TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying         HELPHIRE GROUP PLC
issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights
are
attached:

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              YES

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which     YES
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    NO
to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                          NO

Other (please
specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to              Spreadex Limited
the
notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):

5. Date of the transaction and date                   20.12.13
on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified:                     02.01.14

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                    4%, 3%
or
reached:

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type   Situation previous     Resulting situation after the triggering
of           to the triggering      transaction
shares       transaction

if possible  Number     Number      Number      Number of voting    % of voting rights
using        of         of          of shares   rights
the ISIN     Shares     Voting
CODE                    Rights
                                      Direct      Direct   Indirect  Direct    Indirect

GB0004195219 44,000,000 44,000,000  39,878,913  39,878,913            1.46%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial  Expiration Exercise/            Number of voting      % of voting
instrument         date       Conversion Period    rights that may be    rights
                                                   acquired if the
                                                   instrument is
                                                   exercised/
                                                   converted.

Spreadbet/CFD                                      5,299,677             0.19%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

   Type of     Exercise Expiration  Exercise/     Number of voting      % of voting
  financial     price      date     Conversion    rights instrument        rights
  instrument                          period          refers to

                                                                      Nominal    Delta

Total (A+B+C)

         Number of voting rights                  Percentage of voting rights

                               45,178,590                                         1.66

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                  N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                  N/A
cease
to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold              N/A
voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:                      N Tilley - Company Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:          01225 321207
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