Directors Interests

Helical Bar PLC
09 July 2007


                                                                                

9 July 2007

                                                                                

                                HELICAL BAR PLC                                 


                                 PRESS RELEASE                                  

 

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PARTIES          

                                                                                

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

 

 

The Company was informed today that the following transactions had taken place:

 

 

1. Performance Share Plan Awards

 

On 6 July 2007, under the terms of the Helical Bar plc Performance Share Plan
2004 approved at the Annual General Meeting of 28 July 2004, the following share
awards were made to the directors of the Company at the closing mid-market price
on 5 July 2007 of 481p per share.

 

Michael Slade        187,110 shares

Nigel McNair Scott   124,740 shares

Gerald Kaye          171,518 shares

Michael Brown        202,703 shares

 

2. Share Incentive Plan

 

The Company was informed on 6 July 2007 that on that date, under the rules of
the Helical Bar plc Share Incentive Plan ('the Plan'), Helical Bar Trustees
Limited had awarded shares to directors and employees of the Company and, using
contributions to the Plan by directors and employees, had purchased additional
shares matched in a ratio of 2:1 by the Company. On 6 July 2007 4,317 shares
were awarded to directors and employees at the closing mid-market price on 5
July 2007 of 481p in accordance with the Plan rules.

 

Shares awarded to the directors were as follows:

 
Director                          Number of Shares 
                
Michael Slade                     240                              
Nigel McNair Scott                240                              
Gerald Kaye                       240                              
Michael Brown                     240                              

 

 

3. Directors' Interests in Shares

 

Following these transactions the directors' interests in shares are as follows:
                Shares Held           Share        Performance
                                      Options      Share Plan          
                                                  
Michael Slade   12,686,933 (13.3%)    1,740,000    1,848,269  
                                                      
Nigel McNair     2,016,344 (2.1 %)      761,665    1,068,945  
Scott      
                                               
Gerald Kaye        981,206 (1.0 %)    1,315,990    1,036,264  

Michael Brown      910,411 (1.0 %)    1,065,985    1,067,449  

 

 

 
Contact:    T J Murphy            020 7629 0113     
            Date of Notification  9 July 2007       

 

 



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