5 Oct 2009 14:58
| TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | |||||
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii | Hardy Oil & Gas | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| 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 | No | ||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | No | ||||
| Other (please specify): | |||||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii | AEGON UK Group of Companies | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | |||||
| 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v | 1st October 2009 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 5th October 2009 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii | 7-8% | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||||||||
| Class/type of shares if possible using the 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 | % of voting rights x | ||||||||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
| GB00B09MB366 | 5,474,848 | 5,474,848 | 5,491,514 | 5,185,962 | 305,552 | 7.56 | 0.45 | |||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date xiii | Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
| Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/ Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights xix, xx | |||||||||||
| Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
| 5,491,514 | 8.01% | |||||||||||||||
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of: AEGON Asset Management UK plc AEGON Investment Management UK ltd. AEGON ICVC | ||
| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | AEGON UK Group of Companies | |
| 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: | AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of: AEGON Asset Management UK plc AEGON Investment Management UK ltd AEGON ICVC | |
| 14. Contact name: | Miranda Beacham | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 0131 549 3460 | |