For Immediate Release |
25 October 2012 |
Hunting PLC
Notification of Major Interest 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 tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
YES |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: |
Mirabaud Investment Management Limited |
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
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No. Shares |
Registration |
Address |
1,187,794 |
State Street Nominees Limited |
One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AF |
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882,017 |
Chase Nominees Limited |
125 London Wharf, London, EC2Y 5AJ |
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2,622,523 |
NORTRUST Nominees Limited |
50 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5NT |
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137,446 |
AURORA NOMINEES LIMITED |
55 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6PA |
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298,033 |
BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited |
One Piccadily Gardens, Manchester, M1 1RN |
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1,579 |
BONY Nominees Limited |
One Piccadily Gardens, Manchester, M1 1RN |
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822,400 |
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited Account |
PO Box 39996, Mellon Financial Centre, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4LA |
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1,304,844 |
BBHISL Nominees Limited |
Park House, 16-18 Finsbury Circus, London, EC2M 7EB |
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0 |
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited |
8 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 5HQ |
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100,000 |
Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited |
Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street London, EC4A 2BB |
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7,356,636 |
Total Interest |
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0 |
Stock on Loan |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
23 October 2012 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
24 October 2012 |
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
Reached 5% |
8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number |
Number |
Number |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
Direct |
Indirect |
Direct |
Indirect |
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GB0004478896 |
7,306,886 |
7,306,886 |
7,356,636 |
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7,356,636 |
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5.00% |
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial |
Exercise |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting rights |
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
7,356,636 |
5.00% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
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13. Additional information: |
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14. Contact name: |
John Cutler |
15. Contact telephone number: |
+44 (0) 20 7878 3412 |