RNS Number : 4187Q

Hunting PLC

14 October 2013



For Immediate Release 14 October 2013

Hunting PLC

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 PLC

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

YES

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

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Ameriprise Financial, Inc and its Group

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):

Registered Owner	Account
Littledown Nominees Ltd	39364	1,683,929
The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited	52401 81	26,206
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd	5000212310	206,708
The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited	PTG 10972	155,928
Littledown Nominees Ltd	75102	142,831
The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited	PTG 14556	8,595
Vidacos Nominees Ltd	6012918307	566,290
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd	847452	67,856
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd	740190	34,003
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd	739874	289,588
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd	740311	16,767
The Bank Of New York (Nominees) Limited	PTG 15303 / 09997799	12,123
Nortrust Nominees LTD	ZPS11	199,842
HSBC Global Custody Nominees (UK) Ltd	811056	5,010
Chase Nominees Ltd	44729	81,066
Nortrust Nominees LTD	BBH05	16,028
William & Glyns (Isle of Man) Nominees Ltd	301780	5,822
Littledown Nominees Ltd	ZLA05	167,352
Littledown Nominees Ltd	ZLA07	1,525,000
Littledown Nominees Ltd	27642	3,241
Littledown Nominees Ltd	07197	52,670
Littledown Nominees Ltd	10479	3,165
Littledown Nominees Ltd	ZLA12	50,955
Littledown Nominees Ltd	ZLA14	13,749
Littledown Nominees Ltd	34789	82,765
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd	WWSF0004002	28,986
Littledown Nominees Ltd	10491	184,117
Littledown Nominees Ltd	10488	262,130
Littledown Nominees Ltd	10489	466,716
Littledown Nominees Ltd	10490	209,959
Littledown Nominees Ltd	31348	473,369

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

10 October 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 October 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached:

Below the threshold of 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB0004478896

7,452,874

7,452,874

55,911

55,911

6,978,260

0.038%

4.729%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

CFD

8,595

Nominal

Delta

0.006%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
7,042,766	4.773%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisors, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Treadneedle Pensions Ltd.
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:
14. Contact name:	Stacey Dryburgh, Threadneedle Group
15. Contact telephone number:	01793 363751

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