Director Shareholding

Helical Bar PLC
01 July 2004

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



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


The Company was informed on 01 July 2004 that on that date, under the rules of
the Helical Bar plc Share Incentive Plan (the 'Plan'), Helical Bar Trustees
Limited had purchased 4,500 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.  On 1 July 2004 12,010 shares were awarded to
directors and employees at the closing mid-market price on 30 June 2004 of
932.5p in accordance with the Plan rules.

Shares awarded to the directors were as follows:

Director                Number                       Total Shareholding
                        of Shares                    Following Purchase

Michael Slade           571                          3,017,310      11.3%
Nigel McNair Scott      571                          628,989        2.4%
Gerald Kaye             571                          311,575        1.2%
Michael Brown           571                          288,923        1.1%



Contact:            T J Murphy                                     020 7629 0113
                    Date of Notification                           01 July 2004



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