HELICAL PLC

AGM Information • Jul 24, 2012

At the ninety second Annual General Meeting of Helical Bar plc held on Tuesday 24 July 2012, all resolutions set out in the Notice of Meeting dated 29 June 2012 were passed by Shareholders on a show of hands. Proxies were received by the Company from Shareholders in advance of the Annual General Meeting as follows:

		Proxy Votes Received
	Resolution	For the Resolutioni	% For	Against the Resolution	% Against	Total Votes Validly Cast	Votes Withheldii
1	To receive and consider the accounts and reports of the Directors and Independent Auditor thereon for the year ended 31 March 2012	98,458,728	99.14	850,825	0.86	99,309,553	0
2	To declare a final dividend of 3.40 pence per 1p share	99,309,554	100.00	0	0.00	0	0
3	To re-elect Mr M.E. Slade as a Director	96,886,257	97.56	2,420,957	2.44	99,307,214	2,340
4	To re-elect Mr N.G. McNair Scott as a Director	74,509,226	91.02	7,346,957	8.98	81,856,183	17,453,370
5	To re-elect Mr G.A. Kaye as a Director	96,886,257	97.56	2,420,957	2.44	99,307,214	2,340
6	To re-elect Mr M.C. Bonning-Snook as a Director	96,888,597	97.56	2,420,957	2.44	99,309,554	0
7	To re-elect J.S. Pitman as a Director	96,888,597	97.56	2,420,957	2.44	99,309,554	0
8	To re-elect Mr D.C. Walker as a Director	96,886,257	97.56	2,420,957	2.44	99,307,214	2,340
9	To re-elect Mr A.E.G. Gulliford as a Director	96,652,493	97.32	2,657,061	2.68	99,309,554	0
10	To re-elect Mr M.K. O'Donnell as a Director	96,653,693	97.33	2,653,521	2.67	99,307,214	2,340
11	To re-appoint Grant Thornton UK LLP as Independent Auditor	99,305,090	99.99	2,124	0.01	99,307,214	2,340
12	To authorise the Directors to set the remuneration of the Independent Auditor	99,285,548	99.98	23,400	0.02	99,308,948	606
13	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 31 March 2012	93,007,260	94.72	5,181,917	5.28	98,189,177	1,120,375
14	To authorise the Directors to allot shares pursuant to section 551 of the Companies Act 2006	92,648,410	94.12	5,782,884	5.88	98,431294	878,258

15	To authorise the Directors to disapply pre emption rights pursuant to sections 570 and 573 of the Companies Act 2006iii	99,302,728	99.99	6,155	0.01	99,308,883	670
16	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its ordinary shares pursuant to section 701 of the Companies Act 2006iii	99,303,797	99.99	4,150	0.01	99,307,947	1,606
17	To approve general meetings (other than annual general meetings) to be held on not less than 14 clear days' noticeiii	95,420,996	96.09	3,886,951	3.91	99,307,947	1,606
18	To approve the Company's Annual Bonus Scheme 2012	93,626,769	95.33	4,587,274	4.67	98,214,043	1,095,510
19	To approve the renewal of the Company's 2002 Approved share Incentive Plan	99,285,676	99.99	5,607	0.01	99,291,283	18,271

Notes to the Disclosure

As at the date of the meeting there were 118,137,522 ordinary shares of 1p each in issue.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, copies of resolutions other than those concerning ordinary business passed at the Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and can be viewed at http://www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

For further information please contact: Timothy Murphy Finance Director and Company Secretary 020 7629 0113

i Includes discretionary votes

ii A vote withheld is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the votes for or against a resolution

iii Special Resolution requires at least 75% of votes in favour