Re Interest Payment

Benchmark Group PLC
17 April 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 NOVEMBER 2001 TO 30th APRIL 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     30th April 2002

RECORD DATE      26th April 2002

EX DATE          24th April 2002




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