Hunting Regulatory News (HTG)

27 Sep 2006 18:08

Hunting PLC27 September 2006 Letter to Hunting PLC dated 20 September 2006 NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 ("THE ACT") HUNTING This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd. We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares. AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 14,242,457 Ord in the 130,102,593 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of disclosure arose pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a beneficial interest of 150,288 shares (0.12%), and a non-beneficial interest of 14,092,169 shares (10.83%). The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 19/09/06, is as per the attached Appendix. This notification of change is due to a decrease in the total holding from 11.14% to 10.95% From AXA Investment Managers DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 HUNTING Ord Total number of shares held as at 19/O9/06 was 14,242,457 the breakdown of whichis set out below: Name of the Number of Particulars ofCompany/Fund Shares Beneficial owners Registered as AXA UK Investment Co 1CVC 133 Trustees of AXA UK Investment HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LimitedUK Smaller Companies Fund Co ICVC UK Smaller Companies Fund(Mon - Beneficial) Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 9,855 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd(Beneficial) AXA France (Mon -Beneficial) 100,000 (Registration details available upon request) AXA Rosenberg (Non Beneficial) 4,805,886 AXA Rosenberg AXA Rosenberg (Beneficial) 78,024 AXA Rosenberg DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 HUNTING OrdTotal number of shares held as at 19/09/06 was 14,242,457 the breakdown of which is set out below: Name of the Number of Particulars ofCompany/Fund Shares Beneficial owners Registered as AXA Rosenberg (Beneficial) 62,409 AXA Rosenberg Framlington HSBC 8,197,177 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited Limited Framlington BONY 19,000 Bank of New York Europe Ltd (Registration details available upon request) Framlington SSB Noms 760,000 State Street Nominees (Registration details available upon request) Framlington BONY OCS 70,000 BONY(OCS) (Registration details available upon request) Framlington 139,973 (Registration details available upon request) Total Beneficial Interest 150,288 0.12Total Non-Beneficial Interest 14,092,169 10.83 DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF APPENDIX- NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 HUNTING Ord Total number of shares held as at 19/09/06 was 14,242,457 the breakdown of which is set out below: Name of the Number of Particulars ofCompany/Fund Shares Beneficial owners Registered as Total 14,242,457 10.95% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange