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RNS Number : 8137E

Benchmark Holdings PLC

22 October 2018

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 
 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                 Benchmark Holdings plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
                                                                            --------------------------- 
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                               X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                           Ferd AS 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
                                                                            --------------------------- 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                            --------------------------- 
 5. Date of the transaction and date                                         22 October 2018 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
                                                                            --------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           22 October 2018 
                                                                            --------------------------- 
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                         18% 
                                                                            --------------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details: 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
 Class/type     Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of              to the triggering                 transaction 
 shares          transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN 
 CODE 
               --------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
                Number           Number           Number          Number of voting              % of voting rights 
                 of               of               of shares       rights                        (x) 
                 Shares           Voting 
                                  Rights 
               ---------------  ---------------  --------------  ----------------------------  --------------------------- 
                                                  Direct          Direct          Indirect      Direct        Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)            (xii) 
                   -----------    -----------    --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 Ordinary 
 Shares 
 (0.1p) 
 
 GB00BGHPT808     99,007,465       99,007,465      105,198,350     105,198,350    105,198,350      18.9%         18.9% 
               ---------------  ---------------  --------------  --------------  ------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of            Expiration     Exercise/                        Number of voting                % of voting 
 financial           date (xiii)    Conversion Period                rights that may                 rights 
 instrument                         (xiv)                            be 
                                                                     acquired if the 
                                                                     instrument is 
                                                                     exercised/ converted. 
                   -------------  -------------------------------  ------------------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of          Exercise       Expiration     Exercise/         Number of voting                % of voting rights 
 financial         price         date (xvii)    Conversion         rights instrument               (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                     period             refers to 
                                                (xviii) 
                 -------------  -------------  ----------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                                                                  Nominal       Delta 
                 -------------  -------------  ----------------  ------------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
                                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 105,198,350                                        18.9% 
                                                   ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
                                                                              --------------- 
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  cease to hold: 
                                                                              --------------- 
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
                                                                              --------------- 
 
 
  13. Additional information: 
 14. Contact name:                                                             Henrik Sandnes 
                                                                              --------------- 
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                 +47 67108035 
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