Re. Notification of Interests

16 Jan 2006 15:55

Helical Bar PLC16 January 2006 16 January 2006 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 13 January 2006 the following directors exercised options over new shares inaccordance with the rules of the Helical Bar 1999 Share Option Scheme. Gerald Kaye 97,827 shares at 88.50p per share 2. Sale of Shares On 13 January 2006 the following directors sold shares in the Company: Gerald Kaye 97,827 shares at 305.07p per share 3. Directors' Interests in Shares Following these transactions the directors' concerned continued to hold thenumber of shares in the Company noted below. Gerald Kaye 977,240 (1.04%) 4. Number of Shares in Issue Following these transactions the Company has 94,371,925 ordinary 1p shares inissue. Contact: T J Murphy 020 7629 0113Date of Notification 16 January 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange