Directorate Change

For immediate release 2 November 2010

Hardy Oil and Gas plc

("Hardy" or "the Company")

Directorate Change

Hardy Oil and Gas plc (LSE: HDY), the oil and gas exploration and production company focused in India, today announces the resignation of Mr Sastry Karra as a Non Executive Director of the Company effective 30 November 2010.

Commenting on the announcement, Paul Mortimer, Chairman of Hardy, said:

"Mr Karra co-founded the Company in 1997 and was the Chief Executive Officer of the Company until 31 March 2010 and has been a Non Executive Director since that time. He has been instrumental in establishing Hardy and its focused asset portfolio in India. The Board wishes to thank Sastry for his immense contribution to Hardy over the past thirteen years and wishes him well in his future endeavours in Nigeria."

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