Cohort PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (6003E)

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RNS Number : 6003E

Cohort PLC

09 May 2017

09 May 2017

COHORT PLC (the "Company")

Director Shareholdings

Cohort plc (the "Company") hereby notifies the market that, on 5 May 2017, Mr Andrew Thomis transferred a SIPP from one Trustee to another in specie. Following the transaction, Mr Andrew Thomis' interest and that of his persons closely associated in Ordinary Shares is 115,588 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.28% of the total issued share capital of the Company.

 
 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING 
  MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 
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 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                              Andrew Thomis 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                   Chief Executive 
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 b)   Initial notification/amendment    Initial notification 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance 
       market participant, auction platform, auctioneer 
       or auction monitor 
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 a)   Full name of the entity           Cohort plc 
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 b)   Legal Entity Identifier           213800WE61C73LZZNW11 
       Code 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s) 
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 a)   Description of the financial      Ordinary shares in 
       instrument, type of instrument    Cohort plc with a 
                                         nominal value of 
                                         10 pence each 
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 b)   Identification Code               GB00B0YD2B94 
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 c)   Nature of the transaction         Transfer in specie 
                                         of SIPP from one 
                                         Trustee to another 
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 d)   Currency                          GBP - British Pound 
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 e)   Price(s) and Volume(s)            8,550 shares at 0.00 
                                         pence 
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 f)   Aggregated Information            N/A 
        *    Price 
 
 
        *    Volume 
 
 
        *    Total 
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 g)   Date of transaction               05 May 2017 
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 h)   Place of transaction              London Stock Exchange 
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Ends

For further information, please contact:

 
Cohort plc                 0118 909 0390 
Andrew Thomis, Chief 
 Executive 
 Simon Walther, Finance 
 Director 
 
Investec Bank plc          020 7597 5970 
Keith Anderson / Daniel 
 Adams 
 
MHP Communications 
 Limited                   020 3128 8100 
Reg Hoare / Jamie 
 Ricketts / Ollie Hoare 
 

NOTES TO EDITORS

Cohort plc

Cohort is an independent technology group working primarily for defence (air, land and sea), wider government and industry clients, through five market-facing subsidiary companies:

MASS - a specialist systems house with a focus on electronic warfare operational support, cyber defence and secure information systems. Based in Cambridgeshire, MASS was acquired by Cohort in August 2006;

MCL - an expert in sourcing, design and integration of surveillance and other electronic systems, as well as field support and training for the UK MOD and other government agencies. Based in Surrey, MCL has been part of the Group since July 2014;

SCS - a defence technical advisory business, providing a range of services, including independent technical evaluation of military aircraft safety, and design and delivery of large and small scale military training exercises. Owned by Cohort since flotation in March 2006;

SEA - an advanced systems and software business operating in the defence (naval systems, simulation, training and technology research), transport and offshore energy market sectors. Acquired by Cohort in October 2007.

EID - a Portugal based supplier of advanced electronics, communications and command and control products and systems for the global defence market, in which Cohort acquired a majority stake in June 2016.

Cohort was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has its headquarters in Berkshire and employs in total around 800 core staff there and at its other operating company sites in Bristol, Cambridgeshire, Devon, Lincolnshire, Somerset, Surrey, Scotland and Portugal.

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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