Holding in Company

Helical Bar PLC
29 October 2001

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

      HELICAL BAR PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

     FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LTD AND THEIR
     DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES

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.

     RBS TRUST BANK                         313,683
     CHASE NOMINEES LTD                     783,454
     MSS NOMINEES LTD                        26,408
     BT GLOBENET NOMINEES                    58,195
     BANKERS TRUST                          383,905
     STATE STREET BANK NOMINEES LTD         309,761
     STATE STREET NOMINEES LTD               10,800
     NORTHERN TRUST                         216,690



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 25P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

     26 OCTOBER 2001

12)  Total holding following this notification

      2,102,896
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     7.03%

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 ... 29 OCTOBER 2001