1st Dec 2015 13:13
| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi | 
| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii | Helical Bar plc | ||||
| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
| Other (please specify): | NOTIFICATION PROMPTED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EU TRANSPARENCY DIRECTIVE AMENDMENTS | √ | |||
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii | Aviva plc & its subsidiaries | ||||
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv | Registered Holder: 
 BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 266,476* 
 Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 4,126,310* 
 Chase Nominees Limited 45,600* 
 State Street Nominees Limited 89,941* 
 *denotes direct interest 
 Chase Nominees Limited 203,642 
 Vidacos Nominees Limited 375,712 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v | 25 November 2015 | ||||
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 27 November 2015 | ||||
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii | 4% to 3% Change at Direct Interest Level and 5% to | ||||
| 8. Notified details: | ||||||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix | ||||||||||
| Class/type ofshares if possible usingthe ISIN CODE | Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||
| NumberofShares | NumberofVotingRights | Numberof shares | Number of votingrights | % of voting rights x | ||||||
| Direct | Direct xi | Indirect xii | Direct | Indirect | ||||||
| Ordinary Shares GB00B0FYMT95 | 5,938,649 * | 5,938,649 * | 5,107,681 | 4,528,327 | 579,354 | 3.83% | 0.49% | |||
| * Includes Qualifying Financial Instruments (Convertibles = 462,833) | ||||||||||
| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Expirationdate xiii | Exercise/Conversion Period xiv | Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted. | % of votingrights | ||||||
| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi | ||||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||
| Type of financialinstrument | Exercise price | Expiration date xvii | Exercise/Conversion period xviii | Number of voting rights instrument refers to 
 | % of voting rights xix, xx 
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| RIGHT TO RECALL LOANED SHARES | N/A | N/A | N/A | 429,935* *Direct interest | Nominal | Delta | 
| 0.36% | ||||||
| Total (A+B+C) | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | 
| 5,537,616 | 4.68% | 
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi | ||
| The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: · Aviva plc (Parent Company) · Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc) · Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) · Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
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| Proxy Voting: | ||
| 10. Name of the proxy holder: | See Section 4 | |
| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold: | ||
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights: | ||
| 13. Additional information: | Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 118,183,806 as per the Additional Listing Announcement of 8 August 2014. 
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| 14. Contact name: | Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc | |
| 15. Contact telephone number: | 01603 684420 | |
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