Posting of Annual Report & Notice of AGM

Benchmark Holdings plc("Benchmark", the "Company" or the "Group")

Posting of Annual Report & Accounts and Notice of AGM

Benchmark (AIM: BMK), the aquaculture health, nutrition and genetics business, announces that its Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 September 2017 and the notice of the 2018 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and related form of proxy will be posted to shareholders on 25 January 2018.

The AGM will be held on 8 March 2018 at 12:00pm at Travers Smith LLP, 10 Snow Hill, London EC1A 2AL.

An electronic copy of the Annual Report and Accounts is available in the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, www.benchmarkplc.com/investors/

 The AGM notice will be made available shortly.

Enquiries:

Benchmark Holdings plc Tel: +44 (0)20 7920 3150

Malcolm Pye, CEO

Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations Director

Rachel Aninakwah, Communications

Numis Tel: +44 (0)20 7260 1000

Michael Meade / Freddie Barnfield (NOMAD)

James Black (Corporate Broking)

MHP Tel: +44 20 3128 8742

Katie Hunt

Reg Hoare

Alistair De Kare Silver

Notes to Editors:

Benchmark challenges the status quo in aquaculture. Since 2000, Benchmark has consistently worked to build a technology-rich platform in the areas of genetics, advanced nutrition, animal health and knowledge services, to serve its customers, helping them take control of their biological environment to improve yield and efficiency in a sustainable way.

The Company has leading positions in its core markets and established R&D, manufacturing and distribution capabilities to serve all the major aquaculture markets. Benchmark operates in 27 countries in five continents and as at 30 September 2017, it employed 950 people.

For further information on Benchmark please visit www.benchmarkplc.com.