Director/PDMR Shareholding

15th June 2011

PRESS RELEASE

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PARTIES

HELICAL BAR PLC ("Helical Bar" "the Company")

The Company was informed on 14th June 2011 that the following transactions had taken place:

1. Share Incentive Plan

The Company was informed on 14th June 2011 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 44,823 ordinary shares to directors and employees at the closing mid-market price on 13th June 2011 of 254.60p.

Shares awarded to the directors were as follows:

Director Number of Shares

Michael Slade 1,917

Nigel McNair Scott 1,917

Gerald Kaye 1,917

Matthew Bonning-Snook 1,917

Jack Pitman 1,917

2. Directors' Interests in Shares

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

Director Shares Held Performance

Share Plan

Michael Slade 13,625,677 (11.5%) 1,368,657

Nigel McNair Scott 2,708,315 (2.3%) 915,914

Gerald Kaye 1,528,772 (1.3%) 976,504

Matthew Bonning-Snook 278,450 (0.2%) 828,779

Jack Pitman 443,236 (0.4%) 828,779

Contact: T J Murphy (020 7629 0113)

Date of Notification: 15th June 2011