Directors' Dealings

Helical Bar PLC
22 March 2000

Helical Bar plc (the 'Company')

The Company was informed, on 21 March 2000, that Michael Brown and Gerald Kaye
bought ordinary 5p shares in the Company at 570 pence per share.  The number of
shares purchased and their interests in the Company following these purchases
were as follows:-

Director            Shares Purchased               Total Shareholding

Michael Brown           9,000                      117,584      0.4%
Gerald Kaye            16,000                      228,514      0.8%


Contact:       TJ Murphy         020 7629 0113

Date of Notification:            22 March 2000