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RNS Number : 7143Z Hunting PLC 09 April 2026
For Immediate Release
9 April 2026
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 Number of Total number
performance-based
time- based awards granted
of awards
awards granted
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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