Benchmark Holdings Plc — Major Shareholding Notification 2016

Jan 7, 2016

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RNS Number : 1503L

Benchmark Holdings PLC

07 January 2016

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Benchmark Holdings plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights					X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		INVE B.V.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		31/12/2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		05/01/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		6%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction							Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares				Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights				% of  voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi	Indirect xii			Direct		Indirect
Ord GBP 0.001	0				0			32,396,158		32,396,158				6.84%
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii			Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv				Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.			% of voting rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii			Exercise/ Conversion period xviii		Number of voting rights instrument refers to			% of voting rights xix, xx
												Nominal			Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights									Percentage of voting rights
32,396,158									6.84%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
## The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc RFS Holdings B.V. RBS Holdings N.V. The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. Alternative Investment Fund B.V. Herge Holding B.V. (formerly INVE B.V.)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:	This Notification is based upon the Voting Rights figure of 473,907,337 disclosed in the issuer's Regulatory Announcement dated 31st December 2015.  Alternative Investment Fund B.V. (wholly owned by RBS Group plc) owns 63% of the share capital in INVE B.V. Therefore, AIF owns 63% of INVE's total holding of 32, 396,158 Benchmark Holdings plc shares.
14. Contact name:	Richard Hopkins
15. Contact telephone number:	0207 672 0354

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