RNS Number : 0608BBenchmark Holdings PLC30 May 2023

30 May 2023

BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC (THE "COMPANY")

PCA Shareholding

The Company has been informed that Kverva Finans AS ("Kverva"), who is associated with Torgeir Svae, Non-executive Director of the Company, purchased 7,070,726 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 40 pence per share on 24 May 2023.

Following this transaction, Kverva has a total beneficial interest in the Company of 165,215,579 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 22.35 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

The Notification of Dealing Form below is made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) no. 596/2014 (as amended) as it forms part of the domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended).

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated

a)

Name

Kverva Finans AS

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

Person closely associated with a PDMR

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

Ordinary shares in Benchmark Holdings plc

GB00BGHPT808

b)

Nature of the transaction

Share acquisition

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

0.40

7,070,726

d)

Aggregated information

-  Aggregated volume

-    Price

Aggregate Price

Aggregate Volume

Aggregate Total

0.40

7,070,726

£2,828,290.40

e)

Date of the transaction

24 May 2023

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange

For further information from Benchmark Holdings plc, please contact:

Benchmark Holdings plc


Trond Williksen, CEO


Septima Maguire, CFO


Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations


Numis Securities Ltd (NOMAD)

Tel:  020 7260 1000

Freddie Barnfield, Duncan Monteith, Sher Shah




MHP Communications

Tel:  020 3128 8990 /8742

Katie Hunt, Reg Hoare, Veronica Farah

[email protected]

IMPORTANT NOTICES

This Announcement has been prepared by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Directors of Benchmark Holdings plc.

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