8 Jan 2009 17:07
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 that the following transactions had taken place:
1. Share Incentive Plan
The Company was informed on 7th January 2009 that on that date, 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 8,393 ordinary 1p shares to directors and employees at the closing mid-market price on 6th January 2009 of 296.75p.
Shares awarded to the directors were as follows:
Director Number of Shares
Michael Slade 486
Nigel McNair Scott 486
Michael Brown 486
Gerald Kaye 485
Matthew Bonning-Snook 482
Jack Pitman 486
2. Directors' Interests in Shares
Following these transactions the Directors' interests in shares are as follows:
| Director | Shares Held | Share Options | Performance Share Plan |
| Michael Slade | 13,439,796 (13.8%) | 500,000 | 904,206 |
| Nigel McNair Scott | 2,431,052 (2.5%) | - | 586,500 |
| Michael Brown | 1,300,168 (1.3%) | - | 765,970 |
| Gerald Kaye | 1,370,962 (1.4%) | 347,095 | 680,487 |
| Matthew Bonning-Snook | 214,243 (0.2%) | 210,000 | 507,752 |
| Jack Pitman | 230,471 (0.2%) | 320,510 | 503,676 |
Contact: T J Murphy 020 7629 0113
Date of Notification 8th January 2009
Helical Bar (HLCL)