The  Board  of  St  Helen's,  the  leading  Ofex Adviser, announces that it has appointed Bishopsgate Communications Ltd ("Bishopsgate")  as  its  Financial  & Corporate PR and Investor Relations adviser, with effect from 5 October 2005. 

Commenting  on today's appointment, Tony Drury, St Helen's Chairman, said:  "WE HAVE APPOINTED  BISHOPSGATE  COMMUNICATIONS  BECAUSE OF THEIR COMMITMENT TO THE SMALLER COMPANY SECTOR ON AIM AND OFEX, THEIR  OUTSTANDING  WORK FOR SEVERAL OF OUR CLIENTS AND BECAUSE OF OUR SHARED BELIEF IN THE FUTURE OF OFEX."


The Directors of the Issuer accept responsibility for this announcement


ENQUIRIES:

ST HELEN'S CAPITAL PLC                  020 7628 5582
Tony Drury, Chairman                    078 3672 2482
www.sthelenscapital.com


BISHOPSGATE COMMUNICATIONS LTD.         020 7430 1600
Maxine Barnes                           078 6048 9571
Dominic Barretto                        079 3045 0156
www.bishopsgatecommunications.com