Hunting PLC TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES (5707C)

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RNS Number : 5707C

Hunting PLC

18 April 2017

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer      Hunting Plc 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached: 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the 
  appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights      X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying 
  financial instruments which may result in 
  the acquisition of shares already issued 
  to which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments 
  with similar economic effect to qualifying 
  financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting 
  rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)         Franklin Advisory Services, 
  subject to the notification       LLC 
  obligation: 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):            Bank of New York, London 
                                     JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 
                                     London 
                                     State Street Bank and Trust 
                                     Company, London 
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 5. Date of the transaction        12 April 2017 
  and date on which the 
  threshold is crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer           13 April 2017 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or 
  reached:                         5% 
--------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type       Situation                Resulting situation after 
  of               previous                 the triggering transaction 
  shares           to the triggering 
                   transaction 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
---------------  -----------------------  --------------------------------------------------- 
                  Number       Number      Number     Number of             % of voting 
                   of           of          of         voting                rights 
                   Shares       Voting      shares     rights 
                                Rights 
---------------  -----------  ----------  ---------  --------------------  ------------------ 
                                           Direct     Direct    Indirect    Direct   Indirect 
---------------  -----------  ----------  ---------  --------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 ORD GBP.25 
  GB0004478896                                                  8,226,208             5.02% 
-------------------------------------------------------------  ----------  -------  --------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of      % of voting 
  instrument          date         Conversion    voting         rights 
                                   Period        rights that 
                                                 may be 
                                                 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       Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of     % of voting 
  financial     price      date         Conversion    voting        rights 
  instrument                            period        rights 
                                                      instrument 
                                                      refers 
                                                      to 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  ---------------- 
                                                                   Nominal   Delta 
------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ------------  --------  ------ 
 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting 
                            rights 
------------------------  --------------------- 
  8,226,208                 5.02% 
------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
------------------------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy 
  holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights 
  proxy holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy 
  holder will cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
---------------------------- 
 
 
 13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:              Lori A. Weber 
                                 Assistant Secretary, Franklin 
                                 Resources, Inc. 
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 15. Contact telephone 
  number:                        954-847-2283 
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