Notification of Interests

25 Jan 2005 15:46

Helical Bar PLC25 January 2005 25 January 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 24 January 2005 a purchase option over 50,000 ordinary 5p shares in theCompany, held by the Company's Employee Share Ownership Plan Trust, wasexercised, in accordance with the rules of the Helical Bar 1999 Share OptionScheme, by Gerald Kaye at an exercise price of 442.50p per share. 2. Sale of Shares On 24 January 2005 Gerald Kaye sold 50,000 shares at 1271p per share. 3. Directors' Interests in Shares Following these transactions Gerald Kaye held 195,070 (1.09%) shares in theCompany. Contact: T J Murphy 020 7629 0113 Date of Notification: 25 January 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange