Notification of Major Interest in Shares

For Immediate Release

26 October 2011

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii

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):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

MIRABAUD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD

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

No. Shares

Registration

A/C

Address

1,031,854

State Street Nominees Limited

20HE

One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AF

0

State Street Nominees Limited

20HG

One Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AF

572,571

Chase Nominees Limited

60688

125 London Wharf, London, EC2Y 5AJ

409,146

NORTRUST Nominees Limited

SRY13

50 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5NT

924,452

NORTRUST Nominees Limited

TWP14

50 Bank Street, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5NT

90,231

Euroclear Nominees Limited

Q280550

33 Cannon Street, London, EC4M 5SB

310,836

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited

164656

One Piccadily Gardens, Manchester, M1 1RN

750,181

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited

287624

One Piccadily Gardens, Manchester, M1 1RN

0

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited

392430

One Piccadily Gardens, Manchester, M1 1RN

0

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited

392430

One Piccadily Gardens, Manchester, M1 1RN

108,042

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited

392053

One Piccadily Gardens, Manchester, M1 1RN

539,168

Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited Account

RLMF2000002

PO Box 39996, Mellon Financial Centre, 160 Queen Victoria Street, London, EC4V 4LA

624,491

Securities Services Nominees Limited

300362

55 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6PA

338,821

Securities Services Nominees Limited

300350

55 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6PA

102,173

Securities Services Nominees Limited

339551

55 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6PA

321,275

Securities Services Nominees Limited

300691

55 Moorgate, London, EC2R 6PA

0

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co Nominee

6224372

Veritas House, 125 Finsbury Pavement London EC2A 1PN

5,277

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited

337367

One Piccadily Gardens, Manchester, M1 1RN

0

Chase Nominees Limited

39668

125 London Wharf, London, EC2Y 5AJ

0

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited

636003

8 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 5HQ

400,671

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited

640766

8 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, E14 5HQ

100,000

Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Limited

-

Peterborough Court, 133 Fleet Street London, EC4A 2BB

642,071

Stargas Nominees Limited

-

One Piccadily Gardens, Manchester, M1 1RN

7,271,260

Total Interest

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

24/10/2011

6. Date on which issuer notified:

25/10/2011

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

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 x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0004478896

8,372,861

8,372,861

7,271,260

7,271,260

4.97%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

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

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

7,271,260

4.97%

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

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:

14. Contact name:

JOHN CUTLER (HEAD OF COMPLIANCE)

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 878 3412