Transaction in Own Shares

Summary by AI BETAClose X

Hunting PLC has purchased 47,545 ordinary shares on 16 March 2026 as part of its share buyback programme, with a volume-weighted average price of 481.96 pence per share. The company intends to cancel these shares, reducing the total number of ordinary shares in issue to 153,464,437, which will also represent the total number of voting rights. This reduction in shares outstanding could positively impact earnings per share and shareholder value.

Disclaimer*

Hunting PLC
17 March 2026
 

For Immediate Release

17 March 2026

 

Hunting PLC

 

Transaction in own shares

 

Hunting PLC (the "Company") announces that, in accordance with the terms of its share buyback programme (the "Programme") announced on 28 August 2025, it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 25 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") through Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. KG, London Branch ("Berenberg").

 

Date of purchase

16 March 2026

Number of Ordinary Shares purchased

47,545

Volume weighted average price paid (p)

481.96

Highest price paid (p)

486.00

Lowest price paid (p)

474.50

 

The Company intends to cancel the purchased Ordinary Shares. Following cancellation, the Company will have 153,464,437 Ordinary Shares in issue.

 

Following cancellation, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 153,464,437. This figure may be used by shareholders (and others with notification obligations) as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

 

For further information please contact:

 

Hunting PLC

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 0123

Jim Johnson, Chief Executive

Bruce Ferguson, Finance Director

 

 

 

Sodali & Co (PR)

Tel: +44 (0) 79 3535 1934

James White

Pete Lambie

Tilly Abraham

 

 

In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 as it is applied in the UK (the Market Abuse Regulation), a breakdown of trades made by Berenberg on 5 December 2025 on behalf of the Company as part of the Programme on both an aggregate and individual trade basis is set out below:

 

Aggregate information: 

 

 

Venue

Volume Weighted Average Price

(pence per Ordinary Share)

Aggregated Volume

LSE

481.96

47,545

 

 Individual transactions:

 

Transaction Time

Volume

Price per Ordinary Share (pence)

Trading Venue

Transaction reference number

 


08:25:37

600

480

LSE

1408363334212614


08:25:45

191

479

LSE

1408363334212637


08:26:33

228

478.5

LSE

1408363334212749


08:41:18

381

479

LSE

1408363334214741


08:46:26

863

479.5

LSE

1408363334215641


08:48:07

91

479

LSE

1408363334215898


08:48:07

271

479

LSE

1408363334215899


08:48:07

48

479

LSE

1408363334215900


08:48:07

277

479

LSE

1408363334215901


08:48:14

180

479

LSE

1408363334215914


08:52:22

180

479

LSE

1408363334216461


09:00:01

473

478.5

LSE

1408363334217838


09:00:15

259

478

LSE

1408363334217885


09:05:55

267

478.5

LSE

1408363334218765


09:05:55

678

478.5

LSE

1408363334218766


09:09:33

225

478.5

LSE

1408363334219226


09:17:46

303

478.5

LSE

1408363334220182


09:17:46

427

478.5

LSE

1408363334220185


09:20:45

216

477.5

LSE

1408363334220505


09:34:33

26

475

LSE

1408363334222013


09:34:33

183

475

LSE

1408363334222014


09:44:03

494

476

LSE

1408363334222875


09:44:03

351

476

LSE

1408363334222878


10:03:36

328

476.5

LSE

1408363334225028


10:04:08

156

476

LSE

1408363334225084


10:04:08

48

476

LSE

1408363334225085


10:20:35

322

474.5

LSE

1408363334227076


10:52:53

1530

476

LSE

1408363334231085


10:52:53

348

476

LSE

1408363334231086


12:59:16

179

485

LSE

1408363334241510


13:00:03

1234

484.5

LSE

1408363334241615


13:00:03

108

484.5

LSE

1408363334241616


13:00:04

760

484.5

LSE

1408363334241617


13:15:52

436

484

LSE

1408363334242913


13:16:45

338

483.5

LSE

1408363334243009


13:18:00

338

483.5

LSE

1408363334243111


13:28:26

773

483.5

LSE

1408363334244033


13:33:50

1027

482.5

LSE

1408363334245466


13:33:50

621

482.5

LSE

1408363334245468


13:45:25

1447

482.5

LSE

1408363334248057


13:45:29

263

482.5

LSE

1408363334248068


13:48:38

1452

482.5

LSE

1408363334248753


13:48:38

383

482.5

LSE

1408363334248754


13:48:38

141

482.5

LSE

1408363334248755


13:58:59

1144

482.5

LSE

1408363334250730


13:58:59

969

482.5

LSE

1408363334250731


14:01:55

1094

482

LSE

1408363334251308


14:01:59

32

482

LSE

1408363334251327


14:18:23

1148

483

LSE

1408363334254127


14:18:23

683

483

LSE

1408363334254132


14:29:59

1082

484.5

LSE

1408363334256097


14:31:57

300

485

LSE

1408363334256604


14:37:53

1407

485

LSE

1408363334257828


14:37:53

42

485

LSE

1408363334257829


14:37:53

1154

484.5

LSE

1408363334257833


14:43:50

393

485

LSE

1408363334259034


14:43:50

420

485

LSE

1408363334259035


15:19:08

853

486

LSE

1408363334265197


15:56:45

850

481.5

LSE

1408363334271507


15:57:39

1637

483

LSE

1408363334271720


15:57:39

1516

483

LSE

1408363334271721


16:00:52

789

482.5

LSE

1408363334272128


16:00:52

1352

482.5

LSE

1408363334272136


16:01:09

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272209


16:01:09

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272211


16:01:09

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272212


16:01:09

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272213


16:01:10

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272214


16:02:30

185

482.5

LSE

1408363334272589


16:02:38

163

482.5

LSE

1408363334272614


16:02:38

1903

482.5

LSE

1408363334272616


16:02:38

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272618


16:02:38

800

482.5

LSE

1408363334272619


16:02:38

675

482.5

LSE

1408363334272620


16:02:38

85

482.5

LSE

1408363334272621


16:02:38

263

482.5

LSE

1408363334272622


16:02:38

74

482.5

LSE

1408363334272623


16:02:38

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272624


16:02:38

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272625


16:02:38

47

482.5

LSE

1408363334272628


16:02:38

237

482.5

LSE

1408363334272627


16:02:38

64

482.5

LSE

1408363334272626


16:02:38

288

482.5

LSE

1408363334272629


16:02:38

60

482.5

LSE

1408363334272630


16:02:38

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272631


16:02:38

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272632


16:02:41

335

482.5

LSE

1408363334272641


16:02:41

13

482.5

LSE

1408363334272642


16:02:41

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272643


16:02:41

237

482.5

LSE

1408363334272645


16:02:41

60

482.5

LSE

1408363334272646


16:02:41

329

482.5

LSE

1408363334272644


16:02:41

110

482.5

LSE

1408363334272648


16:02:41

238

482.5

LSE

1408363334272647


16:02:41

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272649


16:02:41

219

482.5

LSE

1408363334272650


16:02:41

129

482.5

LSE

1408363334272651


16:02:41

348

482.5

LSE

1408363334272652


16:02:41

47

482.5

LSE

1408363334272653


16:02:42

51

482.5

LSE

1408363334272654


16:07:26

100

482.5

LSE

1408363334273684


 

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