Notice of AGM & 2021 Annual Report & Accounts

Following the release on 25 May 2021 of the Company's Annual Results for the year ended 31 March 2021, the Company announces that it has published its 2021 Annual Report and Accounts.

The Company also announces that its 2021 Annual General Meeting ("2021 AGM") will be held at 11.30 a.m. on Thursday, 15 July 2021 at Butchers' Hall, 87 Bartholomew Close, London EC1A 7EB.

Please note that the Company's Board is continuing to monitor developments in connection with Coronavirus (Covid-19) and their potential impact on the 2021 AGM. On the basis of public health guidance and legislation from the UK Government issued at the date of this announcement, the intention is for the 2021 AGM to be held physically in line with appropriate restrictions and based on the guidance in place at the time. However, should circumstances change prior to the date of the 2021 AGM with the result that it cannot be held as planned, the Board may need to revise its position and make any necessary amendments to arrangements from those contained in the Notice of the 2021 AGM. Any such amendments will be notified to Shareholders by an RIS announcement and will be posted on the Company's website at www.helical.co.uk as early as possible prior to the date of the 2021 AGM.

Copies of the 2021 Annual Report and Accounts and Notice of the 2021 AGM are available to view on the Company's website at www.helical.co.uk.

Pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.3R(1), copies of these documents and a proxy form for the 2021 AGM have also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:  https://www.fca.org.uk/markets/primary-markets/regulatory-disclosures/national-storage-mechanism.

The full-year results announcement made on 25 May 2021, together with the information in the Appendix (which has been extracted from the 2021 Annual Report and Accounts), contains the information required to comply with Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rule 6.3.5, including principal risk factors, details of related party transactions and the statement of directors' responsibilities. This announcement is not a substitute for reading the 2021 Annual Report and Accounts in full.

APPENDIX

Directors' Responsibility Statement under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules

Each of the Directors, whose names and roles appear on pages 84 to 87 of the 2021 Annual Report and Accounts, confirm that to the best of their knowledge:

·      the financial statements, prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards in conformity with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole;

·      the Strategic Report includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face; and

·      the annual report and financial statements, taken as a whole, are fair, balanced and understandable and provide the information necessary for Shareholders to assess the Company's position and performance, business model and strategy.

A copy of the financial statements is placed on the Group's website and the Directors are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information on that website (www.helical.co.uk). Information published on the internet is accessible in multiple countries with differing legal requirements. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

This responsibility statement was approved by the Board of Directors on 25 May 2021 and is signed on its behalf by:

Chief Executive                                                                    Finance Director

Gerald Kaye                                                                         Tim Murphy

25 May 2021