Holding(s) in Company

Helical Bar PLC
07 December 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


HELICAL BAR PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


PRUDENTIAL PLC



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


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






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


6 DECEMBER 2004



12. Total holding following this notification






13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification






14. Any additional information


PRUDENTIAL PLC AND ITS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES NO LONGER HAVE A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST 
IN THE SHARE CAPITAL OF THE COMPANY



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


7 DECEMBER 2004



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