Hunting Regulatory News (HTG)

22 May 2008 18:24



Letter to Hunting PLC dated 21 May 2008 

NOTIFICATION OF (NTEREST(S) IN SHARES

HUNTING PLC

This notification supersedes any previous notification from AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd.

We are writing on behalf of AXA SA of 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its Group Companies who are deemed to have an interest in these shares.

The identity of each registered holder of the shares to which this notice relates, so far as is known to AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd, as at 20/05/08, is as per the attached Appendix.

 

From: AXA Investment Managers

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests 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 notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights	X
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	AXA SA AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	20/5/2008
6. Date on which issuer notified:	21/05/2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	10%

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	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
0447889	13,093,852	13,093,852	1,052,679	1,052,679	12,194,009	0.80	9.25

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
13,246,688	10.04%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of 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:	TERRY MARSH
15. Contact telephone name:	020 7003 2637

9.Chain
Name of the Company / Fund Number of Shares % of issued share capital AXA Sun Life plc (fmly Axa Equity & Law Life Assurance Society plc) Direct 165,000 0.12511 AXA Rosenberg Direct 246,538 0.18694 AXA General insurance Ltd  Direct 8,520 0.00646 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global Growth Fund Indirect 30,000 0.02275 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Extra Income Fund Indirect 5.000 0.00379 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity Income Fund Indirect 40,000 0.03033 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Growth Fund Indirect 37,000 0.02806 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Opportunities Fund Indirect 150,000 0.11374 AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Smaller Companies Fund Indirect 55 0.00004 PPP Healthcare Group plc Direct 13,400 0.01016 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct 12,000 0.00910 Sun Life Assurance Society Plc Direct 96,720 0.07334 AXA Rosenberg Direct 187,711 0.14233 AXA Insurance UK Direct 27,013 0.O2O48 AXA General Unit Trust Indirect 55,000 0.04170 AXA Colonia Konzern 132 0.00010 Direct     AXA France Indirect 80,000 0.06066 AXA Rosenberg Indirect 2,596,833 1.96908 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct 3,870 0.00293 Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd Direct 21,784 0.01652 Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share Tracker Direct 21,835 0.01656 Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share Tracker Direct 113,932 0.08639 AXA Framlington Trustees for Roman Catholics Indirect 100,000 0.07583 AXA Framlington Islington Group Pension Scheme Indirect 70,000 0.05308 AXA Framlington London Scottish Pension Fund Indirect 66,433 0,05037 AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens) Fund Indirect 300,000 0.22748 AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fund Indirect 308,000 0,23354 AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund Indirect 72,000 0,05459 AXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler Indirect 100,000 0.07583 AXA Framlington UK Select Ops Indirect 7,248,028 5.49590 AXA Framlington Managed Balanced Indirect 239,535 0.18163 Framlington onshore private clients Indirect 490,775 0.37214 Framllngton onshore private clients Indirect 17,350 0.01316 Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct 90,013 0.06825 Axa Sun Life With Profits Passive Direct 44,211 0.03352 AXA Framlington EDF Energy Group Indirect 168,000 0,12739 Axa UK Distribution OEIC Indirect 20,000 0,01517 Total Direct Total Indirect 1,052,679 12,194,009 0.79821 9.24625 TOTAL 13,246,688 10,04446

 

 

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