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Benchmark Holdings Plc — Director's Dealing 2020
Jun 8, 2020
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Director's Dealing
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RNS Number : 3123P
Benchmark Holdings PLC
08 June 2020
CORRECTION: This is the same Director Dealings announcement as released at 10.43am today as by the Company - RNS number 2653P - corrected for the total share capital held by Yngve Myhre, Non-Executive Director, in number of Ordinary Shares and as a percentage of the Company's issued share capital following his director dealing. All other details remain the same. The full amended text is shown below.
8 June 2020
BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC
("Benchmark", the "Company" or the "Group")
DIRECTOR DEALINGS
The Company has been informed that Peter George, Non-Executive Chairman, purchased 600,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Benchmark ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 34 pence per share on 5 June 2020. Also, the Company has been informed that Yngve Myhre, Non-Executive Director, purchased 200,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 34.1 pence per share on 5 June 2020.
Following these purchases, Peter George's total beneficial interest in the Company is 3,001,219 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.45 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital; and Yngve Myhre's total beneficial interest in the Company is 800,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.12 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
Peter George
2
Reason for the notification
a)
Position/status
Non-Executive Chairman
b)
Initial notification /Amendment
Initial notification
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) |
| 34 pence | 600,000 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
- Aggregated total
600,000
34 pence
£204,000.00
e)
Date of the transaction
5 June 2020
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
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 notification
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) |
| 34.1 pence | 200,000 |
d)
Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price
- Aggregated total
200,000
34.1 pence
£68,200.00
e)
Date of the transaction
5 June 2020
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange, AIM
-Ends-
| Benchmark Holdings plc | Tel: 020 7920 3150 |
| Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations Director | |
| Rachel Aninakwah, Communications | |
| Numis (Broker and NOMAD) | Tel: 020 7260 1000 |
| James Black / Freddie Barnfield/ Duncan Monteith | |
| MHP | |
| Katie Hunt / Reg Hoare /Alistair de Kare-Silver | Tel: 020 3128 8742 07551 170 451 [email protected] |
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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