Director/PDMR Shareholding

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA")

a)

Name

Richard Brooman

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification / amendment

Initial Notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

HgCapital Trust plc

b)

LEI

213800J7QUJJBEFSIN38

4.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument

Ordinary Shares of 2.5p each

ISIN: GB0003921052

b)

Nature of the transaction

Mr Brooman has been appointed joint executor of an estate on 9 February 2021 and has recently become aware that it contains 6,200 shares in the Company. In addition, Mr Brooman is entitled to 3,100 of these shares as a beneficiary of the estate. He was beneficially entitled to the shares on 21 August 2020 and legal title is expected to be transferred on 13 April 2021.

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

d)

Aggregated information

Aggregated volume

Price

3,100

Nil

e)

Date of the transaction

21 August 2020

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside of a trading venue