Loan Stock Interest Payment

Benchmark Group PLC
8 October 2001


                          BENCHMARK GROUP PLC
                   NOTIFICATION OF INTEREST PAYMENT
                      ON £49,997,477 NOMINAL OF
             5.75% CONVERTIBLE UNSECURED LOAN STOCK 2013 
                        COVERING THE PERIOD 
                FROM 1ST MAY 2001 TO 31ST OCTOBER 2001 
          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 2001
RECORD DATE                  19th OCTOBER 2001
EX DATE                      17th OCTOBER 2001


Date: 8 October 2001