PCA Shareholding

Benchmark Holdings PLC

30 May 2023

 

30 May 2023

BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC (THE "COMPANY")

PCA Shareholding

The Company has been informed that Kverva Finans AS ("Kverva"), who is associated with Torgeir Svae, Non-executive Director of the Company, purchased 7,070,726 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 40 pence per share on 24 May 2023.

Following this transaction, Kverva has a total beneficial interest in the Company of 165,215,579 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 22.35 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

The Notification of Dealing Form below is made in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) no. 596/2014 (as amended) as it forms part of the domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended).

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Kverva Finans AS
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Person closely associated with a PDMR
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Benchmark Holdings plc
b)	LEI	2138001UQHM4VZGXUJ19
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares in Benchmark Holdings plc GB00BGHPT808
b)	Nature of the transaction	Share acquisition
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 0.40 7,070,726
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -    Price	Aggregate Price Aggregate Volume Aggregate Total 0.40 7,070,726 £2,828,290.40
e)	Date of the transaction	24 May 2023
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange

For further information from Benchmark Holdings plc, please contact:

Benchmark Holdings plc
Trond Williksen, CEO
Septima Maguire, CFO
Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations

Numis Securities Ltd (NOMAD)	Tel:  [phone]
Freddie Barnfield, Duncan Monteith, Sher Shah
MHP Communications	Tel:  [phone] / 8742
Katie Hunt, Reg Hoare, Veronica Farah	[e-mail]

IMPORTANT NOTICES

This Announcement has been prepared by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Directors of Benchmark Holdings plc.

 

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