Annual Financial Report and Notice of AGM

10 June 2019

Helical plc (the "Company")

Annual Report and Accounts
and Notice of Annual General Meeting

Following the release on 23 May 2019 of the Company's Annual Results for the year ended
31 March 2019, the Company announces that it has published its Annual Report and Accounts.

The Company also announces that its 2019 Annual General Meeting ("2019 AGM") will be held at 11.30 a.m. on Thursday, 11 July 2019 at The Connaught, Carlos Place, Mayfair, London W1K 2AL.

Copies of the Annual Report and Accounts and Notice of Annual General Meeting 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 have also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at:  http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm.

The full-year results announcement made on 23 May 2019, together with the information in the Appendix (which has been extracted from the 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.

Enquiries:

J.R. Moss                                                             Tel:  +44 (0)20 7629 0113

Company Secretary

Helical plc

5 Hanover Square

London

W1S 1HQ

Appendix

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

Directors' responsibility statement under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules

Each of the Directors, whose names and roles appear on page 68 to page 69, confirm that to the best of their knowledge:

• the Group financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union, 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; and
• the Annual Report including the Strategic Report, includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

Directors' statement under the UK Corporate Governance Code

Each of the Directors confirm that to the best of their knowledge the Annual Report, taken as a whole, is fair, balanced and understandable and provides the information necessary for Shareholders to assess the Group's and Company's 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 statement of Directors' Responsibilities was approved by the Board of Directors on 23 May 2019 and is signed on its behalf by: 

Chief Executive                                  Finance Director

Gerald Kaye                                       Tim Murphy

23 May 2019                                     

The names and functions of the Directors are set out on pages 68 and 69 of the Annual Report.