Benchmark Holdings, the aquaculture biotechnology company, is pleased to
announce that it has been granted two new salmon broodstock licenses by the
Directory of Fisheries in Norway. The two licenses which total 780 tons, include
a 320 tons license for sea production and a second license for on land
production of up to 460 tons, more than doubling the volume of our current
licenses.
 
This represents an important milestone for Benchmark enhancing our capabilities
and the security of supply for our customers. The additional broodstock capacity
enlarges the selection pool in our genetics programme, reduces operational risk
by having broodstock volume at different sites and supports future potential
expansion of our production of ova in Salten. 

Trond Williksen commented:
"Benchmark's genetics operations are core to our ability to supply highly
bio-secure salmon eggs to salmon producers year round. The grant of the new
licenses is a reflection of Benchmark's leading position in the industry, track
record and quality of our operations. 
The two new licenses enable us to further increase security of supply of
bio-secure, high quality eggs with high performing genetic traits for our
customers supporting our mission to drive sustainability in aquaculture."

Enquiries
For further information, please contact:	
Benchmark Holdings plc	info@benchmarkplc.com
Trond Williksen, CEO	
Septima Maguire, CFO	
Ivonne Cantu, Investor Relations
	
Numis (Broker and NOMAD)	Tel:  020 7260 1000
Freddie Barnfield, Duncan Monteith 
	
	
MHP Communications	Tel:  020 3128 8742 / 8591
Katie Hunt, Reg Hoare, Veronica Farah   benchmark@mphc.com

About Benchmark 
Benchmark is a market leading aquaculture biotechnology company. Benchmark's
mission is to drive sustainability in aquaculture by delivering products and
solutions in genetics, advanced nutrition and health which improve yield, growth
and animal health and welfare.