Benchmark Holdings PLC PCA Dealing (0983H)

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RNS Number : 0983H

Benchmark Holdings PLC

01 December 2020

1 December 2020

BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC

("Benchmark" or the "Company" or the "Group")

PCA DEALING

The Company has been informed that Jonathan Maguire, the husband of Septima Maguire, Chief Financial Officer, purchased 20,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Benchmark ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 54 pence per share on 27 November 2020.

Following this transaction, Septima Maguire, together with her husband, have a total beneficial interest in the Company of 284,914 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.04 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.

Notification and public disclosure of a transaction by a person discharging managerial responsibilities.

 
  1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                            Jonathan Maguire 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                 PCA 
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 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                            Benchmark Holdings plc 
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 b)   LEI                             2138001UQHM4VZGXUJ19 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) 
       each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) 
       each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been 
       conducted 
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 a)   Description of the              0.1p ordinary shares 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
       Identification code             ISIN: GB00BGHPT808 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction                 Purchase of shares 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)           Price(s)    Volume(s) 
                                        54 pence    20,000 
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 d)   Aggregated information 
 
 
       - Aggregated volume              20,000 
 
       - Price                          54 pence 
 
 
       - Aggregated total               GBP10,800.00 
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 e)   Date of the transaction         27 November 2020 
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 f)   Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange, AIM 
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  Benchmark Holdings plc                            Tel: [phone] 
 
   Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations Director 
   Rachel Aninakwah, Communications 
 
   Numis (Broker and NOMAD)                          Tel: [phone] 
   James Black / Freddie Barnfield/ Duncan Monteith 
   MHP 
   Katie Hunt / Reg Hoare /Alistair de Kare-Silver   Tel: [phone] 
                                                        07551 170 451 
                                                      [e-mail] 
 
 
   Notes to Editors: 
   Benchmark challenges the status 
   quo in aquaculture. Since 2000, 
   Benchmark has consistently worked 
   to build a technology-rich platform 
   in the areas of genetics, nutrition, 
   animal health and knowledge services, 
   to serve its customers, helping 
   them take control of their biological 
   environment to improve yield 
   and efficiency in a sustainable 
   way. 
   The Company has leading positions 
   in its core markets and established 
   R&D, manufacturing and distribution 
   capabilities to serve all the 
   major aquaculture markets. Benchmark 
   operates in 27 countries in five 
   continents and as at 30 November 
   2018, it employed 1,080 people. 
   For further information on Benchmark 
   please visit www.benchmarkplc.com 
 

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