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For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex 

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:

Hardy Oil & Gas

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):______________

No

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

AEGON UK 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):

27th January 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28th January 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

6-5%

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

GB00B09MB366

3,960,355

3,960,355

3,670,355

3,540,944

129,411

5.68

0.21

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

3,670,355

5.89%

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

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 proxy holder:

AEGON UK Group of Companies

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

290,000

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

30/1/09

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 name:

0131 549 3460

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name 

(including legal form of legal entities)

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

Contact address 

(registered office for legal entities)

AEGON House, 

3 Lochside Avenue, 

Edinburgh Park, 

Edinburgh,

EH12 9SA

Phone number & email

0870 60 90 101

Other useful information 

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

Ian G Young, Company secretary,

0131 549 6398

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

Miranda Beacham

Contact address

AEGON House, 

3 Lochside Avenue, 

Edinburgh Park, 

Edinburgh,

EH12 9SA

Phone number & email

0131 549 3460

miranda.beacham@aegon.co.uk

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information