Helius Energy Plc - Exercise of Options

RNS Number:2449R
Helius Energy Plc
31 March 2008

31 March 2008

Helius Energy Plc ("Helius" or the "Company")

Exercise of Options and Total Voting Rights

Helius, the AIM quoted developer of biomass fired renewable energy plants,
announces that, pursuant to the exercise of options, on 31 March 2008 it issued
25,000 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares"),
subject to admission to trading on AIM ("Admission").

Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading
on AIM, which is expected to become effective on 4 April 2008.

The new Ordinary Shares will, on Admission, be credited as fully paid and rank
pari passu in all respects with the existing issued Ordinary Shares.

Upon Admission, the total number of issued Ordinary Shares in the Company,
including the new Ordinary Shares, will be 71,508,049 Ordinary Shares. The
Company does not hold any Ordinary Shares in Treasury. This figure may be used
by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which
they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a
change to their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the
Financial Service Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further details contact:

John Seed, Managing Director Helius Energy Plc 01642 438 540

Tom Griffiths, Antonio Bossi Arbuthnot Securities 020 7012 2000

Ken Cronin, Robert Speed, Gavin Anderson & Company 020 7554 1400
Kate Hill

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