Directors' Dealings

Helical Bar PLC
6 March 2000


Notification of Interests of Directors and Connected Persons

HELICAL BAR PLC (THE 'COMPANY')

The Company was informed, on 3 March 2000, that Michael Brown and Gerald Kaye
each bough 25,000 ordinary 5p shares in the Company at 565 pence per share. 
Following these purchases their interests in the Company are as follows:

Director               Total Shareholding

Michael Brown          108,584     0.4%
Gerald Kaye            212,514     0.7%


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