Notice of Interest Payment

Benchmark Group PLC
8 April 2004



                                    BENCHMARK GROUP PLC

                                       NOTIFICATION
                                           OF
                                    INTEREST PAYMENT


                                 ON £49,987,541 NOMINAL OF 
                      5.75% CONVERTIBLE UNSECURED LOAN STOCK 2013
                                 COVERING THE PERIOD
                      FROM 1ST NOVEMBER 2003 TO 30TH APRIL 2004
                  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 2004

                RECORD DATE                      23RD APRIL 2004

                EX DATE                          21ST APRIL 2004

                DATE: 8TH APRIL 2004




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