Block Admission Application

12 October 2016

Benchmark Holdings plc

("Benchmark" or "the Company")

Block Admission Application

The Company announces that an application has been made to the London Stock Exchange plc for a block admission of a total of 1,310,000 ordinary shares of 0.1p each in the capital of the Company ("New Ordinary Shares") to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"). It is expected that Admission will occur on 14 October 2016.

These New Ordinary Shares shall be issued and allotted from time to time pursuant to the exercise of share options under both the Company's Enterprise Management Incentive ("EMI") and CSOP schemes. 710,000 of the New Ordinary Shares will be issued and allotted pursuant to the Company's EMI scheme and the balance of 600,000 of New Ordinary Shares will be issued and allotted pursuant to the Company's CSOP scheme. The New Ordinary Shares, when issued, shall rank equally with the Company's existing issued ordinary shares.

Following Admission, the Company's issued share capital remains unchanged at 521,348,079. The Company will notify on a monthly basis where there have been changes to the issued share capital.

For further information, please contact:

Benchmark Holdings plc

Tel: +44 (0)20 7920 3150

Malcolm Pye, CEO

Roland Bonney, COO

Rachel Aninakwah, Communications

Numis

Tel: +44 (0)2072 601000Michael Meade/Freddie Barnfield (NOMAD)

James Black/Tom Ballard (Corporate Broking)

Tavistock Communications

Tel: +44 (0)20 7920 3150

Matt Ridsdale / Niall Walsh / Sophie Praill