<div id="readability-page-1"><div>RNS Number : 2613S HgCapital Trust PLC 09 February 2026 9 February 2026HGCAPITAL TRUST PLC (THE &#34;COMPANY&#34;)Notification of Transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (&#34;PDMRs&#34;) and Connected Persons<div><table><tbody><tr><td>1.</td><td colspan="2">Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them (&#34;PCA&#34;)</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Name</td><td>BICI INVESTMENTS INC.</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td colspan="2">Reason for the notification</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Position / status</td><td>PCA of John Billowits, Non-Executive Director</td></tr><tr><td>b)</td><td>Initial notification / amendment</td><td>Initial Notification</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td colspan="2">Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Name</td><td>HgCapital Trust plc</td></tr><tr><td>b)</td><td>LEI</td><td>213800J7QUJJBEFSIN38</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td colspan="2">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</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Description of the financial instrument</td><td>Ordinary Shares of 2.5p eachISIN: GB00BJ0LT190</td></tr><tr><td>b)</td><td>Nature of the transaction</td><td>Purchase of shares</td></tr><tr><td>c)</td><td>Price(s) and volume(s)</td><td><div><table><tbody><tr><td>Price(s)</td><td>Volume(s)</td></tr><tr><td>£4.264877</td><td>10,000</td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td>d)</td><td>Aggregated informationAggregated volumePrice</td><td>10,000£4.264877</td></tr><tr><td>e)</td><td>Date of the transaction</td><td>6 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>f)</td><td>Place of the transaction</td><td>London Stock Exchange (and other trading venues)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><table><tbody><tr><td>1.</td><td colspan="2">Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them (&#34;PCA&#34;)</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Name</td><td>BICI INVESTMENTS INC.</td></tr><tr><td>2.</td><td colspan="2">Reason for the notification</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Position / status</td><td>PCA of John Billowits, Non-Executive Director</td></tr><tr><td>b)</td><td>Initial notification / amendment</td><td>Initial Notification</td></tr><tr><td>3.</td><td colspan="2">Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Name</td><td>HgCapital Trust plc</td></tr><tr><td>b)</td><td>LEI</td><td>213800J7QUJJBEFSIN38</td></tr><tr><td>4.</td><td colspan="2">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</td></tr><tr><td>a)</td><td>Description of the financial instrument</td><td>Ordinary Shares of 2.5p eachISIN: GB00BJ0LT190</td></tr><tr><td>b)</td><td>Nature of the transaction</td><td>Purchase of shares</td></tr><tr><td>c)</td><td>Price(s) and volume(s)</td><td><div><table><tbody><tr><td>Price(s)</td><td>Volume(s)</td></tr><tr><td>£4.207469</td><td>10,000</td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td>d)</td><td>Aggregated informationAggregated volumePrice</td><td>10,000£4.207469</td></tr><tr><td>e)</td><td>Date of the transaction</td><td>6 February 2026</td></tr><tr><td>f)</td><td>Place of the transaction</td><td>London Stock Exchange (and other trading venues)</td></tr></tbody></table></div>This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com.RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END DSHFKLFBQLLBBBX</div></div>

HgCapital Trust PLC announced that BICI Investments Inc., a person closely associated with Non-Executive Director John Billowits, made an initial notification of share purchases. On February 6, 2026, BICI Investments purchased 10,000 ordinary shares at prices of £4.264877 and £4.207469 each on the London Stock Exchange. This transaction is part of the regulatory requirement for persons discharging managerial responsibilities to disclose their transactions.

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