4 November 2009

Helius Energy plc

(the "Company")

Issue of equity

The Company announces, following the exercise of options, that it has issued 508,332 new ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an exercise price of 12p per share.

An application has been made for 508,332 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected that admission will become effective and that dealings will commence on 6 November 2009 in respect of 91,666 of those Ordinary Shares and on 10 November 2009 in respect of 416,666 of those Ordinary Shares. On admission, the Company will have 85,189,318 Ordinary Shares in issue.

For more information please contact:

Helius Energy plc                                 Tel: +44 (0) 20 7723 6272
William J. Ingram Hill 

General Counsel & Company Secretary

Matrix Corporate Capital LLP           Tel: +44 (0) 20 3206 7000
Louis Castro    
Anu Tayal    

Kreab Gavin Anderson                       Tel: +44 (0) 20 7074 1800
Ken Cronin    
Robert Speed    
Kate Hill