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Hardy Oil & Gas plc19 March 2008 Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 For filings with the FSA include the annexFor filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer Hardy Oil and Gas Plcof existing shares to which voting rights are attached:------------------------------2. Reason for notification (yes/no)------------------------------ An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes------------------------------ An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights------------------------------ Other (please specify):------------------------------ 3. Full name of person(s) Lloyds TSB Group Plcsubject to notification obligation:---------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) State Street Nominees Ltd(if different from 3): ---------------------5. Date of transaction (and date 18th March 2008on which the threshold is crossed or reached ifdifferent):---------------------6. Date on which issuer 19th March 2008notified: ---------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are Reached 8%crossed or reached: --------------------- 8: Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggeringof shares triggering transaction transaction If possibleuse ISIN Number of Number of Number of Number of voting Percentage ofcode shares voting shares rights voting rights rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectB09MB36 Ord USD0.01 4,885,810 4,885,810 4,985,123 4,985,123 8.007 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting rights that may Percentagefinancial date conversion be acquired (if the instrument of votinginstrument period/date exercised/converted) rights Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 4,985,123 8.007 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 4,985,123 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 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: Central Disclosure Unit 15. Contact telephone name: +44 (0) 1444 418127 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notificationobligationFull name Lloyds TSB Group Plc(including legal form of legal entities)Contact address Henry Duncan House(registered office for legal entities) 120 George Street Edinburgh EH2 4LHPhone number & email +44 (0) 131 225 4555Other useful information(at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name Lloyds TSB Central Disclosure UnitContact address 2nd Floor 31/33 Perrymount Road Haywards Heath West Sussex RH16 3SPPhone number & email +44 (0) 1444 418127 [email protected] useful information(e.g. functional relationship with the person orlegal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional information This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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