Benchmark Holdings Plc — Director's Dealing 2018

Dec 12, 2018

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RNS Number : 2974K

Benchmark Holdings PLC

12 December 2018

12 December 2018

BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC

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

DIRECTOR DEALINGS

The Company has been informed that Yngve Myhre, Non-Executive Director, purchased 100,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Benchmark ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 57.5 pence per share on 10 December 2018.

Following this transaction, Yngve's total beneficial interest in the Company is 100,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.02 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

Yngve Myhre

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Non-Executive Director

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial

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)
57.5 pence	100,000

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

- Aggregated total

100,000

57.5 pence

£57,500.00

e)

Date of the transaction

10 December 2018

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, AIM

-Ends-

Benchmark Holdings plc	Tel: 020 7920 3150
Malcolm Pye, CEO
Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations Director
Rachel Aninakwah, Communications
Numis	Tel: 020 7260 1000
Michael Meade / Freddie Barnfield (NOMAD)
James Black (Corporate Broking)
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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