21 August 2008

                               St. Helen's Capital Plc ('St Helen's Capital' or 'the Company') 
                                                               Issue of Equity

St  Helen's Capital Plc, the AIM-listed independent institutional stockbroker and corporate finance adviser focused  on  companies  in the small cap sector, advises that on 18 August 2008 it issued  85,106  ordinary shares  of  5p  each  in  the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of 11.75p  per  share  as  part  of  a contractual agreement.  These shares will be subject to a lock-in agreement ending on 13th May 2009.

Application  will be made for the admission of the new Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM and  dealings  are expected  to  commence at 8.00 a.m. on 26 August 2008. The new Ordinary Shares will rank  pari  passu  with existing Ordinary shares and will increase the number of Ordinary Shares in issue to 42,741,106. 
  
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For further information visit www.sthelenscapital.com or contact:
Ruari McGirr                                  St Helen's Capital Plc                 Tel: 020 7628 5582
James Harris / David Altberg          Strand Partners Limited               Tel: 020 7409 3494
Susie Callear                                  St Brides Media & Finance Ltd   Tel: 020 7236 1177