Last checked at 30 May 2023 15:30
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) |
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d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
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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: 020 7260 1000 |
Freddie Barnfield, Duncan Monteith, Sher Shah | |
MHP Communications | Tel: 020 3128 8990 / 8742 |
Katie Hunt, Reg Hoare, Veronica Farah | benchmark@mhpc.com |
IMPORTANT NOTICES
This Announcement has been prepared by, and is the sole responsibility of, the Directors of Benchmark Holdings plc.