Holding(s) in Company

Helical Bar PLC 12 December 2007 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company HELICAL BAR PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 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 AS IN 2 ABOVE 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them BANK OF NEW YORK EUROPE LDN - 1,813,212 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH - 2,847,168 NORTHERN TRUST, LONDON - 333,795 BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD, LUX - 2,961 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired 6. Percentage of issued class 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed 8. Percentage of issued class 9. Class of security 10. Date of transaction 11. Date company informed 10 DECEMBER 2007 12. Total holding following this notification 4,997,136 ORDINARY 1P SHARES 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 5.22% 14. Any additional information 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 T . J . MURPHY Date of notification 11 DECEMBER 2007 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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