TIDMBMK

RNS Number : 3246D

Benchmark Holdings PLC

19 October 2022

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                         BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached 
  (ii) : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                           ---- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                 x 
                                                                                                           ---- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                           ---- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                           ---- 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                           ---- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
 Name                                                              1. JNE Partners LLP 
                                                                    2. Jonathan Esfandi 
 City and country of registered office                             1. London, England & Wales 
  (if applicable)                                                   2. N/a 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
 Name                                                              1. Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) 
                                                                    Ltd. 
                                                             -------------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered office                             1. London, England & Wales 
  (if applicable) 
                                                             -------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                           18 October 2022 
  crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                             -------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified                             18 October 2022 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
                                                             -------------------------------------------------- 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting        % of voting rights       Total of both     Total number 
                            rights attached       through financial        in % (8.A +       of voting rights 
                            to shares (total         instruments               8.B)          of issuer (vii) 
                                of 8. A)            (total of 8.B 
                                                     1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  -----------------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached                    21.11%                   0%                  21.11%             703,960,798 
                          ------------------  -----------------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                   20.03%                   0%                  20.03% 
                          ------------------  -----------------------  ------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights                             % of voting rights 
  shares             (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                           Direct                   Indirect                     Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of Directive       (Art 10 of Directive        (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                         2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                           (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1)                                          (DTR5.2.1) 
                                           -------------------------- 
 GB00BGHPT808                                             148,593,527                                            21.11% 
                   ----------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. 
  A                                                       148,593,527                                            21.11% 
                   --------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration   Exercise/                       Number of voting                  % of voting 
  financial          date         Conversion Period               rights that may                   rights 
  instrument         (x)          (xi)                            be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
                   -----------  ------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 
                                 SUBTOTAL 8. B 
                                  1 
                                ------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of       Expiration        Exercise/             Physical              Number of             % of voting 
  financial     date (x)          Conversion            or cash               voting rights         rights 
  instrument                      Period (xi)           settlement 
                                                        (xii) 
              ----------------  --------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                       SUBTOTAL 
                                                        8.B.2 
                                                      --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the 
  notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not 
  controlled by any natural person or legal entity and 
  does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer (xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which                        X 
  the voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting 
  with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal 
  entity (xiv) (please add additional rows as necessary) 
                                                                          ---- 
 
   Name (xv)        % of voting         % of voting         Total of both 
                      rights if        rights through        if it equals 
                      it equals          financial           or is higher 
                    or is higher        instruments       than the notifiable 
                      than the          if it equals           threshold 
                     notifiable         or is higher 
                      threshold           than the 
                                         notifiable 
                                         threshold 
                -------------------  ----------------  ----------------------- 
 Jonathan 
  Esfandi        21.11%               N/A               21.11% 
                -------------------  ----------------  ----------------------- 
 JNE Partners 
  LLP            21.11%               N/A               21.11% 
                -------------------  ----------------  ----------------------- 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                     ----------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting 
  rights held 
                                     ----------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting 
  rights will be held 
                                     ----------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 Increase of position to more than 21%, voting rights rounded 
  to two decimal places 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   London, UK 
 Date of completion    18/10/2022 
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