11th Aug 2006 18:09
Hunting PLC11 August 2006 Letter to Hunting PlcLetter dated 7 August 2006 NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST(S) IN SHARES UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985 ("THE ACT") HUNTING This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd. We are writing on behalf of AXA S.A. of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and itsGroup Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares. AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 14,023,598 Ord in the 129,581,837 share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of disclosure arosepursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a beneficialinterest of 150,288 shares (0.12%), and a non-beneficial interest of 13,873,310shares (10.71%). The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 04/08/06, is as per the attached Appendix. This notification of change is due to an increase in the total holding from 9.93% to 10.83% Letter from AXA Managers DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES OF APPENDIX - NOTICE UNDER SECTION 198 OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985 HUNTING Ord Total number of shares held as at 04/08/06 was 14,023,598 the breakdown of which is set out below: Name of Company/Fund Number of Particulars of Registered as Shares Beneficial Owners AXA UK Investment Co ICVC 133 Trustees of AXA HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) LtdUK Smaller Companies Fund UK Investment Co ICVC a/c 844359(Non-Beneficial) UK Smaller Companies Fund Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd 9,855 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd(Beneficial) a/c S66 AXA Rosenberg 4,851,875(Non-Beneficial) AXA Rosenberg 78,024 AXA Rosenberg(Beneficial) AXA Rosenberg 62,409 AXA Rosenberg(Beneficial) Framlington HSBC 8,827,302 HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd Framlington BONY 19,000 Bank of New York Europe Ltd (Registration details available upon request) Framlington SSB Noms 105,000 State Street Nominees (Registration details available upon request) Framlington BONY OCS 70,000 BONY (OCS) (Registration details available upon request) Total Beneficial Interest 150,288 0.12Total Non-Beneficial Interest 13,873,310 10.71 Total 14,023,598 10.82% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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