Benchmark Holdings Plc — Remuneration Information 2023

Apr 21, 2023

BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC ("Benchmark" or the "Company")

DIRECTOR SHARE OPTIONS

Benchmark announces that on 19 April 2023, and in accordance with the inten�on disclosed in its Annual Report and Accounts published on 29 November 2022, op�ons over Ordinary Shares of 0.1 pence each in Benchmark ("Ordinary Shares") were granted to Trond Williksen, Chief Execu�ve Officer and Sep�ma Maguire, Chief Financial Officer, under the Company Share Op�on Plan (CSOP).

Op�ons over a total of 568,727 Ordinary Shares were granted to Trond Williksen; and op�ons over a total of 362,547 Ordinary Shares were granted to Sep�ma Maguire. Following this grant, Trond Williksen remains interested in 270,000 Ordinary Shares and holds op�ons over a total of 3,313,102 Ordinary Shares in the Company, represen�ng approximately 0.04% and 0.45% of Benchmark's exis�ng issued share capital respec�vely. Following this grant, Sep�ma Maguire remains interested in 342,028 Ordinary Shares and holds op�ons over a total of 2,155,837 Ordinary Shares in the Company, represen�ng approximately 0.05% and 0.29% of Benchmark's exis�ng issued share capital respec�vely.

The op�ons granted have excep�onally a ves�ng period of two years from 19 December 2022, may be exercised up to 18 December 2032, and have an exercise price of 0.1 pence per Ordinary Share.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibili�es / person closely associated
a)	Name	Trond Williksen
2	Reason for the no�fica�on
a)	Posi�on/status	Chief Execu�ve Officer
b)	Ini�al no�fica�on/Amendment	Ini�al
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market par�cipant, auc�on pla�orm, auc�oneer or auc�on monitor
a)	Name	Benchmark Holdings plc
b)	LEI	n/a

No�fica�on and public disclosure of transac�ons by persons discharging managerial responsibili�es:

4		Details of the transac�on(s): sec�on to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transac�on; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transac�ons have been conducted
a)	Descrip�on of the financial instrument, type of instrument	0.1p ordinary shares
	Iden�fica�on code	ISIN: GB00BGHPT808
b)	Nature of the transac�on	Issue of share op�ons under Company Share Op�on Plan (CSOP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Exercise price	Volume(s)
		0.1 pence	568,727
d)	Aggregated informa�on
	- Aggregated volume	Volume: 568,727 Price: Nil
	- Price
e)	Date of the transac�on	19.04.2023
f)	Place of the transac�on	Outside of trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibili�es / person closely associated
a)	Name	Sep�ma Maguire
2	Reason for the no�fica�on
a)	Posi�on/status	Chief Financial Officer

b)	Ini�al no�fica�on/Amendment	Ini�al
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market par�cipant, auc�on pla�orm, auc�oneer or auc�on monitor
a)	Name	Benchmark Holdings plc
b)	LEI	n/a
4		Details of the transac�on(s): sec�on to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transac�on; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transac�ons have been conducted
a)	Descrip�on of the financial instrument, type of instrument	0.1p ordinary shares
	Iden�fica�on code	ISIN: GB00BGHPT808
b)	Nature of the transac�on	Issue of share op�ons under Company Share Op�on Plan (CSOP)
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Exercise price 0.1 pence	Volume(s) 362,547
d)	Aggregated informa�on
	- Aggregated volume	Volume: 362,547
	- Price	Price: Nil
e)	Date of the transac�on	19.04.2023
f)	Place of the transac�on	Outside of trading venue