Holding(s) in Company

Hunting PLC
01 September 2004


                                  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 the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Capital Guardian Trust Company 9,651,400
Capital International Limited 1,502,300
Capital International S.A. 94,500
Capital International, Inc 355,350

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

6. Percentage of issued class

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
2,541,420

8. Percentage of issued class
2.52%

9. Class of security
25p Ordinary shares

10. Date of transaction

11. Date company informed
30 August 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
11,603,550

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
11.48%

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
C J P Gilmore 020 7321 0123

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
D L Clark Finance Director
Date of notification
1 September 2004

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