Holding in Company

Helical Bar PLC 7 December 2000 DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS 1) NAME OF COMPANY HELICAL BAR PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LTD AND THEIR DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 IN RESPECT OF NON BENEFICIAL INTEREST 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. RBS TRUST BANK 285,483 CHASE NOMINEES LTD 407,454 MSS NOMINEES LTD 28,708 BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD 58,395 BANKERS TRUST 404,885 STATE STREET BANK NOMINEES LTD 338,061 CLYDESDALE BANK (HEAD OFFICE) NOMINEES LIMITED 340,600 STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD 20,000 HSBC CLIENT HOLDINGS NOMINEE (UK) LTD 519 NORTHERN TRUST 220,990 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 6) ( N/A %) of issued Class 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) (N/A%) of issued Class 9) Class of security ORDINARY 5p SHARES 10) Date of transaction 11) Date company informed 7 DECEMBER 2000 12) Total holding following this notification 2,105,095 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 7.04% 14) Any additional information COMPANIES ACT 1985 SS198-202 DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries T J MURPHY 020 7629 0113 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification Date of Notification ... 7 DECEMBER 2000 ........................

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