Issue of Equity

St. Helen's Capital Plc / Epic: SHCP / Market: AIM / Sector: Financial services
21 August 2008
                      St. Helen's Capital Plc ('St Helen's Capital' or 'the Company')
                                              Issue of Equity

St  Helen's Capital Plc, the AIM-listed independent institutional stockbroker and corporate finance adviser
focused  on  companies  in the small cap sector, advises that on 18 August 2008 it issued  85,106  ordinary
shares  of  5p  each  in  the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 11.75p  per  share  as  part  of  a
contractual agreement.  These shares will be subject to a lock-in agreement ending on 13th May 2009.

Application  will be made for the admission of the new Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM and  dealings  are
expected  to  commence at 8.00 a.m. on 26 August 2008. The new Ordinary Shares will rank  pari  passu  with
existing Ordinary shares and will increase the number of Ordinary Shares in issue to 42,741,106.

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For further information visit www.sthelenscapital.com or contact:
Ruari McGirr                          St Helen's Capital Plc                 Tel: [phone]
James Harris / David Altberg          Strand Partners Limited                Tel: [phone]
Susie Callear                         St Brides Media & Finance Ltd          Tel: [phone]

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