For Immediate Release
17 October 2016
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:
2. Reason for the notification (yes/no)
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
No
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 notification obligation:
Wellington Management Group LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
BBH ISL NOMINEES LTD
BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES SERVICES LONDON
BNY Mellon Nominees Limited
Euroclear Nominees Limited
GOLDMAN SACHS INTERNATIONAL
JP Morgan Chase Nominees Limited
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd.
Nortrust Nominees Limited
ROY Nominees Limited
State Street Nominees Limited
VIDACOS NOMINEES LIMITED
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):
07 October 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
11 October 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
5%
8. Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares
If possible use ISIN CODE
Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares
Number of voting rights
Number of shares
Percentage of voting rights
Direct
Indirect
GB0004478896 Common Stock
Below 5%
7,479,679
5.02%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financial instrument
Expiration date
Exercise/ conversion period
No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument is exercised/converted)
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Exercise Price
No. of voting rights instrument refers to
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Wellington Management Company LLP, which crossed the 5% notification threshold in its own right, is an investment management entity that manages the assets of certain funds and/or managed accounts and the assets under its management include:
7,479,679 of interests described in Box 8A of this notification
Wellington Management Company LLP is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP , which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Group Holdings LLP , which, in turn, is a direct controlled undertaking of Wellington Management Group LLP .
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:
Mark O'Brien
15. Contact telephone number:
44-20-7126-6310