Director Shareholding

Helical Bar PLC
26 September 2002


                          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF
                        DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


HELICAL BAR PLC ('Helical Bar' or 'the Company')


The Company was informed on 26 September 2002 that under
the rules of the Helical Bar plc Share Incentive plan, Helical Bar
Trustees Limited had purchased 11,225 ordinary shares in the
Company for award at 645p to directors and employees of the
company.

Awards to directors were made today as follows:


Director                          Number                  Total
                                  of Shares               Shareholding
                                                          Following
                                                          Award


Michael Slade                       465                     3,015,403      10.1%
Nigel McNair Scott                  465                       627,082       2.1%
Gerald Kaye                         465                       309,680       1.0%
Michael Brown                       465                       187,016       0.6%



Contact:       T J Murphy                   020 7629 0113
               Date of Notification         26 September 2002


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