Purchase of Own Securities

Helical Bar PLC
24 February 2004


Helical Bar plc

REPURCHASE OF SHARES

Helical Bar plc announces that on 24 February 2004 it purchased
for cancellation  50,000  of its ordinary shares at a price
of 757.5p per share.

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