Director Shareholding

Hunting PLC
3 May 2002


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Hunting PLC

2   Name of director:
D L Proctor  D L Clark T W Gomke  


3   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of     
holding of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non- beneficial interest:
In respect of directors at 2. above 


4   Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of 
shares held by each of them (if notified):


5   Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with  
the director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):


6   Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please  
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary:
Options granted

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:


8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:


10  Percentage of issued class:


11  Class of security:
N/A 

12  Price per share:
N/A 

13  Date of transaction:
N/A 

14  Date company informed:
N/A

15  Total holding following this notification:


16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:


If a director has been granted options by the company, please complete the
following fields:

17  Date of grant:
15 April 2002

18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
15 April 2005 - 14 April 2012

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
Nil

20  Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number:

 2001 Unapproved Share Option Plan:       D L Proctor 169,832
                                          D L Clark   100,559
                                          T W Gomke    90,503
                     


21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:
 Exercise Price 179p per share

22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:
2001 Approved Share Option Plan    D L Clark    14,457  cont... 

23  Contact name for queries:
C J Gilmore 


24  Contact telephone number:
020  7321 0123

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
C J Gilmore 
Assistant Company Secretary 


Additional Information:
Notification only of additional options granted under the 2001 Unapproved
Share Option Plan.

Question 22 continued:

2001 Unapproved Share Option Plan 
D L Proctor  568,868  D L Clark 312,126  T W Gomke 291,467

Executive Shares Option Scheme
T W Gomke  50,000



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