Helical Bar Regulatory News (HLCL)

2 Feb 2005 13:37

Helical Bar PLC02 February 2005 2 February 2005 HELICAL BAR PLC NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PARTIES HELICAL BAR PLC ("Helical Bar" or "the Company") The Company was informed today that the following transactions had taken place: 1. Exercise of Share Options On 1 February the following directors exercised subscription options over newshares in accordance with the rules of the Helical Bar 1999 Share Option Scheme. Gerald Kaye 100,000 shares at 442.50p per share Michael Brown 100,000 shares at 442.50p per share 2. Sale of Shares On 1 February the following directors sold shares in the Company: Gerald Kaye 100,000 shares at 1285.0p per share Michael Brown 100,000 shares at 1285.0p per share 3. Directors' Interests in Shares Following these transactions the directors' concerned continued to hold thenumber of shares in the Company noted below. Gerald Kaye 195,070 (1.08%) Michael Brown 180,912 (1.00%) 4. Number of Shares in Issue Following these transactions the Company has 18,101,164 ordinary 5p shares inissue. Contact: T J Murphy 020 7629 0113 Date of Notification 2 February 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange