Holding in Company

Helical Bar PLC
22 February 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

HELICAL BAR PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

SCUDDER KEMPER INVESTMENTS, INC 
ZURICH HOLDING COMPANY OF AMERICA INC
ZKI HOLDING CORPORATION AND 
ZURICH INSURANCE COMPANY


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

IN RESPECT OF NON BENEFICIAL INTEREST


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.



5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 5P SHARES


10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

21 FEBRUARY 2001


12)  Total holding following this notification


               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


UNDER 3%

14)  Any additional information

COMPANIES ACT 1985 SS198-202
DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

T J MURPHY
020  7629  0113


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification ....22 FEBRUARY 2001