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Benchmark HoldingsAnnouncement

31/07/2025 07:01

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RNS Number : 2771T  Benchmark Holdings PLC  31 July 2025

31 July 2025

Benchmark Holdings plc

("Benchmark" or the "Company")

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules, the
Company notifies that as of 31 July 2025, the Company's issued share capital
consisted of 615,377,895 ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each ("Ordinary
Shares"), all with voting rights. No shares are currently held in treasury.
The total number of voting rights in the Company as of 30 June 2025 is
therefore 615,377,895.

The change is due to (i) the cancellation of 127,720,171 Ordinary Shares
following the completion of the Tender Offer, as announced on 25 July 2025,
and (ii) the exercise of options by current and former employees of the
Company under its block admission as part of the proposed delisting of the
Company.

The above figure (615,377,895 Ordinary Shares) may be used by shareholders as
the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine if they are
required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the
Company.

Concert Party Interests

Following changes above, the interests of each member of the Concert Party of
the Company's total voting rights will be as follows:

 Name                                     Number of Ordinary Shares held  % of the Company's total voting rights
 FERD AS((1))                             191,923,746                     31.2
 JNE Master Fund((2))                     162,618,130                     26.4
 JNE Illiquid Opportunities Fund LP((2))  6,645,681                       1.1
 Kverva Finans AS((1))                    165,215,579                     26.8
 TOTAL                                    526,403,136                     85.5

Notes:
(1)   All of FERD AS's and Kverva Finans AS's holdings are held through the structure implemented for the trading of the Ordinary Shares on Euronext Oslo Growth and are therefore registered in the name of Euroclear Nominees Limited as custodian for DNB and held by DNB as nominee in The Norwegian Central Securities Depository (Euronext Securities Oslo).
(2)   JNE Partners LLP is the investment manager of each of JNE Master Fund LP and JNE Illiquid Opportunities Fund LP and the Ordinary Shares are registered in the names of Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd. and Citibank, N.A respectively and held by Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) Ltd. and Citibank, N.A respectively as nominee.

 

 Benchmark Holdings plc                                                benchmark@mhpgroup.com
 Trond Williksen, CEO
 Septima Maguire, CFO
 Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations

 Strand Hanson Limited (Nominated & Financial Adviser and Broker)
 Christopher Raggett/James Dance/Rob Patrick                           Tel: +44 (0) 20 7409 3494

 MHP
 Katie Hunt/Reg Hoare                                                  Tel: +44 (0) 7890 952 661

                                                                       benchmark@mhpgroup.com

 

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