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By using this website you confirm that you have read, understood, and accepted the following notice. This notice may change at any time. Any changes will be posted on this website and you should check regularly to see any changes or updates to this notice. Your access to this website is governed by the version of this notice then in force.

This website (the “Website”) is the website of HgCapital Trust plc (the "Company" or “us” or “we”). The pages on the Website are published by Investis Digital Limited (IDX) whose registered address is at 5th Floor, The Counting House, 53 Tooley Street, London, United Kingdom on behalf of the Company.

Legal and Regulatory Information

The Company is an investment company within the meaning of section 833 of the Companies Act 2006 and is incorporated in England and Wales (company number 01525583). The Company’s shares have been admitted to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and admitted to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange plc. The Company is an alternative investment fund for the purposes of the UK version of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (as it forms part of UK law pursuant to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, as amended). The Company has appointed Hg Pooled Management Limited (company number 02055886) (the "Manager") as alternative investment fund manager. The Manager has delegated certain administration and investment support services to its affiliate, HgCapital LLP (company number OC301825). In addition, HgCapital LLP is appointed as an investment adviser to the Manager. The Manager and HgCapital LLP are each authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and each has its registered office at 2 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AP.

Important Notice

The Website and the materials contained in the Website including, but not limited to, the text, documents, images, links, sounds, graphics, and video sequences displayed therein (the "Materials") have been prepared for use solely by individuals who are resident in the United Kingdom [or Switzerland [, or insert other permitted jurisdictions] for tax and investment purposes. This Website has not been approved by an authorised person for the purposes of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 ("FSMA") and unless otherwise indicated herein, any financial promotion contained on the pages of this Website are communicated pursuant to an exemption available under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 ("FPO").  Users should bear this in mind when accessing this Website and the Materials. Users access this Website and the Materials entirely at their own risk. If you are in any doubt about any of the information within the Website and/or the Materials, please consult your independent financial adviser or other such adviser authorised to give investment advice.

The Website and the Materials are not for release, publication, or distribution, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, to US persons (as defined in Regulation S under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act")) ("US Persons") or into or within the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the United States and the District of Columbia), Australia, Canada, [the European Economic Area,] Japan, the Republic of South Africa or any other jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the relevant laws or regulations of such jurisdiction (each a "Restricted Jurisdiction").

In particular, the Website and the Materials do not constitute an offer of securities for sale or a solicitation of an offer to purchase securities in the United States or in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation would be unlawful.  The securities referred to in the Website and the Materials have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered, sold, resold, pledged, delivered, distributed or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, into or within the United States, or to, or for the account or benefit of, US Persons.  No public offering of the securities referred to in the Website and/or the Materials is being made in the United States.  The Company has not been and will not be registered under the US Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "Investment Company Act") and, as such, holders of the securities referred to in the Website and/or the Materials will not be entitled to the benefits of the Investment Company Act. No offer, sale, resale, pledge, delivery, distribution or transfer of the securities referred to in the Website and/or the Materials may be made except under circumstances that will not result in the Company being required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. 

The securities referred to in the Website and/or the Materials have not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, [the European Economic Area,] Japan, the Republic of South Africa or any other Restricted Jurisdiction.  There will be no public offering of the securities in the Website and/or the Materials in Australia, Canada, [the European Economic Area,] Japan, the Republic of South Africa or any other Restricted Jurisdiction.  The securities referred to in the Website and/or the Materials may not be offered, sold, resold, pledged, delivered, distributed or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, into or within Australia, Canada, [the European Economic Area,] Japan or the Republic of South Africa or to any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, [the European Economic Area,] Japan or the Republic of South Africa.  Potential users of this information are requested to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.

The securities referred to in the Website and/or the Materials may not be acquired or held by, or transferred to, (i) an "employee benefit plan" as defined in Section 3(3) of the US Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), that is subject to Title I of ERISA; (ii) a "plan" as defined in Section 4975 of the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "US Tax Code"), including an individual retirement account or other arrangement that is subject to Section 4975 of the US Tax Code; (iii) an entity which is deemed to hold the assets of any of the foregoing types of plans, accounts or arrangements that is subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the US Tax Code; or (iv) a governmental, church, non-US or other employee benefit plan that is subject to any federal, state, local or non-US law that is substantially similar to the provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the US Tax Code, and whose purchase, holding, or disposition of the securities referred to in the Website and/or the Materials would constitute or result in a non-exempt violation of any such substantially similar law.

Forward Looking Statements

The Website and/or the Materials may contain forward looking statements. Any statement other than a statement of historical fact is a forward looking statement. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by any forward looking statement. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. You should not place undue reliance on any forward looking statement, which speaks only as of the date of its issuance.

No Advice or Offer

The information contained in the Website is not an invitation to invest in shares or other securities, or any other products or services or otherwise deal in these or enter into a contract with the Company or any other company. The Company is not authorised to offer investment advice to individual investors and nothing contained within this Website should be considered to be investment advice and the information provided should not be relied upon in connection with any investment decision. You should always seek appropriate financial, tax, and/or legal advice before entering into any financial transaction or applying for any of our products.

The Website and the Materials are subject to change without prior notice and are not to be reproduced, copied or otherwise made available to persons other than those for whom it is intended, especially anyone outside the United Kingdom [or Switzerland [, or insert other permitted jurisdictions] for tax and investment purposes, without the prior written consent of the Company.

If you are in any doubt about any of the information within the Website and/or the Materials, please consult your independent financial adviser or other such adviser authorised to give investment advice.

Risk Warnings

We strongly recommend that you refer to the Company's latest Annual Report and Accounts, Key Information Document and Investor Disclosure Document (copies of which are available on the Website) for full details of the risks associated with an investment in the Company before applying for any shares or securities, or any other products or services referred to on the Website.

The past performance of the Company or any other company referred to on the Website cannot be relied upon as a guide to its future performance. The price of shares and the income derived from them can go down as well as up and investors may not recoup the amount originally invested.

The price of shares in the Company will be affected by the supply and demand for them on the London Stock Exchange and may not represent the underlying value of the assets of the Company. For these reasons, investors may not get back the amount originally invested. The price can stand below the net asset value of the Company ('at a discount') but it may also stand above it ('at a premium'). The growth of your capital will depend upon the movement of the discount/premium over the period you own the shares, as well as the growth of the assets of the Company.

Tax assumptions may change if the law changes, and the value of tax relief (if any) will depend upon your individual circumstances. Investors should consult their own tax advisers in order to understand any applicable tax consequences.

General

The agreement between you and the Company relating to your use and browsing of the Website is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of England and Wales and you agree that the Courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any disputes arising in relation to such use and browsing. This notice may not be modified unless the Company agrees in writing. To the extent that any part of this notice of use is found to be invalid, unlawful or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction such part shall to that extent be severed from the remaining terms all of which shall remain in full force and effect as permitted by law.