Director Shareholding

Helical Bar PLC
11 June 2003



11 June 2003


                HELICAL BAR PLC ('Helical Bar' or 'the Company')

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


The Company was informed on 10 June 2003 that on that date, under the rules of
the Helical Bar plc Share Incentive Plan (the 'Plan'), Helical Bar Trustees
Limited had purchased 13,350 ordinary shares in the Company. These shares were
purchased for award to directors and employees of the Company and using
contributions to the Plan by the directors and employees of the company, matched
in a ratio of 2:1 by the Company.  These shares were awarded on 10 June 2003 to
directors and employees at the closing mid-market price on 9 June 2003 of 632.5p
in accordance with the Plan rules.



Shares bought on behalf of the directors were as follows:


Director                               Number of Shares              Total Shareholding
                                                                     Following Purchase

Michael Slade                                       651                       3,016,408        10.1%
Nigel McNair Scott                                  651                         628,087         2.1%
Gerald Kaye                                         651                         310,673         1.0%
Michael Brown                                       651                         188,021         0.6%





Contact:

T J Murphy
Helical Bar
Tel: [phone]

Date of Notification
11 June 2003


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