Hardy Und. Bermuda - Employee Share Incentive Plan

RNS Number:2338R
Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Ld
31 March 2008

Date: 31st March 2008
On behalf of: Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited ("Hardy" or "the Company")
For immediate release

Hardy Underwriting Group plc
All Employee Share Incentive Plan

Hardy Underwriting Group plc announces that it was advised on the 31st March
2008 that the Trustees of the Hardy Underwriting Share Incentive Plan
(the "Plan"), purchased the following Hardy Ordinary shares of 20p each:

On 28th March 2008 - 32,132 Hardy Ordinary Shares of 20p each at £2.704 per
share in respect of the Free share allocation under the terms of the Plan.

The registered holder of all shares is Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate Nominees
Limited designation AESOP 1.

The following Directors and Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
(PDMR's) are beneficial owners of the following shares (subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan Trust Deed and Rules):

Allotted Total holding following Total % holding following notification
Director Notification

J. MacDiarmid 554 44,463 Ord. 20p shares 0.1264%
B.J. Merry 554 317,501 Ord. 20p shares 0.9023%

PDMR
P.J. Gage 554 41,973 Ord. 20p shares 0.1193%
A.J. Walker 554 196,881 Ord. 20p shares 0.5595%

Enquiries to:

Hardy Underwriting Bermuda Limited
Barbara Merry, Chief Executive Tel: 020 7626 0382

Redleaf Communications
Emma Kane Tel: 020 7822 0200

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