Holding(s) in Company

Hunting PLC
27 September 2006

LETTER TO: HUNTING PLC
DATED: 25 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 12,986,195 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 12,835,907
shares (9.87%).

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 22/09/06,
is as per the Appendix below.

This notification of change is due to a decrease in the total holding from 
10.18% to 9.99%

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 22/09/06 was 12,986,195 the breakdown of which
is set out below:

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

AXA UK Investment Co ICVC            133           Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC     HSBC Global Custody Nominee
UK Smaller Companies Fund                          UK Smaller Companies Fund                 (UK) Limited
(Non-Beneficial)                                                                             Mariner House
                                                                                             Pepys Street
                                                                                             London EC3N 4DA
                                                                                             a/c 844359


Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd     9,855         Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd          Smith & Williamson
(Beneficial)                                                                                 Nominees Ltd
                                                                                             1 Riding House Street
                                                                                             London W1A 3AS
                                                                                             a/c S66


AXA France                           100,000       (Registration details available 
(Non-Beneficial)                                   upon request)
 

AXA Rosenberg                        3,548,949     AXA Rosenberg
(Non-Beneficial)


AXA Rosenberg                        78,024        AXA Rosenberg
(Beneficial)
 

AXA Rosenberg                        62,409        AXA Rosenberg
(Beneficial)

                                                                                            
Framlington HSBC                     8,197,852     HSBC Global Custody Nominee               HSBC Global Custody Nominee
                                                   (UK) Limited                              (UK) Limited
                                                                                             Mariner House
                                                                                             Pepys Street
                                                                                             London EC3N 4DA

 
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        12,835,907
 
Total                                12,986,195
 


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