Cohort PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (0354O)

TIDMCHRT

RNS Number : 0354O

Cohort PLC

15 August 2017

15 August 2017

AIM: CHRT

COHORT PLC (the "Company")

Director Share Awards and Shareholdings

Cohort plc (the "Company") wishes to notify the following changes in the interests of directors of the Company in ordinary shares of 10 pence in relation to share awards and share options.

Grant and Transfer of Share Awards

On 10 August 2017 share awards pursuant to the 2013 Restricted Share Scheme established on 30 July 2013 (the "Restricted Share Scheme") were granted to directors of the Company for nil consideration. Also on 10 August, shares that had vested on 10 August in accordance with the rules of the Restricted Share Scheme were transferred to the directors of the Company (the "Transfers"). The following table sets out the details of the Grant and Transfers:

 
  Director      Number of      Number of           Total number of 
                  shares      shares vested        unvested shares 
                under this   and transferred     under the Restricted 
                  award       on 10 August      Share Scheme following 
                                  2017           Grant and Transfers 
------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------------------ 
  AS Thomis      18,254          15,028                22,321 
------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------------------ 
 SR Walther      14,286          11,979                17,599 
------------  ------------  ----------------  ------------------------ 
 

Full beneficial ownership of Restricted Shares (including voting and dividend rights) will transfer to the recipients in stages over a three-year period from the date of grant. Recipients may only sell Restricted Shares with the approval of the Chairman of the Remuneration & Appointments Committee while they remain in employment with the Company. Further details regarding the Restricted Shares can be found in the Company's Annual Report and Accounts 2017.

Director Shareholdings

Following completion of the transactions detailed above on 10 August 2017, the interests of Mr Thomis and Mr Walther and their connected persons in the shares of Cohort plc will be as follows:

 
  Director     Ordinary shares*   % of the total 
                                   issued share 
                                      capital 
------------  -----------------  --------------- 
  AS Thomis        111,521             0.27 
------------  -----------------  --------------- 
 SR Walther        100,659             0.25 
------------  -----------------  --------------- 
 

*Not including unvested shares under the Restricted Share Scheme

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 / Ollie 
 Hoare 
 

NOTES TO EDITORS

Cohort is the parent company of four innovative, agile and responsive businesses based in the UK and Portugal, providing a wide range of services and products for domestic and export customers in defence and related markets.

MASS is a specialist defence and technology business, focused on electronic warfare, information systems and cyber security.

www.mass.co.uk

MCL is an expert in the sourcing, design, integration and support of communications and surveillance technology for the defence and security markets.

www.marlboroughcomms.com

SEA is an advanced electronic systems and software house operating in the defence, transport and offshore energy markets.

www.sea.co.uk

EID designs and manufactures advanced communications systems for the defence and security markets.

www.eid.pt

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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