Cohort PLC Result of AGM (1678Q)

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RNS Number : 1678Q

Cohort PLC

07 September 2017

7 September 2017

COHORT PLC ("Cohort")

Result of AGM

Cohort, the AIM listed independent technology group, announces that at its Annual General Meeting held today all the resolutions contained within the Notice of Meeting dated 1 August 2017 were duly passed by shareholders.

A summary of the votes received for each resolution are as follows:

 
 Resolution                For(1)     % For    Against    % Against     Total      % Total(2)   Withheld(3) 
----------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 Ordinary Resolutions 
----------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 1: Accounts             20,453,197   88.47   2,665,631     11.53     23,118,828     56.44 
----------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 2: Dividend             23,118,828    100        0           0       23,118,828     56.44 
----------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 3: Re-elect 
  Sir Robert 
  Walmsley               20,448,002   88.46   2,667,884     11.54     23,115,886     56.44         2,942 
----------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 4: Re-appointment 
  of Auditor             23,113,936   99.98     4,892       0.02      23,118,828     56.44 
----------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 5: Auditor's 
  Remuneration           23,116,189   99.99     2,639       0.01      23,118,828     56.44 
----------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 6: Allot shares         23,109,945   99.96     8,883       0.04      23,118,828     56.44 
----------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 Special Resolutions 
----------------------  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 7: Disapply 
  pre-emption 
  rights                 23,081,049   99.84    37,779       0.16      23,118,828     56.44 
----------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 8: Purchase 
  own shares             23,110,575   99.96     8,253       0.04      23,118,828     56.44 
----------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 9: General 
  meeting notice         23,117,198   99.99     1,630       0.01      23,118,828     56.44 
----------------------  -----------  ------  ----------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 

Notes:

1. Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

   2.        The total number of shares in issue is 40,959,101. 

3. A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.

   4.        All percentages are shown to two decimal places. 

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 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;

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.

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