Benchmark, the aquaculture biotechnology company, today announces that the Board
of Directors has agreed to establish and adopt the Benchmark Holdings Plc Long
Term Incentive Plan ("New LTIP") for the senior management team following the
expiry of the Company's previous LTIP at the end of its 10-year life. 

The Non-Executive Directors have consulted with certain major shareholders of
the Group on the New LTIP with a view to creating a simple incentive plan that
aligns the potential rewards with shareholder returns and acts as an attractive
scheme to retain the senior management team and incentivise shareholder value
creation.

The full announcement with further information is enclosed.