Directorate Change

10 September 2018

Hardy Oil and Gas plc

("the Company")

Retirement of Director

Hardy Oil and Gas plc (LSE: HDY), the oil and gas exploration and production company focused in India, announces that Mr Pradip Shah, a non-executive director, has stepped down from the Board of the Company due to health reasons. Mr Shah has served as a non-executive director for 18 years.

Alasdair Locke, Chairman, said: "On behalf of the board of Hardy I would like to thank Pradip for his valuable contributions to the Company."

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