Notification of Interests

Helical Bar PLC
04 July 2006

4 July 2006



                                HELICAL BAR PLC

          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 4 July 2006, 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:

Michael Slade                                           391,304 shares
Nigel McNair Scott                                      244,565 shares
Gerald Kaye                                             210,326 shares
Michael Brown                                           210,326 shares


2.         Share Incentive Plan

The Company was informed on 4 July 2006 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 4 July 2006 26,190 shares
were awarded to directors and employees at the closing mid-market price on 3
July 2006 of 368.0p in accordance with the Plan rules.

Shares awarded to the directors were as follows:

Director                                       Number of Shares
Michael Slade                                  1,544
Nigel McNair Scott                             1,544
Gerald Kaye                                    1,544
Michael Brown                                  1,544

3.         Directors' Interests in Shares

Following these transactions the directors' interests in shares are as follows:


                      Shares Held          Share Options             Performance
                                                                      Share Plan

Michael Slade          12,748,747              3,770,000               1,661,159
                         (13.4 %)
Nigel McNair            2,014,545              1,785,000                 944,475
Scott                     (2.1 %)
Gerald Kaye               979,402              1,315,990                 864,746
                          (1.0 %)
Michael                   908,607              1,065,985                 864,746
Brown                     (1.0 %)



Contact:
T J Murphy
020 7629 0113
Date of Notification
4 July 2006




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