Interest Payment Notification

Benchmark Group PLC
4 April 2003


                              BENCHMARK GROUP PLC
                               

                                NOTIFICATION 
                                     OF 
                              INTEREST PAYMENT


                            ON £49,987,646 NOMINAL OF
                   5.75% CONVERTIBLE UNSECURED LOAN STOCK 2013 
                              COVERING THE PERIOD 
                    FROM 1ST NOVEMBER 2002 TO 30TH APRIL 2003
               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            30TH APRIL 2003

              RECORD DATE             22ND APRIL 2003

              EX DATE                 16TH APRIL 2003

              Date: 4TH APRIL 2003



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