Total Voting Rights

2 May 2017

Benchmark Holdings plc

("Benchmark" or "the Company")

Total Voting Rights

In accordance with the FCA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the Company wishes to notify the market of the following:

As at 30 April 2017, the Company's issued share capital consisted of 522,365,034 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 at 30 April 2017 is therefore 522,365,034.

The above figure (522,365,034 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.