Notification of Interests

Helical Bar PLC
05 January 2005

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS



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





The Company was informed on 5 January 2005 that on the 4 January 2005, under the
rules of the Helical Bar plc Share Incentive Plan (the 'Plan'), Helical Bar
Trustees Limited had purchased 4,300 ordinary shares in the Company.  These
shares were purchased using contributions to the Plan by the directors and
employees of the Company, matched in a ratio of 2:1 by the Company, and using
dividend income re-invested by the directors and employees into shares in the
Company.  On 5 January 2005, 5742 shares were awarded to directors and employees
at the closing mid-market price on 4 January 2005 of 1200.0p in accordance with
the Plan rules.



Shares awarded to the directors were as follows:

Director                        Number                     Total Shareholding
                              Of Shares                     Following Award


Michael Slade                   336                     2,448,939          13.8%
Nigel McNair Scott              336                       401,264           2.3%
Gerald Kaye                     336                       195,070           1.1%
Michael Brown                   336                       180,912           1.0%






Contact:                       T J Murphy                         020 7629 0113
                               Date of Notification               5 January 2005












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