Director/PDMR Shareholding

Hunting PLC

13 March 2026

 

For Immediate Release

13 March 2026

Hunting PLC

("Hunting" or "the Company")

Directors Shareholding/PDMR transactions

Hunting PLC today announces that under the rules of the Hunting Performance Share Plan ("HPSP"), and following the measurement of the relevant performance conditions, nil cost share awards and options granted in 2023 to the executive Directors and members of the Hunting Executive Committee, who are all determined to be PDMRs, partially vested and were exercised as follows:

PDMR	Position	No. of vested & exercised awards	No. of ordinary shares sold	No. of ordinary shares retained
Jim Johnson	Executive Director	555,035	218,874	336,161
Bruce Ferguson	Finance Director	131,983	66,154	65,829
Scott George	Executive Committee	164,595	164,595	0
Dane Tipton	Executive Committee	132,998	32,480	100,518
Adam Dyess	Executive Committee	10,517	2,477	8,040
Ben Willey	Executive Committee	93,804	93,804	0
Greg Farmer	Executive Committee	97,889	97,889	0
Liese Borden	Executive Committee	90,918	53,520	37,398
Ryan Elliot	Executive Committee	75,765	64,036	11,729
Graham Goodall	Executive Committee	7,807	7,807	0

Mr Johnson's interest in Hunting PLC ordinary shares, as a Director of the Company, now totals 1,887,487 ordinary shares, representing 1.23% of the issued share capital of the Company. Mr Ferguson's interest in Hunting PLC ordinary shares, as a Director of the Company, now totals 495,699 ordinary shares, representing 0.32% of the issued share capital of the Company.

The performance measures of the awards are noted on page 138 of the 2025 Annual Report and Accounts. The performance period was 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025.

The average selling price of the above ordinary shares for tax liabilities was 506.84 pence.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Jim Johnson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Chief Executive
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hunting PLC
b)	LEI	2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	TRANSACTION 1
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Vesting and exercise of nil cost share awards over Ordinary Shares in the Company granted on 6 March 2023, under the rules of the Hunting Performance Share Plan.
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			0 pence	555,035 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	6 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London
	TRANSACTION 2
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares to Cover Tax Liabilities
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			506.84 pence	218,874 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	10 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Bruce Ferguson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Finance Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hunting PLC
b)	LEI	2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	TRANSACTION 1
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Vesting and exercise of nil cost share options over Ordinary Shares in the Company granted on 6 March 2023, under the rules of the Hunting Performance Share Plan.
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			0 pence	131,983 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	6 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London
	TRANSACTION 2
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares to Cover Tax Liabilities
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			506.84 pence	66,154 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	10 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Scott George
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Committee Member
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hunting PLC
b)	LEI	2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	TRANSACTION 1
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Vesting and exercise of nil cost share awards over Ordinary Shares in the Company granted on 6 March 2023, under the rules of the Hunting Performance Share Plan.
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			0 pence	164,595 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	6 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London
	TRANSACTION 2
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares to Cover Tax Liabilities
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			506.84 pence	164,595 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	10 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Dane Tipton
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Committee Member
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hunting PLC
b)	LEI	2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	TRANSACTION 1
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Vesting and exercise of nil cost share awards over Ordinary Shares in the Company granted on 6 March 2023, under the rules of the Hunting Performance Share Plan.
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			0 pence	132,998 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	6 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London
	TRANSACTION 2
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares to Cover Tax Liabilities
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			506.84 pence	32,480 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	10 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Adam Dyess
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Committee Member
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hunting PLC
b)	LEI	2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	TRANSACTION 1
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Vesting and exercise of nil cost share awards over Ordinary Shares in the Company granted on 6 March 2023, under the rules of the Hunting Performance Share Plan.
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			0 pence	10,517 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	6 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London
	TRANSACTION 2
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			506.84 pence	2,477 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	10 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Ben Willey
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Committee Member
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hunting PLC
b)	LEI	2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	TRANSACTION 1
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Vesting and exercise of nil cost share options over Ordinary Shares in the Company granted on 6 March 2023, under the rules of the Hunting Performance Share Plan.
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			0 pence	93,804 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	6 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London
	TRANSACTION 2
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			506.84 pence	93,804 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	10 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Greg Farmer
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Committee Member
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hunting PLC
b)	LEI	2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	TRANSACTION 1
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Vesting and exercise of nil cost share awards over Ordinary Shares in the Company granted on 6 March 2023, under the rules of the Hunting Performance Share Plan.
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			0 pence	97,889 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	6 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London
	TRANSACTION 2
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares  to Cover Tax Liabilities
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			506.84 pence	97,889 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	10 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Liese Borden
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Committee Member
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hunting PLC
b)	LEI	2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	TRANSACTION 1
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Vesting and exercise of nil cost share awards over Ordinary Shares in the Company granted on 6 March 2023, under the rules of the Hunting Performance Share Plan.
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			0 pence	90,918 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	6 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London
	TRANSACTION 2
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares to Cover Tax Liabilities
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			506.84 pence	53,520 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	10 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Ryan Elliot
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Committee Member
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hunting PLC
b)	LEI	2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	TRANSACTION 1
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Vesting and exercise of nil cost share awards over Ordinary Shares in the Company granted on 6 March 2023, under the rules of the Hunting Performance Share Plan.
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			0 pence	75,765 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	6 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London
	TRANSACTION 2
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares to Cover Tax Liabilities
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			506.84 pence	64,036 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	10 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Graham Goodall
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Committee Member
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Hunting PLC
b)	LEI	2138008S5FL78ITZRN66
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
	TRANSACTION 1
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Vesting and exercise of nil cost share awards over Ordinary Shares in the Company granted on 6 March 2023, under the rules of the Hunting Performance Share Plan.
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			0 pence	7,807 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	6 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London
	TRANSACTION 2
	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each
	Identification code	ISIN:- GB0004478896
	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares
	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			506.84 pence	7,807 Ordinary Shares
	Date of the transaction	10 March 2026
	Place of the transaction	London

For further information please contact:

Ben Willey, Company Secretary

020 7321 0123

 

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