Major Interests in Shares

11 Sep 2007 16:41

Hardy Oil & Gas plc11 September 2007 Hardy Oil and Gas plc11 September 2007 For immediate Release 11 September 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existingshares to which voting rights are attached: Hardy Oil and Gas plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Lloyds TSB Group Plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): State Street Nominees Ltd 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold iscrossed or reached if different) : 07/09/2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 10/09/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Reached 8% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering transaction Number of shares Number of voting RightsB09MB36 4,727,898 4,727,898OrdUSD0.01 Resulting situation after the triggering transactionClass/type of Number of Number of voting % of votingshares shares rights rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectB09MB36 5,003,306 0 5,003,306 0 8.040OrdUSD0.01 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise / Number of voting rights that may % offinancial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period / exercised/ converted. rights Date Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 5,003,306 8.040 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rightsand/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable 5,003,306 Shares are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under thecontrol of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiaryof Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc,a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Group Plc. Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 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: 14. Contact name: Alex Bysh 15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0) 1444 418127 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange