Re. Notification of Interests

Helical Bar PLC
07 July 2005

7 July 2005

                                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 2005, 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
103,971 shares


Nigel McNair Scott
64,982 shares


Gerald Kaye
55,884 shares


Michael Brown
55,884 shares



2.         Share Incentive Plan



The Company was informed on 6 July 2005 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 2005 6,732 shares
were awarded to directors and employees at the closing mid-market price on 5
July 2005 of 1385.0p in accordance with the Plan rules.



The Company was informed today that Helical Bar Trustees Ltd had purchased 7,000
ordinary shares in the Company.



Shares awarded to the directors were as follows:


Director                                            Number of Shares
Michael Slade                                       378
Nigel McNair Scott                                  378
Gerald Kaye                                         378
Michael Brown                                       378



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                          2,549,317              1,054,000                   253,971
                                        (13.8 %)
Nigel McNair Scott                       401,642                407,000                   139,982
                                         (2.2 %)
Gerald Kaye                              195,448                463,198                   130,884
                                         (1.1 %)
Michael Brown                            181,289                306,418                   130,884
                                         (1.0 %)



Contact:  T J Murphy
020 7629 0113


Date of Notification
7 July 2005






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