Holding(s) in Company

Hunting PLC
19 October 2007





TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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

Hunting Plc

 
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):


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 (iii):

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

 

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

JP Morgan Investment Management Inc.

JP Asset Management Limited

JP Morgan Asset Management (Japan) Limited

JP Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited

 

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

17 October 2007

 
6. Date on which issuer notified:

18 October 2007


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

5% 


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 (vi)       

                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
                                              (viii)                  

GB0004478896           10,804,001             10,804,001                                                         
                                                                      



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares   Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
If possible using                         (ix)                                           
the ISIN CODE                                                                          
                                          Direct (x) Indirect (xi)   Direct    Indirect  
                                                                                      
GB0004478896           6,448,250                     6,448,250                 4.94%
                                      

                        

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
 
Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial   (xiii)           Period/ Date (xiv)  rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           
                                                                                      
N/A                                                                                      

 

 

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

6,448,250                     4.94%
                   

                                        
 

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


Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Chase & Co.: 6,448,250   (4.94%)

JP Morgan Investment Management Inc.

JF Asset Management Limited

JP Morgan Asset Management (Japan) Limited

JP Morgan Asset Management (UK) Limited




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:

Please note the group has other holdings which are covered by exemptions.
 


14. Contact name:

Tracey Young



15. Contact telephone number:

020 7325 4513




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