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RNS Number : 0978V
Hunting PLC
13 April 2016
For immediate release
13 April 2016
 
Hunting PLC
("Hunting" or "the Company")
Results of Annual General Meeting 
Hunting PLC(LSE:HTG)announces the results of voting on the resolutions at its Annual General Meeting ("AGM") held on Wednesday, 13 April 2016, as set out in the AGM notice.
Voting at the AGM was completed by way of a poll.
All resolutions were passed by the required majority. Resolutions 1 to 12 as ordinary resolutions and resolutions 13 to 15 as special resolutions were passed. The result of the poll is outlined in the table below:
Resolution
For
%
Against
%
Votes Withheld
1.
To receive the 2015 Annual Report.
106,967,363
99.82
192,093
0.18
428,930
2.
To approve the Annual Report on Remuneration.
97,591,261
90.71
9,990,406
9.29
6,719
3.
To approve a final dividend of 4.0 cents per share.
106,576,424
99.06
1,011,662
0.94
300
4.
To re-elect Richard Hunting as a Director.
103,492,917
96.88
3,330,619
3.12
764,849
5.
To re-elect Annell Bay as a Director.
107,413,222
99.84
172,729
0.16
2,435
6.
To re-elect John Glick as a Director
107,412,922
99.84
172,729
0.16
2,735
7.
To re-elect John Hofmeister as a Director.
106,810,851
99.28
773,803
0.72
3,732
8.
To re-elect John Nicholas as a Director.
103,225,693
99.02
1,019,233
0.98
3,343,460
9.
To re-elect Dennis Proctor as a Director.
103,840,785
96.52
3,743,869
3.48
3,732
10.
To re-elect Peter Rose as a Director.
106,664,521
99.14
920,133
0.86
3,732
11.
To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditors and authorise the Audit Committee to determine their remuneration.
105,424,415
97.99
2,162,477
2.01
1,494
12.
To authorise the Directors to allot shares.
101,100,045
93.97
6,484,540
6.03
3,800
13.
To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights.
102,301,450
99.08
953,135
0.92
4,333,801
14.
To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares.
101,282,266
94.25
6,184,399
5.75
121,721
15.
To authorise 14 clear days' notice periods for General Meetings (other than an AGM).
96,841,970
90.01
10,742,398
9.99
4,017
A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of proportion of votes "For" or "Against" a resolution.
As at the date of the AGM, the number of issued shares of the Company was 149,130,915 ordinary shares of 25p each.
The total number of votes cast by poll, including "Votes Withheld", was 107,588,386; % of poll votes cast was 72.1%.
In accordance with Listing Rules 9.6.2 copies of all the resolutions passed, other than ordinary business, will be submitted to the UK Listing Authority ("UKLA"), via the National Storage Mechanism, which can be accessed at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do.
For further information please contact:
Hunting PLC
Dennis Proctor, Chief Executive
Peter Rose, Finance Director
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 0123
Buchanan
Richard Darby
Madeleine Seacombe
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
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 fully 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 inCanada,China, Indonesia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, United Arab Emiratesand theUnited States of America.

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