Holding(s) in Company

23 Sep 2005 14:49

Hunting PLC23 September 2005 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company Hunting PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest The Capital Group Companies, Inc. 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a nonbeneficial interest; orin the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouseor children under the age of 18 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Capital Guardian Trust Company 3,245,076Capital International Limited 312,900Capital International S.A. 26,350Capital International, Inc 191,412 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 6 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 8 Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9. Class of security 25p ordinary shares 10. Date of transaction 11. Date listed company informed 21 September 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 3,775,738 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 2.96% 14. Any additional information 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries Cormac Gilmore 0207 321 0123 16. Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification Peter Rose Company Secretary Date of notification 23 September 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange