DIRECTOR DEALINGS

RNS Number : 6371D

Benchmark Holdings PLC

10 October 2018

 

10 October 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 100,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Benchmark ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 56.5p per share on 9 October 2018.

Following this transaction, Hugo's total beneficial interest in the Company is 275,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.05 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
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Non-Executive Director
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Benchmark Holdings plc
b)	LEI	2138001UQHM4VZGXUJ19
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 the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	0.1p ordinary shares ISIN: GB00BGHPT808
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 56.5p 100,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	100,000 56.5p £56,500
e)	Date of the transaction	9 October 2018
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 2018, it employed 989 people.  For further information on Benchmark please visit www.benchmarkplc.com

 

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