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05/12/2014 10:10

RNS Number : 9720Y
Hunting PLC
05 December 2014
For immediate release
5 December 2014
Hunting PLC
("Hunting" or the "Company")
Holdings In Company
Hunting PLC (LSE : HTG) has received notification today from Hunting Investments Limited ("HIL") that on 4 December 2014 it purchased 88,744 ordinary shares in the Company at an average price of 557.78 pence per share. Following this share purchase HIL has a beneficial interest in 10,973,487 ordinary shares in Hunting, representing 7.39% in the issued share capital of the Company. 
These additional shares are party to the shareholder agreement signed by various Hunting Family Interests on 22 September 2014.
The total voting rights held by the voting committee administered by HIL has therefore increased to 25,410,438 representing 17.12% of the issued share capital of the Company. 
The table below details the beneficial holdings of the signatories to the shareholder agreement in relation to Hunting PLC ordinary shares:

Beneficial Holding
Hunting Investments Limited (including Huntridge Limited)
10,973,487
Slaley Investments Limited
6,411,679
Hunting Family Trusts
6,025,864
Hunting Family members
1,999,408
Total
25,410,438
PDMR Declaration
Richard Hunting, non-executive Chairman of Hunting PLC, is a connected party in relation to the above share purchase as he is a Director of HIL. He is also a signatory to the shareholder agreement.
Richard Hunting's beneficial holding of 463,306 ordinary shares in Hunting PLC remains unchanged representing 0.31% of the current issued share capital of Hunting PLC. Richard Hunting's non-beneficial interest in the Hunting Family Trusts also remains at 979,049 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.66% of the issued share capital of Hunting PLC. All voting rights have, however, been transferred to the Voting Committee.
For further information please contact:
Hunting PLC
Ben Willey, Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 0123
Notes to Editors:
About HuntingPLC
HuntingPLCis an international energy services provider to the world's leadingupstreamoil and gas companies. Established in 1874, it is a premium listed public company traded on the London Stock Exchange. The Company maintains a corporate office inHoustonand is headquartered inLondon. As well as theUnited Kingdom, the Company has principal operations in Canada, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Singapore,South Africa, Thailand, United Arab Emiratesand theUnited States of America.

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