Interest Payment

Benchmark Group PLC
11 October 2002



 
                              BENCHMARK GROUP PLC
                               

                                NOTIFICATION 
                                     OF 
                              INTEREST PAYMENT


                            ON £49,987,772 NOMINAL OF
                   5.75% CONVERTIBLE UNSECURED LOAN STOCK 2013 
                              COVERING THE PERIOD 
                     FROM 1ST MAY 2002 TO 31ST OCTOBER 2002
               AT THE RATE OF £2.875 PER £100 IN PRINCIPAL AMOUNT
               OF THE STOCK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE 
                           TRUST DEED DATED 6th JULY 1998 
                             CONSTITUTING THE STOCK

              PAYMENT DATE            31ST OCTOBER 2002

              RECORD DATE             25TH OCTOBER 2002

              EX DATE                 23RD OCTOBER 2002

              Date: 11 OCTOBER 2002



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