Holding(s) in Company

Hunting PLC
11 August 2006


Letter to     Hunting Plc
Letter dated  7 August 2006


NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 
('THE ACT')

HUNTING

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment 
Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 14,023,598 Ord in the 129,581,837 
share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of disclosure arose
pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a beneficial
interest of 150,288 shares (0.12%), and a non-beneficial interest of 13,873,310
shares (10.71%).

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice 
relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 04/08/06, 
is as per the attached Appendix.

This notification of change is due to an increase in the total holding from 
9.93% to 10.83% 


Letter from   AXA Managers



 DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE 
                                COMPANIES ACT 1985

                              HUNTING           Ord

Total number of shares held as at 04/08/06 was 14,023,598 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:

Name of Company/Fund                Number of   Particulars of                     Registered as
                                       Shares   Beneficial Owners
 
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC                 133   Trustees of AXA                    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd
UK Smaller Companies Fund                       UK Investment Co ICVC              a/c 844359
(Non-Beneficial)                                UK Smaller Companies Fund          

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd        9,855   Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd   Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)                                                                       a/c S66

AXA Rosenberg                       4,851,875
(Non-Beneficial)

AXA Rosenberg                          78,024   AXA Rosenberg
(Beneficial)

AXA Rosenberg                          62,409   AXA Rosenberg
(Beneficial)

Framlington HSBC                    8,827,302                                      HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd
                                                                                   
Framlington BONY                       19,000   Bank of New York Europe Ltd        (Registration details available
                                                                                   upon request)

Framlington SSB Noms                  105,000   State Street Nominees              (Registration details available
                                                                                   upon request)

Framlington BONY OCS                   70,000   BONY (OCS)                         (Registration details available
                                                                                   upon request)

    Total Beneficial Interest         150,288     0.12
Total Non-Beneficial Interest      13,873,310    10.71

                        Total      14,023,598    10.82%



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