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RNS Number : 2852G

Benchmark Holdings PLC

16 March 2020

16 March 2020

BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC

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

DIRECTOR DEALINGS

The Company has been informed that Septima Maguire, Chief Financial Officer, purchased 14,914 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Benchmark ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 33. 52 pence per share on 13 March 2020.

Following this transaction, Septima's total beneficial interest in the Company is 264,914 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.04 per cent. of the Company's current 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.

 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
   1    / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                            Septima Maguire 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                 Chief Financial Officer 
      ------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification            Initial notification 
        /Amendment 
      ------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 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              0.1p ordinary shares 
        financial instrument, 
        type of instrument 
                                        ISIN: GB00BGHPT808 
        Identification code 
      ------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the transaction                 Purchase of shares 
      ------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)           Price(s)        Volume(s) 
                                         33. 52 pence    14,914 
      ------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
 
 
        - Aggregated volume              14,914 
 
 
        - Price                          33. 52 pence 
 
 
        - Aggregated total               GBP4999.72 
      ------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction         13 March 2020 
      ------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction        London Stock Exchange, AIM 
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  Benchmark Holdings plc                           Tel: 020 7920 3150 
 
   Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations Director 
   Rachel Aninakwah, Communications 
 
   Numis                                            Tel: 020 7260 1000 
   Freddie Barnfield/ Duncan Monteith (NOMAD) 
   MHP 
   Katie Hunt / Reg Hoare /Alistair de Kare-Silver  Tel: 020 3128 8742 
                                                       07551 170 451 
                                                     benchmark@mhpc.com 
 
 
   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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