DIRECTOR DEALINGS

RNS Number : 4712F

Benchmark Holdings PLC

09 March 2020

 

9 March 2020

BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC
("Benchmark" or the "Company" or the "Group")

DIRECTOR DEALINGS

The Company has been informed that Peter George, Executive Chairman, purchased 25,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Benchmark ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 35 pence per share on 4 March 2020, and purchased 58,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Benchmark Ordinary Shares at a price of 34.93 pence per share on 5 March 2020.

Following this transaction, Peter's total beneficial interest in the Company is 2,401,219 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.36 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	Peter George
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Executive Chairman
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial notification
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) 35 pence 34.93 pence 25,000 58,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total	25,000 58,000 35 pence 34.93 pence £8,750.00 £20,259.44
e)	Date of the transaction	4 March 2020 5 March 2020
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 Tel: [phone]      Freddie Barnfield/ Duncan Monteith (NOMAD) 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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