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1 December 2016
Benchmark Holdings plc
("Benchmark", the "Company" or the "Group")
Director/PDMR shareholding
Benchmark notifies the following exercise of options by Mark Plampin, Chief Financial Officer, and change in the total number of voting rights in the Company.
On 1 December 2016, Mark Plampin exercised options over 135,000 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company at an exercise price of 0.1 pence per share, under the Company's historic Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme. Following this exercise of options, Mark Plampin is interested in a total of 536,686 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the Company representing approximately 0.1 per cent. of Benchmark's issued share capital. Mark Plampin is also interested in options over a total of 67,647 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company.
In addition, certain other employees of the Company exercised options over an aggregate of 535,173 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each in the Company, under the EMI scheme and Company Share Option Plan (CSOP).
Following allotment of the 670,173 ordinary shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of the above options, the issued share capital of the Company will be 522,018,252 ordinary shares of 0.1p each with voting rights. The Company holds no shares in treasury, therefore the above figure (522,018,252) represents the total number of voting rights and may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
Notification and public disclosure of transaction by person discharging managerial responsibility.
1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | ||
a) | Name | Mark Plampin | |
2 | Reason for the notification | ||
a) | Position/status | Chief Financial Officer | |
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) | Legal Entity Identifier | N/A | |
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 of 0.1 pence each
GB00BGHPT808 | |
b) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options | |
c) | Currency | GBP | |
d) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
0.1p | 135,000 | ||
e) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price - Aggregated total |
n/a - single transaction | |
f) | Date of the transaction | 1 December 2016 | |
g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | |
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For further information, please contact:
Benchmark Holdings plc | Tel: 020 7920 3150 |
Malcolm Pye, CEO | |
Roland Bonney, COO | |
Rachel Aninakwah, Communications | |
Numis | Tel: 020 7260 1000 |
Michael Meade / Freddie Barnfield (NOMAD) | |
James Black (Corporate Broking) | |
Tavistock | Tel: 020 7920 3150 |
Matt Ridsdale / Niall Walsh |