Block Admission

Hardy Oil and Gas plc

Block Admission

a) Name of Company

Hardy Oil and Gas plc

b) Name of Scheme

Hardy Oil and Gas plc 2005 Unapproved Share Option Scheme

c) Period of return (from/to)

12 January 2009 - 11 January 2010

d) Number and class of securities not issued under the scheme from the previous return

915,001 ordinary shares of $0.01 each

e) Number of securities issued under the block admission during the period

nil

f) Balance under the block admission not yet issued at the end of the period

915,001

g) Number and class of securities originally admitted and the date of block admission

1,000,000 ordinary shares of $0.01 each on 10 July 2006