DIRECTOR DEALINGS

RNS Number : 2091S

Benchmark Holdings PLC

22 June 2018

 

22 June 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 US$0.8448 per share on 19 June 2018, and a further 100,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of US$0.8709 per share on 20 June 2018.   

Following this transaction, Hugo's total beneficial interest in the Company is 175,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.03 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	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 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) US$0.8448 25,000 US$0.8709 100,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	125,000 US$0.8448 (in respect of 25,000 Ordinary Shares) US$0.8709 (in respect of 100,000 Ordinary Shares) US$108,210
e)	Date of the transaction	19 June 2018 (in respect of 25,000 Ordinary Shares) And 20 June 2018 (in respect of 100,000 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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