Cohort PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (3801K)

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RNS Number : 3801K

Cohort PLC

24 August 2023

 
 One Waterside Drive 
  Arlington Business Park 
  Reading 
  Berks 
  RG7 4SW 
 
 
 
  24 August 2023 
 

COHORT PLC

("Cohort", "the Company")

PDMR Purchase of shares

The Company announces that on 23 August 2023, Simon Walther, Finance Director, purchased 1,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence in Cohort ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 509.698 pence each to be held in a Nominee account in his name.

Director Shareholdings

Following completion of the transaction detailed above, the interests of Mr Walther and his connected persons in the Ordinary Shares will be as follows:

 
  Director     Ordinary Shares*      % of the total 
                                   issued share capital 
 SR Walther        227,041                0.55 
              -----------------  ---------------------- 
 

*Not including unvested shares under the Restricted Share Scheme

 
 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL 
  RESPONSIBILITIES 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              Simon Walther 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                   Finance Director 
     --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification/amendment    Initial notification 
     --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Full name of the entity           Cohort plc 
     --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier Code      213800WE61C73LZZNW11 
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 4    Details of the transaction(s) 
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 a)   Description of the financial      Ordinary shares in Cohort plc 
       instrument, type of instrument    with a nominal value of 10 
                                         pence each 
     --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 b)   Identification Code               GB00B0YD2B94 
     --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 c)   Nature of the transaction         Purchase of shares to be held 
                                         in a nominee account in the 
                                         name of Simon Walther 
     --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 d)   Currency                          GBP - British Pound 
     --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 e)   Price(s) and Volume(s)            1,000 Ordinary Shares at 509.698 
                                         pence 
     --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 f)   Aggregated Information            N/A 
        *    Price 
 
 
        *    Volume 
 
 
        *    Total 
     --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 g)   Date of transaction               23 August 2023 
     --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 h)   Place of transaction              London Stock Exchange - AIM 
     --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 

ENDS

For further information please contact:

 
 
   Cohort plc                                0118 909 0390 
 Andy Thomis, Chief Executive 
 Simon Walther, Finance Director 
 Emily McBride, Group Head of Marketing 
  and Corporate Communications 
 Raquel McGrath, Company Secretary 
 
 
   Investec Bank Plc (NOMAD and Broker)      020 7597 5970 
 Carlton Nelson, Christopher Baird 
 
 
   MHP                                       020 3128 8276 
 Reg Hoare, Ollie Hoare, Hugo Harris       [e-mail] 
 
 

NOTES TO EDITORS

Cohort plc ( www.cohortplc.com ) is the parent company of six innovative, agile and responsive businesses based in the UK, Germany and Portugal, providing a wide range of services and products for domestic and export customers in defence and related markets.

Cohort (AIM: CHRT) was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has headquarters in Reading, Berkshire and employs in total over 1,000 core staff there and at its other operating company sites across the UK, Germany, and Portugal.

The group is split into two segments - Communications and Intelligence, and Sensors and Effectors:

Communications and Intelligence

-- EID designs and manufactures advanced communications systems for naval and military customers. Cohort

acquired a majority stake in June 2016.   www.eid.pt 

-- MASS is a specialist data technology company serving the defence and security markets, focused on electronic warfare, digital services, and training support. Acquired by Cohort in August 2006. www.mass.co.uk

-- MCL designs, sources, and supports advanced electronic and surveillance technology for UK end users including the MOD and other government agencies. MCL has been part of the Group since July 2014. www.marlboroughcomms.com

Sensors and Effectors

-- Chess Dynamics offers surveillance, tracking and fire-control systems to the defence and security markets. Chess has been part of the Group since December 2018. www.chess-dynamics.com

-- ELAC SONAR supplies advanced sonar systems and underwater communications to global customers in the

naval marketplace.  Acquired by Cohort in December 2020.   www.elac-sonar.de 

-- SEA delivers and supports technology-based products for the defence and transport markets alongside specialist research and training services. Acquired by Cohort in October 2007. www.sea.co.uk

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