RNS Number : 0840I
Hunting PLC
04 March 2010
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Hunting Ord 25p
2 Reason for the notification(please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
X
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares
already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Company Change in Issue Share Capital
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Schroders plc
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s)(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 01.03.10
crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 02.03.10
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
of of of shares rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 9,034,999 6,704,436 8,734,999 N/A 6,474,039 N/A 4.897%
GB0004478896
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
6,474,039 4.897%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Schroder Investment Management Limited 6,323,895 4.783%
Schroder Investment Management North America 150,144 0.114%
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: The shares referred to in section 9 are held
in portfolios managed by those firms on a
discretionary basis for clients under
investment management agreements.
14. Contact name: Chris Melrose
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7658 6000
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