Hunting PLC
("Hunting" or "the Company")
Directors Shareholding/PDMR
Hunting PLC today announces the following share awards granted on 7 April 2026 under the 2024 Hunting Performance Share Plan ("HPSP") to the executive Directors and members of the Executive Committee.
PDMR
Position
Number of performance-based awards granted
Number of time- based awards granted
Total number of awards granted
Jim Johnson
Chief Executive
501,387
143,253
644,640
Bruce Ferguson
Finance Director
116,793
36,498
153,291
Liese Borden
Executive Committee Member
48,191
32,127
80,318
Adam Dyess
Executive Committee Member
45,261
30,174
75,435
Ryan Elliott
Executive Committee Member
40,159
26,773
66,932
Graham Goodall
Executive Committee Member
22,219
14,813
37,032
Dane Tipton
Executive Committee Member
71,167
47,444
118,611
Ben Willey
Executive Committee Member
49,721
33,147
82,868
The Company has also granted Daniel Tan 76,253 performance-based cash awards and 50,835 time-based cash awards, subject to the same conditions and targets as the performance-based share awards. Therefore, the total number of cash awards granted to Daniel Tan is 127,088.
The share and cash awards are subject to vesting on the third anniversary of the date of grant.
This year, the performance conditions and targets attached to the performance-based awards of the HPSP grant are as follows:
Performance Condition
Proportion
Threshold Vesting
Maximum Vesting
TSR
30%
Median
Upper Quartile
ROCE
30%
12.78%
19.16%
EPS
15%
46.4 cents
69.6 cents
FCF
15%
$191.9m
$287.9m
Strategic Scorecard
- Safety
10%
27 recordable incidents
19 recordable incidents
The EPS and ROCE performance conditions will be measured against the financial performance of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2028, while the TSR, FCF and Strategic Scorecard performance conditions will be measured based on data for the three-year performance period ended 31 December 2028.
The number of shares subject to the award are determined by using the average closing middle market price of a Hunting PLC Ordinary share on 2 April 2026, being 491.0 pence per share.
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Jim Johnson
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Chief Executive Director
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Hunting PLC
b)
LEI
2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Awards over Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
Identification code
ISIN:- GB0004478896
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Share Awards over Ordinary Shares under the rules of the 2024 Hunting Performance Share Plan (HPSP)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil cost
644,640 Ordinary Shares
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
644,640
- Price
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
7 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Bruce Ferguson
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Finance Director
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Hunting PLC
b)
LEI
2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Awards over Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
Identification code
ISIN:- GB0004478896
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Share Awards over Ordinary Shares under the rules of the 2024 Hunting Performance Share Plan (HPSP)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil cost
153,291 Ordinary Shares
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
153,291
- Price
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
7 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Liese Borden
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Executive Committee Member
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Hunting PLC
b)
LEI
2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Awards over Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
Identification code
ISIN:- GB0004478896
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Share Awards over Ordinary Shares under the rules of the 2024 Hunting Performance Share Plan (HPSP)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil cost
80,318 Ordinary Shares
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
80,318
- Price
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
7 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Adam Dyess
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Executive Committee Member
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Hunting PLC
b)
LEI
2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Awards over Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
Identification code
ISIN:- GB0004478896
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Share Awards over Ordinary Shares under the rules of the 2024 Hunting Performance Share Plan (HPSP)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil cost
75,435 Ordinary Shares
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
75,435
- Price
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
7 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Ryan Elliott
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Executive Committee Member
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Hunting PLC
b)
LEI
2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Awards over Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
Identification code
ISIN:- GB0004478896
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Share Awards over Ordinary Shares under the rules of the 2024 Hunting Performance Share Plan (HPSP)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil cost
66,932 Ordinary Shares
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
66,932
- Price
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
7 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Graham Goodall
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Executive Committee Member
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Hunting PLC
b)
LEI
2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Awards over Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
Identification code
ISIN:- GB0004478896
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Share Awards over Ordinary Shares under the rules of the 2024 Hunting Performance Share Plan (HPSP)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil cost
37,032 Ordinary Shares
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
37,032
- Price
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
7 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Dane Tipton
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Executive Committee Member
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Hunting PLC
b)
LEI
2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Awards over Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
Identification code
ISIN:- GB0004478896
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Share Awards over Ordinary Shares under the rules of the 2024 Hunting Performance Share Plan (HPSP)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil cost
118,611 Ordinary Shares
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
118,611
- Price
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
7 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Ben Willey
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Executive Committee Member
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Hunting PLC
b)
LEI
2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Awards over Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
Identification code
ISIN:- GB0004478896
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Share Awards over Ordinary Shares under the rules of the 2024 Hunting Performance Share Plan (HPSP)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil cost
82,868 Ordinary Shares
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
82,868
- Price
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
7 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)
Name
Daniel Tan
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Executive Committee Member
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)
Name
Hunting PLC
b)
LEI
2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
Cash Awards over Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
Identification code
ISIN:- GB0004478896
b)
Nature of the transaction
Grant of Cash Awards subject to the rules of the 2024 Hunting Performance Share Plan (HPSP)
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
Nil cost
127,088 Ordinary Shares
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
127,088
- Price
Nil
e)
Date of the transaction
7 April 2026
f)
Place of the transaction
London
For further information please contact:
Ben Willey, Company Secretary
020 7321 0123
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