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

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     Confirmation of Invesco's holding following a           x
specify):         placing - please note there has been no change to
                  our percentage of voting rights.

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

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

5. Date of the transaction and date               24 December 2013
on which the threshold is crossed or
reached:

6. Date on which issuer notified:                 30 December 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                      29%
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
using        of          of          of shares  rights               rights
the ISIN     Shares      Voting
CODE                     Rights
                                       Direct    Direct   Indirect    Direct     Indirect


GB0004195219 457,127,488 457,127,488                     797,076,562              29.23%

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.

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

               797,076,562                                   29.23%

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

Invesco Fund Managers Limited - 588,577,263

Invesco Asset Management Limited - 208,499,299

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:                      N Tilley

15. Contact telephone number:          01225 321207