Additional Listing

Helical Bar PLC
28 March 2002



Helical Bar plc.

Pursuant to the above-named Company's Inland Revenue Approved Share Option
Scheme options over 1,779 Ordinary Shares of 5p each have been exercised.
Accordingly, application has been made to The UK Listing Authority for these
shares to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for
these shares to be admitted to trading. The Shares rank pari passu with the
existing issued shares of the Company.


Copies of this announcement are available from the office of Cazenove & Co. Ltd
for the period of 2 business days from the date hereof.


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