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RNS Number : 7892E
Hunting PLC
13 February 2018 
 
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 
 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS(to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i  
                                                                                                                         
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:           Hunting PLC                                            
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)                          
 Non-UK issuer                                                                                                                                                                  
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")                                   
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                             X                                                      
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                                                                                            
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                               
 Other (please specify)iii:                                                                                                                                                     
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv                                                           
 Name                                                                                                                    BlackRock, Inc.                                        
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                   Wilmington, DE, USA                                    
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v                                                                  
 Name                                                                                                                                                                           
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                          
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:                                                                12/02/2018                                             
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                          13/02/2018                                             
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation                                                  
                                                                                                                         % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights of issuervii  
                                                                                                                                                                                (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)                                                                                                      
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached                                               15.07%                                                 0.92%                                             15.99%                          164,173,603                                 
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                                                                       15.10%                                                 0.89%                                             16.00%                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii                  
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                           
 Class/type of                                                                                                                 Number of voting rightsix                             % of voting rights                               
 sharesISIN code (if possible)                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Direct(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)                                                                               Indirect(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)  Direct(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)  Indirect(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)                                    
 GB0004478896                                                                                                                                                                        24,751,145                                                                                                                               15.07%                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                                                                                 24,751,145                                            15.07%                                           
                                                                                                                               
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))                               
 Type of financial instrument                                                                                                  Expiration                                            Exercise/                                        Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.  % of voting rights       
                                                                                                                               datex                                                 Conversion Periodxi                                                                                                                                               
 Securities Lending                                                                                                                                                                                                                   62,442                                                                                  0.03%                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                     SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                  62,442                                                                                  0.03%                    
                                                                                                                               
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))  
 Type of financial instrument                                                                                                  Expiration                                            Exercise/                                        Physical or cash settlementxii                                                          Number of voting rights  % of voting rights  
                                                                                                                               datex                                                 Conversion Period xi                                                                                                                                                                  
 CFD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Cash                                                                                    1,451,692                0.88%               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                                                                          1,451,692                0.88%               
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")                                                                                                   
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii                                                                              
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the                                                                                                                                               X                                                                           
 financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                                                                                              
 Namexv                                                                                                                                                                                                                         % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  
 See Attachment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 The number and % of voting rights held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 The date until which the voting rights will be held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 11. Additional informationxvi                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Jana Blumenstein                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 
020 7743 3650                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 
 
 Place of completion  12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.  
 Date of completion   13 February, 2018                              
 
 
Section 9 Attachment 
 
 Namexv                                                       % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  
 BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 BlackRock Canada Holdings LP                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 BlackRock Fund Advisors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 BlackRock Investment Management (Australia) Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 BlackRock Group Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited                 12.92%                                                                      0.83%                                                                                                     13.75%                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 BlackRock Group Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 BlackRock Fund Advisors                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
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