Benchmark Holdings PLC Director Share Options (9419C)
25 January 2018 - 10:54PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9419C
Benchmark Holdings PLC
25 January 2018
25 January 2018
BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC
("Benchmark" or the "Company")
DIRECTOR SHARE OPTIONS
Benchmark Holdings plc announces that on 24 January 2018, and in
accordance with the intention disclosed in its Annual Report and
Accounts published on 23 January 2018, options over Ordinary Shares
of 0.1 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") were granted to Malcolm Pye,
Chief Executive Officer and Mark Plampin, Chief Financial Officer
under the Company Share Option Plan (CSOP) in lieu of a cash bonus
in respect of the 2017 financial year.
Options over a total of 500,000 Ordinary Shares were granted to
Malcolm Pye and options over a total of 400,000 Ordinary Shares
were granted to Mark Plampin. Following this grant, Malcolm Pye
remains interested in 15,145,686 Ordinary Shares and holds options
over a total of 500,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company,
representing approximately 2.90% and 0.10% of Benchmark's existing
issued share capital respectively. Mark Plampin remains interested
in 536,686 Ordinary Shares and holds options over a total of
524,585 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing approximately
0.10% and 0.10% of Benchmark's existing issued share capital
respectively.
The options granted have a vesting period of three years, may be
exercised up to the tenth anniversary of grant, have an exercise
price of 69.5 pence per Ordinary Share, and are not subject to
performance criteria.
Notification and public disclosure of a transactions by a
persons discharging managerial responsibilities:
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
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a) Name Malcolm Pye
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2 Reason for the notification
--- -------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Executive Director
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b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
--- -------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Benchmark Holdings plc
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b) LEI n/a
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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
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a) Description 0.1p ordinary shares
of the financial
instrument, ISIN: GB00BGHPT808
type of instrument
Identification
code
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
b) Nature of the Issue of share options
transaction under Company Share Option
Plan (CSOP)
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
c) Price(s) and Exercise Volume(s)
volume(s) price
------------ ----------
69.5 pence 500,000
------------ ----------
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated Volume: 500,000
volume Price: Nil
- Price
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e) Date of the 24 January 2018
transaction
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
f) Place of the AIM Market, London Stock
transaction Exchange
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
--- -------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Mark Plampin
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
2 Reason for the notification
--- -------------------------------------------------------------
a) Position/status Executive Director
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
b) Initial notification/Amendment Initial
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance market
participant, auction platform, auctioneer or
auction monitor
--- -------------------------------------------------------------
a) Name Benchmark Holdings plc
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
b) LEI 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 0.1p ordinary shares
of the financial
instrument, ISIN: GB00BGHPT808
type of instrument
Identification
code
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
b) Nature of the Issue of share options
transaction under Company Share Option
Plan (CSOP)
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
c) Price(s) and Exercise Volume(s)
volume(s) price
------------ ----------
69.5 pence 400,000
------------ ----------
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
d) Aggregated information
- Aggregated Volume: 400,000
volume Price: Nil
- Price
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
e) Date of the 24 January 2018
transaction
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
f) Place of the AIM Market, London Stock
transaction Exchange
--- ------------------------------- ----------------------------
ENDS
Benchmark Holdings plc Tel: 020 7920 3150
Malcolm Pye, CEO
Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations
Director
Rachel Aninakwah, Communications
Numis Tel: 020 7260 1000
Michael Meade / Freddie Barnfield
(NOMAD)
James Black (Corporate Broking)
MHP
Katie Hunt / Reg Hoare / Tel: 020 3128 8742
Alistair de Kare-Silver 07551 170 451
benchmark@mhpc.com
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, 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
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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