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TAR - PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”) - Attachment: Project Nemo - BMK OPD 020625.pdf

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## **PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER Rules 8.1 and 8.2 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")**

# **1. KEY INFORMATION**

| (a) Full name of discloser:                                                                    | Benchmark Holdings plc |  |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|--|
| (b) Owner or controller of interests and short<br>positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): | N/A                    |  |
| The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is                                                  |                        |  |
| insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and                                         |                        |  |
| beneficiaries must be named.                                                                   |                        |  |
| (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose                                               | Benchmark Holdings plc |  |
| relevant securities this form relates:                                                         |                        |  |
| Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                                   |                        |  |
| (d) Is the discloser the offeror or the offeree?                                               | OFFEREE                |  |
| (e) Date position held:                                                                        | 30 May 2025            |  |
| The latest practicable date prior to the disclosure                                            |                        |  |
| (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the                                           | N/A                    |  |
| discloser making disclosures in respect of any                                                 |                        |  |
| other party to the offer?                                                                      |                        |  |
| If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"                                      |                        |  |

# **2. POSITIONS OF THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE**

*If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.*

#### **(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates**

| Class of relevant security:                                                              | Ordinary shares of £0.001 |     |                 |     |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----|-----------------|-----|
|                                                                                          | Interests                 |     | Short positions |     |
|                                                                                          | Number                    | %   | Number          | %   |
| (1) Relevant securities owned<br>and/or controlled:                                      | Nil                       | Nil | Nil             | Nil |
| (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                            | Nil                       | Nil | Nil             | Nil |
| (3) Stock-settled derivatives<br>(including options) and<br>agreements to purchase/sell: | Nil                       | Nil | Nil             | Nil |
| TOTAL:                                                                                   | Nil                       | Nil | Nil             | Nil |

*All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.*

*Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).*

*Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).*

#### **(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities**

(ii)

| Class of relevant security in relation to<br>which subscription right exists:  | None |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
| Details, including nature of the rights<br>concerned and relevant percentages: | N/A  |

# **3. POSITIONS OF PERSONS ACTING IN CONCERT WITH THE PARTY TO THE OFFER MAKING THE DISCLOSURE**

**Details of any interests, short positions and rights to subscribe (including directors' and other employee options) of any person acting in concert with the party to the offer making the disclosure:**

(i) Interests in ordinary shares held by the directors of Benchmark Holdings plc, their close relatives and related trusts:

| Director                     | Number of ordinary<br>shares held | % of the Company's total<br>issued share capital |
|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Trond Williksen              | 270,000                           | 0.03                                             |
| Septima Maguire (and spouse) | 342,028                           | 0.04                                             |
| Yngve Myhre                  | 1,326,401                         | 0.17                                             |
| Total                        | 1,938,429                         | 0.26                                             |

(iii) Interests held as options or awards under the share plans of Benchmark Holdings plc by the directors and their close relatives and related trusts:

| Name                                                                              | Name of<br>Share<br>Option<br>Scheme | No. of<br>Options | Exercise<br>Price | Grant Date | Vesting Date | Expiry Date* |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
| Trond                                                                             | CSOP II                              | 1,500,000         | 31.5p             | 02/06/2020 | 01/06/2023   | 02/06/2030   |
| Williksen                                                                         | CSOP II                              | 148,657           | 0.1p              | 05/01/2021 | 04/01/2024   | 05/01/2031   |
|                                                                                   | CSOP II                              | 169,738           | 0.1p              | 07/12/2021 | 06/12/2024   | 07/12/2031   |
|                                                                                   | CSOP II                              | 568,727           | 0.1p              | 19/04/2023 | 19/12/2024   | 19/04/2033   |
|                                                                                   | New LTIP                             | 3,042,360         | 0.1p              | 12/12/2023 | 12/12/2025   | 12/12/2033   |
| Septima                                                                           | CSOP I                               | 70,588            | 42.5p             | 21/02/2020 | 20/02/2023   | 21/02/2030   |
| Maguire                                                                           | CSOP II                              | 329,412           | 42.5p             | 21/02/2020 | 20/02/2023   | 21/02/2030   |
|                                                                                   | CSOP II                              | 600,000           | 31.5p             | 02/06/2020 | 01/06/2023   | 02/06/2030   |
|                                                                                   | CSOP II                              | 94,769            | 0.1p              | 05/01/2021 | 04/01/2024   | 05/01/2031   |
|                                                                                   | CSOP II                              | 108,208           | 0.1p              | 07/12/2021 | 06/12/2024   | 07/12/2031   |
|                                                                                   | CSOP II                              | 362,546           | 0.1p              | 19/04/2023 | 19/12/2024   | 19/04/2033   |
|                                                                                   | New LTIP                             | 2,073,720         | 0.1p              | 12/12/2023 | 12/12/2025   | 12/12/2033   |
| * Expiry dates are 10 years from the grant date, subject to continued employment. |                                      |                   |                   |            |              |              |

*Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).*

*Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).*

# **4. OTHER INFORMATION**

# **(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements**

**Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,** 

**formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the offer making the disclosure or any person acting in concert with it:**

*Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"*

None

#### **(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives**

**Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the party to the offer making the disclosure, or any person acting in concert with it, and any other person relating to:**

- **(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or**
- **(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:**

*If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"*

None

#### **(c) Attachments**

#### **Are any Supplemental Forms attached?**

| Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) | NO |
|--------------------------------------|----|
| Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)            | NO |

| Date of disclosure: | 2 June 2025        |
|---------------------|--------------------|
| Contact name:       | Ivonne Cantu       |
| Telephone number:   | +44 (0) 7834235615 |

*Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.*

*The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.*

*The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at [www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.](http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/)*