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26 April 2006 - Hunting PLC AGM Poll Result

The results from the poll on the resolutions set before the Annual General Meeting of Hunting PLC on 26 April 2006 were:

Resolution 1
To receive the Directors' Report and Accounts
For/Discretion 91,956,474 Against 1,627  Abstain 197,638            

Resolution 2
To approve the Remuneration Committee's Report
For/Discretion  73,504,947  Against 16,804,967   Abstain  1,845,825 

Resolution 3
To declare a final dividend of 4.0p per share
For/Discretion  92,153,116    Against 1,623    Abstain 1,000                

Resolution 4
To re-elect Dennis Clark as a Director
For/Discretion 92,049,336   Against 106,099   Abstain 304        

Resolution 5
To re-elect Hector McFadyen as a Director
For/Discretion 90,272,675    Against 1,882,760  Abstain 304    

Resolution 6
To reappoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditors and authorise the Directors to determine their remuneration
For/Discretion 91,703,438    Against 266,395    Abstain 185,906   

Resolution 7
To authorise the Directors to allot shares
For/Discretion 91,523,654  Against 616,218 Abstain 15,867

Resolution 8
Special resolution: To authorise the Directors to disapply statutory pre-emption rights
For/Discretion 90,974,475 Against 48,358    Abstain 1,132,906      

Resolution 9
Special resolution to authorise the Company to purchase its own shares
For/Discretion  92,118,149 Against 6,409 Abstain 31,181          

Resolutions 1 - 9 were carried.

Shares in Issue 129,951,092

Peter Rose
Company Secretary
26 April 2006