Holding(s) in Company

Hunting PLC
17 May 2002


Schedule 10 - Notification of Major Interests in Shares

1   Name of 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 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:


4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them:
CAPITAL GUARDIAN TRUST COMPANY              7,998,855
CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY     4,260,000
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INC                     363,680
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL S.A.                    145,304   

5   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


6   Percentage of issued class:


7   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
1,075,000

8   Percentage of issued class:
1.07%

9   Class of security:
25p ORDINARY SHARES

10  Date of transaction:
Various dates from 28 February 2002 to 14 May 2002

11  Date company informed:
16 MAY 2002

12  Total holding following this notification:
12,767,839

13  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
12.65%

14  Contact name for queries:
C J GILMORE

15 Contact telephone number:
020 7321 0123

16  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
C J GILMORE

17  Date of notification:
17 MAY 2002



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