Holding(s) in Company

2nd Mar 2010 16:16

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

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):Late notification of transitional position and updates Yes

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the BBC Pension Trust Limited

notification obligation:iii

4. Full name of shareholder(s) Rowan Nominees Limited

(if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 17 May 1995

reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified: 2 March 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 4%

reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of to the triggering shares transaction if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights x using of of of shares rights the ISIN Shares Voting CODE Rights Direct Direct xi

Indirect xii Direct Indirect

GB0003921052 1,019,619 1,019,619 4.06%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights acquired if the 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 xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights financial date xvii Conversion period instrument refers to xix, xx instrument xviii N/A Nominal Delta N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 1,019,619 4.06%

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

Rowan Nominees limited holds the shares. Hg Pooled Management Limited exercises the voting rights on behalf of its client RW SPLP LP which is beneficially

held by the notifier. 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: 14. Contact name: Alison Hampton 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7089

7958

vendor

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Related Shares:

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