TIDMBMK

RNS Number : 8129Y

Benchmark Holdings PLC

11 September 2020

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                                           BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached 
  (ii) : 
                                                          ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                                ------ 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                       x 
                                                                                                                ------ 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                                ------ 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                                ------ 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                                ------ 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
 Name                                                           1. JNE Partners LLP 
                                                                 2. Jonathan Esfandi 
 City and country of registered office                          1. London, England & Wales 
  (if applicable)                                                2. N/a 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
 Name                                                           1. Goldman Sachs Securities (Nominees) 
                                                                 Ltd. 
                                                          ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 City and country of registered office                          1. London, England & Wales 
  (if applicable) 
                                                          ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 5. Date on which the threshold was                        10 September 2020 
  crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                          ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):            11 September 2020 
                                                          ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                           % of voting       % of voting rights        Total of both      Total number 
                         rights attached      through financial         in % (8.A +        of voting rights 
                         to shares (total        instruments                8.B)           of issuer (vii) 
                             of 8. A)           (total of 8.B 
                                                  1 + 8.B 2) 
                       ------------------  ----------------------  --------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached            15.77%              0%                      15.77%                               667,662,189 
                       ------------------  ----------------------  --------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable)                      13.60%              0%                      13.60% 
                       ------------------  ----------------------  --------------------  ----------------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights                             % of voting rights 
  shares             (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                           Direct                   Indirect                     Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of Directive       (Art 10 of Directive        (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                         2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                           (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1)                                          (DTR5.2.1) 
                                           -------------------------- 
 GB00BGHPT808                                             105,285,731                                            15.77% 
                   ----------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                            105,285,731                                            15.77% 
                   --------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration   Exercise/                       Number of voting                  % of voting 
  financial          date         Conversion Period               rights that may                   rights 
  instrument         (x)          (xi)                            be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
                   -----------  ------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 
                                 SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                ------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of       Expiration        Exercise/             Physical or           Number of             % of voting 
  financial     date (x)          Conversion            cash                  voting rights         rights 
  instrument                      Period (xi)           settlement 
                                                        (xii) 
              ----------------  --------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                       SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                      --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer (xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights     X 
 and/or the 
 financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
 controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv) (please add 
 additional 
 rows as necessary) 
                                                                         ---- 
 
    Name (xv)         % of voting        % of voting       Total of both if 
                         rights            rights          it equals or is 
                    if it equals or        through         higher than the 
                     is higher than       financial      notifiable threshold 
                          the          instruments if 
                       notifiable            it 
                       threshold        equals or is 
                                           higher 
                                          than the 
                                         notifiable 
                                          threshold 
                   -----------------  ----------------  --------------------- 
 Jonathan Esfandi   15.77%             N/A               15.77% 
                   -----------------  ----------------  --------------------- 
 JNE Partners LLP   15.77%             N/A               15.77% 
                   -----------------  ----------------  --------------------- 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder 
                                      --------------------------------------- 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                      --------------------------------------- 
 The date until which the voting 
  rights 
  will be held 
                                      --------------------------------------- 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 Increase of position to more than 15%, voting rights rounded to two decimal 
  places 
 
 
 
 Place of completion   London, UK 
 Date of completion    11/09/2020 
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