Purchase of Own Securities

Helical Bar PLC
14 May 2004

Helical Bar plc


REPURCHASE OF SHARES


Helical Bar plc announces that on 14 May 2004 it purchased
for cancellation 120,000  of its ordinary shares at a price
of 835p per share.


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