Director/PDMR Shareholding

Helical Bar plc ("Helical Bar" "the Company")

Notification of Interests of Directorsand Connected Persons

The Company was informed on 11th December 2012 the following transactions had taken place:

1. Share Incentive Plan

The Company was informed on 11th December 2012 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 27,814 ordinary shares to directors and employees at the closing mid-market price on 10th December 2012 of 230.00p.

Shares awarded to the directors were as follows:

Director Number of Shares

Michael Slade 1,439

Timothy Murphy 1,439

Gerald Kaye 1,438

Matthew Bonning-Snook 1,433

Jack Pitman 1,439

Duncan Walker 1,196

2. Directors' Interests in Shares

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

Director Shares Held

Michael Slade 13,232,358 (11.20 per cent)

Timothy Murphy 128,140 (0.11 per cent)

Gerald Kaye 1,535,452 (1.30 per cent)

Matthew Bonning-Snook 285,113 (0.24 per cent)

Jack Pitman 449,917 (0.38 per cent)

Duncan Walker 15,931 (0.01 per cent)

Contact: T J Murphy (020 7629 0113)

Date of notification: 12th December 2012