DIRECTOR DEALINGS

RNS Number : 6371D
Benchmark Holdings PLC
10 October 2018
 

10 October 2018

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

DIRECTOR DEALINGS

The Company has been informed that Hugo Wahnish, Non-Executive Director, purchased 100,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in Benchmark ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 56.5p per share on 9 October 2018.

Following this transaction, Hugo's total beneficial interest in the Company is 275,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.05 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

 

 

Hugo Wahnish

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)

56.5p

100,000

 



d)

 

Aggregated information

 

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

- Aggregated total

 

 

 

 

 

100,000

 

56.5p

 

£56,500

 

e)

 

Date of the transaction

 

 

9 October 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 September 2018, it employed 989 people. 

For further information on Benchmark please visit www.benchmarkplc.com

 



 


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