TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB00BGHPT808
Issuer Name
BENCHMARK HOLDINGS PLC
UK or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name
Harwood Capital LLP
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
Name City of registered office Country of registered office
Harwood Capital LLP London United kingdom
4. Details of the shareholder
Name City of registered office Country of registered office
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc London United Kingdom
Harwood Capital LLP London United Kingdom
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
30-May-2025
6. Date on which Issuer notified
02-Jun-2025
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
. % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A) % of voting rights
through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) Total of both in % (8.A
+ 8.B) Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached
4.073000 0.000000 4.073000 30200000
Position of previous notification (if applicable)
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible) Number of direct voting rights
(DTR5.1) Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1) % of direct voting rights
(DTR5.1) % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BGHPT808 30000000 4.046000 1,000,000
GB00BGHPT808 200000 0.027000
Sub Total 8.A 30200000 4.073000%
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/conversion period
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted % of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B1
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
Type of financial instrument Expiration date Exercise/conversion period
Physical or cash settlement Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Sub Total 8.B2
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as
necessary)
Ultimate controlling person Name of controlled undertaking % of voting rights
if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold % of voting rights
through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment
Trust Plc 4.046000 4.046000%
Christopher Harwood Bernard Mills North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment
Trust Plc 0.027000 0.027000%
10. In case of proxy voting
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
12. Date of Completion
13. Place Of Completion
London Stock Exchange