Director/PDMR Shareholding

1 June 2012

HELICAL BAR PLC

PRESS RELEASE

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. 2012 Performance Share Plan Award

On 31 May 2012, under the terms of the Helical Bar plc Performance Share

Plan 2004 approved at the Annual General Meeting of 28 July 2004, the

following share awards were made to the directors of the Company at the

closing mid-market price on 30 May 2012 of 167.50p.

Michael Slade 895,522 shares

Nigel McNair Scott 420,895 shares

Gerald Kaye 671,641 shares

Matthew Bonning-Snook 537,313 shares

Jack Pitman 537,313 shares

Duncan Walker 447,761 shares

2. 2009 Performance Share Plan Award

The Performance Share Plan Awards made on 9 July 2009 did not satisfy their

performance criteria, and, accordingly, have lapsed.

3. Share Incentive Plan

On 31 May 2012, under the rules of the Helical Bar plc Share Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), Helical Bar Trustees Limited, using contributions to the Plan by directors and employees matched in a 2:1 ratio by the Company, had awarded 84,004 ordinary shares to directors and employees at the closing mid-market price on 30 May 2012 of 167.50p.

Shares awarded to the directors were as follows:

Director Number of Shares

Michael Slade 3,425

Nigel McNair Scott 3,425

Gerald Kaye 3,425

Matthew Bonning-Snook 3,420

Jack Pitman 3,425

Duncan Walker 3,255

4. Directors' Interests in Shares

Following these transactions the directors' interests in shares are as follows:

Shares Held Performance Plan

Michael Slade 13,430,919 (11.4%) 2,017,395

Nigel McNair Scott 2,713,557 (2.3%) 1,172,549

Gerald Kaye 1,534,014 (1.3%) 1,458,717

Matthew Bonning-Snook 283,680 (0.2%) 1,183,272

Jack Pitman 448,478 (0.4%) 1,183,272

Duncan Walker 14,735 (0.01%) 802,386

Contact: T J Murphy (020 7629 0113)

Date of Notification 1 June 2012