucher, to arrive on the payment date. Alternatively, dividends may be paid direct into a shareholder's bank account via Bankers' Automated Clearing Service ('BACS'). This may be arranged by contacting the Trust's registrar, Computershare Investor Services PLC ('Computershare'), on 0870 707 1037.

Dividend reinvestment plan ('DRIP')

Shareholders may request that their dividends be used to purchase further shares in the Trust.

Dividend reinvestment forms may be obtained from Computershare on 0870 707 1037 or may be downloaded from www-uk.computershare.com/investor. Shareholders who have already opted for dividend reinvestment do not need to re-apply. The last date for registering for this service for the forthcoming dividend is 17 September 2014.

 

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