Benchmark Holdings PLC Director Dealings (1663E)

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RNS Number : 1663E

Benchmark Holdings PLC

07 February 2018

7 February 2018

BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC

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

DIRECTOR DEALINGS

The Company has been informed that Hugo Wahnish, Non-Executive Director, purchased 25,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Benchmark ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 67 pence per share on 5 February 2018, and a further 25,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 66 pence per share on 6 February 2018.

Following this transaction, Hugo's total beneficial interest in the Company is 50,000 ordinary shares, representing approximately 0.01 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                       Hugo Wahnish 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status            Non-Executive Director 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification       Initial 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market 
       participant, auction platform, auctioneer or 
       auction monitor 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       Benchmark Holdings plc 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                        n/a 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 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 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of             0.1p ordinary shares 
       the financial 
       instrument, type           ISIN: GB00BGHPT808 
       of instrument 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the                        Purchase of shares 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)      Price(s)        Volume(s) 
                                  --------------  ---------- 
                                             67p   25,000 
                                   66p             25,000 
                                  --------------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
 
       - Aggregated volume         50,000 
 
       - Price                     67p (in respect of 25,000 Ordinary 
                                   Shares) 
                                   66p (in respect of 25,000 Ordinary 
       - Aggregated total          Shares) 
 
                                   GBP33,250 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction    5 February 2018 (in respect of 
                                  25,000 Ordinary Shares) 
                                  And 
                                  6 February 2018 (in respect of 
                                  25,000 Ordinary Shares) 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange, AIM 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 

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  Benchmark Holdings plc                           Tel: [phone] 
   Malcolm Pye, CEO 
   Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations Director 
   Rachel Aninakwah, Communications 
 
   Numis                                            Tel: [phone] 
   Michael Meade / Freddie Barnfield (NOMAD) 
   James Black (Corporate Broking) 
 
   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 September 2017, it 
   employed 950 people. 
   For further information 
   on Benchmark please visit 
   www.benchmarkplc.com 
 

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