Director/PDMR Shareholding

30th November 2011

PRESS RELEASE

NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PARTIES

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

The Company was informed on 30th November 2011 the following transactions had taken place:

1. Share Incentive Plan

The Company was informed on 30th November 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 36,370 ordinary shares to directors and employees at the closing mid-market price on 29th November 2011 of 169.00p.

Shares awarded to the directors were as follows:

Director Number of Shares

Michael Slade 1,818

Nigel McNair Scott 1,818

Gerald Kaye 1,818

Matthew Bonning-Snook 1,811

Jack Pitman 1,818

Duncan Walker 1,520

2. Directors' Interests in Shares

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

Director Shares Held Performance

Share Plan

Michael Slade 13,627,494 (11.5%) 1,621,457

Nigel McNair Scott 2,710,132 (2.3%) 1,086,375

Gerald Kaye 1,530,589 (1.3%) 1,111,805

Matthew Bonning-Snook 280,260 (0.2%) 920,730

Jack Pitman 445,053 (0.4%) 920,730

Duncan Walker 11,480 (0.01%) 479,521

Contact: T J Murphy (020 7629 0113)

Date of Notification: 30th November 2011