Directors Shareholding(s)

Hunting PLC
5 February 2001


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons

1   Name of company:
Hunting PLC

2   Name of director:
R H Hunting


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 director 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:
Re analysis of existing holding

7   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:
N/A

8   Percentage of issued class:


9   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:
N/A

10  Percentage of issued class:
N/A

11  Class of security:
N/A

12  Price per share:
N/A

13  Date of transaction:
N/A

14  Date company informed:
2 February 2001

15  Total holding following this notification:
Ordinary Shares: Beneficial 706,268  Other Beneficial 1,561,397  Trustee
52,694

16  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
Ordinary Shares: Beneficial 0.70%  Other Beneficial 1.55%  Trustee 0.05%

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

17  Date of grant:


18  Period during which or date on which exercisable:
N/A

19  Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option:
N/A

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

                     

21  Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise:


22  Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification:


23  Contact name for queries:

R Fisher 


24  Contact telephone number:
020  7321 0123

25  Name of company official responsible for making notification:
R Fisher 
Assistant Company Secretary 




Additional Information:
No purchase or sale has taken place.

A transfer of 52,694 ordinary shares and 15,000 preference shares from 'other
beneficial' held in a family trust to a holding 'as trustee'.

The re classification is ultimately a result of R H Hunting's children no
longer being minors.

In addition to the above holding of ordinary shares,  R H Hunting holds the
following preference shares:

Beneficial            174,333        0.36%

Other Beneficial      262,414        0.54%

As Trustee             15,000        0.03%