Jun. 23, 2009 (Hugin AS) --

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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                   |
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying |                     |
| issuer                                      | Helphire Group Plc  |
| of existing shares to which voting rights   |                     |
| are                                         |                     |
| attached: ii                                |                     |
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| 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights            |    X     |
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial     |          |
| instruments which may result in the acquisition of     |          |
| shares already issued to which voting rights are       |          |
| attached                                               |          |
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar |          |
| economic effect to qualifying financial instruments    |          |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights       |          |
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| Other (please specify):  |                             |          |
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject  |                              |
| to the                             | Norges Bank                  |
| notification obligation: iii       |                              |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)     | Not specified                |
|  (if different from 3.):iv         |                              |
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| 5. Date of the transaction and     |                              |
| date on                            |                              |
| which the threshold is crossed or  | 22nd June 2009               |
| reached:                           |                              |
|  v                                 |                              |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:  | 23rd June 2009               |
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are        |                              |
| crossed or                         | Below 3%                     |
| reached: vi, vii                   |                              |
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