Holding(s) in Company

Hunting PLC
27 September 2006

Letter to Hunting PLC dated 20 September 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 its 
Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

AXA S.A. knows that they were interested in 14,242,457 Ord in the 130,102,593 
share capital immediately after the time when the obligation of disclosure arose 
pursuant to section 198 of the Act. These shares are represented by a beneficial 
interest of 150,288 shares (0.12%), and a non-beneficial interest of 14,092,169 
shares (10.83%).

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 19/09/06, 
is as per the attached Appendix.

This notification of change is due to a decrease in the total holding from 
11.14% to 10.95%
 
From AXA Investment 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 19/O9/06 was 14,242,457 the breakdown of which
is set out below:
 
Name of the                    Number of    Particulars of
Company/Fund                      Shares    Beneficial owners                   Registered as

AXA UK Investment Co 1CVC            133    Trustees of AXA UK Investment       HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited
UK Smaller Companies Fund                   Co ICVC UK Smaller Companies Fund
(Mon - Beneficial)                   

Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd   9,855    Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd    Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd
(Beneficial)
 
AXA France 
(Mon -Beneficial)                100,000   (Registration details available upon request)
 
AXA Rosenberg 
(Non Beneficial)               4,805,886    AXA Rosenberg
 
AXA Rosenberg 
(Beneficial)                      78,024    AXA Rosenberg
 
 
                   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 19/09/06 was 14,242,457 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:
 

Name of the                    Number of    Particulars of
Company/Fund                      Shares    Beneficial owners                   Registered as

AXA Rosenberg 
(Beneficial)                      62,409    AXA Rosenberg

Framlington HSBC               8,197,177    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)    HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) 
                                            Limited                             Limited
 
Framlington BONY                  19,000    Bank of New York Europe Ltd        (Registration details available upon     
                                                                                request)

Framlington SSB Noms             760,000    State Street Nominees              (Registration details available upon     
                                                                                request)

Framlington BONY OCS              70,000    BONY(OCS)                          (Registration details available upon     
                                                                                request)

Framlington                      139,973                                       (Registration details available upon     
                                                                                request)

Total Beneficial Interest        150,288    0.12
Total Non-Beneficial Interest 14,092,169    10.83
 

                     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 19/09/06 was 14,242,457 the breakdown of which 
is set out below:
 
Name of the                    Number of    Particulars of
Company/Fund                      Shares    Beneficial owners                   Registered as
 
          Total               14,242,457    10.95%
 



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