Transaction in Own Shares

Hunting PLC
07 December 2005


Hunting PLC (the 'Company') - EMPLOYEE SHARE TRUST

The Hunting Employee Share Trust has, on December 7 2005, purchased a total of
910,000 ordinary 25p shares in the Company as follows -:

Date                        Amount             Price per Share
7 December 2005            910,000                   305 pence

The total holding in the employee share trust is now 1,432,863 ordinary shares.

Peter Rose
Company Secretary
Hunting PLC



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