RNS Number:5386R
Hunting PLC
31 October 2003


                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Hunting PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

The Capital Group Companies, Inc

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,616,800
Capital International Limited 1,809,300
Capital International S.A. 133,500
Capital International, Inc 355,350
Capital Research and Management Company 4,260,000


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

935,300


6. Percentage of issued class

0.92%


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

8. Percentage of issued class

9. Class of security

25p Ordinary shares

10. Date of transaction

11. Date company informed

30 October 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
                                                                    
15,174,950

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
                                                                         
15.02%

14. Any additional information

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

D L Clark 020 7321 0123

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

D L Clark Finance Director

Date of notification

31 October 2003

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