Holding(s) in Company

Hunting PLC
15 November 2007


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Hunting PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          

Other (please specify) :                                                   

 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited(PMC)

Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

13 November 2007
 
6. Date on which issuer notified:

14 November 2007
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 5% (Group)

Above 5% (LGIM)
 

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares   Number of voting Rights 

ORD                                Below 5%

25P

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

ORD                  6,118,013         6,118,013  783,433         4.688     0.600

25P
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

6,901,446                     5.288
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(6,901,446 - 5.288% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  (6,901,446 - 5.288% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
(6,901,446 - 5.288% = Total Position)

  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (6,118,013-4.688% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment                  Legal & General Insurance Holdings
Management(Holdings) Limited                Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) 
(4,817,900-3.691% = PMC)

Legal & General Assurance                   Legal & General Assurance Society 
(Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)         Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
(4,817,900-3.691% = PMC)

                                            Legal & General Pensions Limited 
                                            (Direct) (LGPL)

 


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:             N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder 
will cease to hold:                       N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease 
to hold voting rights:                    N/A


 

13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                             130,498,916

14. Contact name:                         Helen Lewis (LGIM)

15. Contact telephone number:             020 3124 3851




 


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