Director Shareholding

Hunting PLC
07 May 2004


                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1. Name of company

Hunting PLC

2. Name of director

D L Proctor D L Clark T W Gomke

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

In respect of directors at 2. above

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

Options granted

7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired



8. Percentage of issued class



9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



10. Percentage of issued class



11. Class of security



12. Price per share



13. Date of transaction



14. Date company informed



15. Total holding following this notification



16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification



If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.

17. Date of grant

31 March 2004

18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

31 March 2007 - 30 March 2014

19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

Nil

20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

2001 Unapproved Share Option Plan:
D L Proctor 289,600
D L Clark 174,400
T W Gomke 136,000

21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be
fixed at time of exercise

Exercise price: 125p per share

22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following this
notification

2001 Approved Share Option Plan:
D L Clark 14,457

2001 Unapproved Share Option Plan:
D L Proctor 1,250,184
D L Clark 722,917
T W Gomke 619,597

Executive Share Option Scheme:
T W Gomke 50,000


23. Any additional information

Notification only of additional options granted under the 2001 Unapproved Share
Option Plan.

24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

C J Gilmore

25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

C J Gilmore Assistant Company Secretary

Date of Notification

6 May 2004

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