Directors' Dealings

Benchmark Group PLC
10 March 2000

 NOTIFICATION OF PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES AND 5.75% CONVERTIBLE UNSECURED   
LOAN STOCK 2013 ('CULS') BY DIRECTORS

Benchmark Group PLC ('the Company') hereby gives notification of purchases of
the Company's Ordinary shares and CULS by Directors of the Company.

On 10th March 2000 Mr N J Kempner, Chief Executive of the Company, acquired
8,108 Ordinary Shares and 18,518 CULS in the Company at 185p and 81p
respectively.

On 10th March 2000 Mr K C Wong, Managing Director (Finance) of the Company,
acquired 8,108 Ordinary shares and 18,518 CULS at 185p and 81p respectively.

Following this notification, Mr N J Kempner is beneficially interested in
160,803 Ordinary shares and 73,200 CULS in the Company representing 0.13% of the
Ordinary issued share capital and 0.15% of the issued CULS of the Company
respectively and Mr K C Wong is beneficially interested in 32,388 Ordinary
shares and 26,812 CULS in the Company representing 0.03% of the Ordinary issued
share capital and 0.05% of the issued CULS of the Company respectively.