+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)                             |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+


+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying   |                               |
|issuer                                        |      HELPHIRE GROUP PLC       |
|of existing shares to which voting rights are |                               |
|attached: (ii)                                |                               |
+----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------+
|2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):     |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                           |   X   |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
|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):                                               |       |
+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------+-------+
|3. Full name of person(s) subject to  |                                       |
|the                                   |             Schroders plc             |
|notification obligation: (iii)        |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|4. Full name of shareholder(s)        |                  N/A                  |
|(if different from 3.):(iv)           |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|5. Date of the transaction and date on|                                       |
|which the threshold is crossed or     |               18.06.12                |
|reached: (v)                          |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|6. Date on which issuer notified:     |               19.06.12                |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+
|7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or|              14% to 13%               |
|reached: (vi, vii)                    |                                       |
+--------------------------------------+---------------------------------------+







+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|8. Notified details:                                                            |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)                                  |
+------------+----------------------+--------------------------------------------+
|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   |
|using       |of        |of         |of shares |rights           |rights (x)     |
|the ISIN    |Shares    |Voting     +----------+------+----------+------+--------+
|CODE        |          |Rights     |  Direct  |Direct| Indirect |Direct|Indirect|
|            |          |           |          | (xi) |  (xii)   |      |        |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+------+----------+------+--------+
|  Ordinary  |          |           |          |      |          |      |        |
|            |46,829,273|46,829,273 |46,329,273| N/A  |46,329,273| N/A  |13.982% |
|GB0004195219|          |           |          |      |          |      |        |
+------------+----------+-----------+----------+------+----------+------+--------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                             |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            |
+--------------+----------+---------------------+------------------+-------------+
|Type of       |Expiration|Exercise/            |Number of voting  |% of voting  |
|financial     |date      |Conversion Period    |rights that may be|rights       |
|instrument    |(xiii)    |(xiv)                |acquired if the   |             |
|              |          |                     |instrument is     |             |
|              |          |                     |exercised/        |             |
|              |          |                     |converted.        |             |
+--------------+----------+---------------------+------------------+-------------+
|N/A           |N/A       |N/A                  |N/A               |N/A          |
+--------------+----------+---------------------+------------------+-------------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial   |
|Instruments (xv, xvi)                                                           |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                            |
+-------------+---------+----------+-----------+------------------+--------------+
|   Type of   |         |Expiration| Exercise/ | Number of voting | % of voting  |
|  financial  |Exercise |   date   |Conversion |rights instrument | rights (xix, |
| instrument  |  price  |  (xvii)  |  period   |    refers to     |     xx)      |
|             |         |          |  (xviii)  |                  |              |
+-------------+---------+----------+-----------+------------------+-------+------+
|             |         |          |           |                  |Nominal|Delta |
|N/A          |N/A      |N/A       |N/A        |N/A               +-------+------+
|             |         |          |           |                  |N/A    |N/A   |
+-------------+---------+----------+-----------+------------------+-------+------+

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Total (A+B+C)                                                                   |
+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
|      Number of voting rights       |        Percentage of voting rights        |
+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
|             46,329,273             |                  13.982%                  |
+------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+


+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the|
|financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi)              |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Schroder Investment Management Limited        46,329,273        13.982%       |
|                                                                              |
|                                                                              |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Proxy Voting:                                                                 |
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|10. Name of the proxy holder:                |              N/A               |
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will|                                |
|cease                                        |              N/A               |
|to hold:                                     |                                |
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
|12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to |                                |
|hold                                         |              N/A               |
|voting rights:                               |                                |
+---------------------------------------------+--------------------------------+

+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
|                            |The  shares referred to in  Section 9 are held in|
|13. Additional information: |portfolios   managed   by   those   firms   on  a|
|                            |discretionary  basis for clients under investment|
|                            |management agreements.                           |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
|14. Contact name:           |Mr N Tilley - Company Secretary                  |
|                            |Helphire Group Plc                               |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+
|15. Contact telephone       |+44(0) 1225 321218                               |
|number:                     |                                                 |
+----------------------------+-------------------------------------------------+






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