Last checked at 10 Mar 2016 10:13
10 March 2016
Benchmark Holdings plc("Benchmark" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Result of AGM
Benchmark Holdings plc, the biotechnology and food chain sustainability business, announces that at the Company's Annual General Meeting, held at 10.00am today, all resolutions were duly passed.
For further information, please contact:
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Benchmark Holdings plc | Tel: 020 7920 3150 |
Malcolm Pye, CEO | |
Roland Bonney, COO | |
Mark Plampin, CFO | |
Rachel Aninakwah, Communications | Tel: 01865 790 880 |
Cenkos Securities PLC | Tel: 020 7397 8900 |
Ivonne Cantu / Stephen Keys / Callum Davidson (NOMAD) | |
Russell Kerr / Julian Morse (Sales) | |
Tavistock | Tel: 020 7920 3150 |
Matt Ridsdale / Niall Walsh |
Notes to Editors:
Founded in 2000, Benchmark represents a new model in sustainable business development. The Company is growing in response to a rapidly increasing demand for sustainable food chains, and in particular for seafood, from both mature and emerging markets.
Benchmark is an ethical company with an explicit policy based on the "3E's" definition of a sustainable business - ethics, environment and economics - which guides its strategy and operations.
The Group has five divisions: Animal Health which researches, manufactures and markets medicines and vaccines particularly for aquaculture; Sustainable Science which researches and informs sustainable development in the food industry; Technical Publishing which effects technology transfer through online publishing and education; Breeding & Genetics which comprises a world-leading salmon and aquaculture breeding business; and Advanced Animal Nutrition which provides cutting edge nutritional products and services to the aquaculture industry. Benchmark operates internationally with offices in England, Scotland, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Iceland, USA, Brazil, China, Moscow, India, Thailand and Chile. As at 1 March 2016, Benchmark employs 857 people.
For further information on Benchmark please visit www.benchmarkplc.com