Notification of major interest in shares

2For immediate release

17 August 2011

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:

Hunting PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

On market transfer between direct and indirect funds

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:

Mirabaud Investment Management Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):

See additional information under 13

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:

16 August 2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

16 August 2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:

Above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares

7,271,548

7,271,548

7,332,236

7,332,236

5.01%

GB0004478896

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,332,236

5.01%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

Registered Owner

State Street Nominees Limited

20HE

936,463

Chase Nominees Limited

60688

536,957

NORTRUST Nominees Limited

SRY13

372,017

NORTRUST Nominees Limited

TWP14

839,025

Euroclear Nominees Limited

Q280550

95,000

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited

164656

285,146

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited

287624

710,334

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited

392053

44,000

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited Account

RLMF2000002

505,967

Securities Services Nominees Limited

300362

229,890

Securities Services Nominees Limited

300350

135,185

Securities Services Nominees Limited

339551

92,813

Securities Services Nominees Limited

300691

300,872

Securities Services Nominees Limited

300362

54,179

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited

636003

1,208,310

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited

640766

375,575

Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited

-

25,000

Stargas Nominees Limited

-

585,503

14. Contact name:

John Cutler

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7878 3412