Benchmark (AIM: BMK), an established international animal health, technical publishing and sustainability science business, is pleased to announce that its shares will today be admitted to trading on AIM.

In an oversubscribed fundraising led by Cenkos Securities and supported by Equity Development, Benchmark has successfully raised £27.5 million before expenses through the sale of new ordinary shares at a price of 64 pence per share to a diverse range of investors. In addition, existing shareholders have sold shares worth £17.6 million. Total gross proceeds from the placing amounted to £45.1 million, making this the largest fundraising in the healthcare sector this year on AIM. At admission, the Company will have a total of 136,416,750 ordinary shares in issue.

The proceeds of the fundraising will be used by Benchmark to invest in high quality scientific research and development, to enhance its business development team, to expand its core businesses and enter into new segments which fit synergistically with its existing businesses. The proceeds will also be used to fund the expansion of Benchmark's manufacturing base, as well as selective acquisitions.

http://www.investegate.co.uk/benchmark-hlgs-plc--bmk-/rns/admission-and-first-day-of-dealings-on-aim/201312180800028049V/

FUNDIES

Latest Share Price (p) 122.50 Net Gearing (%) n/a
Market Cap (£m) 167.11 Gross Gearing (%) n/a
Shares in issue (m) 136.42 Debt Ratio n/a
P/E Ratio 0.00 Debt-to-Equity Ratio n/a
Divs per share (p) n/a Assets / Equity Ratio n/a
Dividend Yield (%) 0.00 Price to book value n/a
Dividend Cover 0.00 ROCE n/a
Earning per share (p) 0.00 EPS Growth (%) n/a
52-week high / low (p) 122.50 / 67.00 DPS Growth (%) n/a

I can check. lol . Good luck goldfinger.

Good call GF. I have missed out on this one :-((

Bought big time. plenty to come IMO.

Fantastic day pushing on twitter.

FLYING............................nice.........................loads err money.

Loads err money........

Well done gf, we seem to have hit the 10% risers today.

Im in the Zone.

Well worth reading.

Trading In The Zone........Douglas.

Must be 600th stock market book ive read now.

Well done GF
If the 135/136 holds in the morning then I shall buy a few in the morning. Do not want you to feel lonely. It touched 143 this morning so that is a first target!

Looking good.

Think Ill have a few more tomorrow, Jim and Mark Slater in here.

Listen: Benchmark Holdings - Half year results 2014

Click here to listen

Bought in here , as a recommendation from SCSW , says it's back on track , lot of buying but not moving it up at all , see how it goes .

Pretty decent results here , Woodford Investment holdings has 22% in this , Beaufort has 80p and Keplar 77p target .