(HEGY.L) Helius Energy PLC Buy/Sell

RNS Number : 9813B Helius Energy Plc 04 November 2009

4 November 2009

Helius Energy plc

(the "Company")

Issue of equity

The Company announces, following the exercise of options, that it has issued 508,332 new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of 12p per share.

An application has been made for 508,332 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that admission will become effective and that dealings will commence on 6 November 2009 in respect of 91,666 of those Ordinary Shares and on 10 November 2009 in respect of 416,666 of those Ordinary Shares. On admission, the Company will have 85,189,318 Ordinary Shares in issue.

For more information please contact:

Helius Energy plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7723 6272

William J. Ingram Hill

General Counsel & Company Secretary
Matrix Corporate Capital LLP Tel: +44 (0) 20 3206 7000

Louis Castro Anu Tayal

Kreab Gavin Anderson Tel: +44 (0) 20 7074 1800

Ken Cronin Robert Speed Kate Hill

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