RNS Number:8802T Helphire Group PLC 28 March 2007 Helphire Group plc ("Helphire" or the "Company") Notification in respect of a PDMR and a connected person. The board of Helphire received notification on 28 March 2007, that Alan George Gilbert, a PDMR of the Company and his wife Verity Tessa Gilbert (a connected person), each sold 4,650 ordinary shares of 5p each in the Company on 26 March 2007, as detailed in the table below. These transactions are notified under notification required by DR 3.1.4 (R)(1) (a). ------- --------- ----------- ----------- -------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- |PDMR |Connected|Registered | Nature of | Number | Value of | Total | Total | Total | Type of | | | Person |Shareholder|transaction| of |transaction|percentage| number of |percentage | holding | | | | | | shares | |of shares |shares held| of shares | | | | | | |disposed| | disposed | by PDMR/ | held by | | | | | | | of | |of by PDMR| Connected | PDMR | | | | | | | | | / | Person | Connected | | | | | | | | |Connected | following | Person | | | | | | | | | Person | the | following | | | | | | | | | |transaction|transaction| | ------- --------- ----------- ----------- -------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- | Alan | |Alan George| Disposal | 4,650 |20,886.81 | 0.00338% | 28,812 | 0.021% |Beneficial| |George | | Gilbert | | | | | | | interest | |Gilbert| | | | | | | | | | ------- --------- ----------- ----------- -------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- | | Verity | Verity | Disposal | 4,650 |20,886.81 | 0.00338% | 350 |0.0000025% |Beneficial| | | Tessa | Tessa | | | | | | | interest | | | Gilbert | Gilbert | | | | | | | | ------- --------- ----------- ----------- -------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- CONTACT: Name: P Thompson, Compliance Manager, Helphire Group plc. Telephone: 01225 321217 Date: 28 March 2007 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END