Cohort PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (6266M)

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RNS Number : 6266M

Cohort PLC

09 January 2019

9 January 2019

COHORT PLC ("Cohort")

COHORT PLC (the "Company")

Director Shareholdings

Cohort, the independent technology group, today announces the following director share transactions.

Simon Walther, Finance Director

Cohort plc (the "Company") hereby notifies the market that on 7 January 2019 it was confirmed Simon Walther had transferred 468 Ordinary Shares in the Company held in his own name into his ISA. These shares were originally granted as options on the 14 August 2015 under a three-year term and matured on the 1 September 2018 under the Cohort plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme. The request for the transfer was made on 24 November 2018.

Following this transaction, Simon Walther's interest and that of his persons closely associated in Ordinary Shares remained at 152,376, representing 0.37% of the total issued share capital of the Company.

 
 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL 
  RESPONSIBILITIES 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
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 a)   Name                              Simon Walther 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                   Finance Director 
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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 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 
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 b)   Identification Code               GB00B0YD2B94 
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 c)   Nature of the transaction         Transfer of shares into an 
                                         ISA 
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 d)   Currency                          GBP - British Pound 
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 e)   Price(s) and Volume(s)            468 at 410 pence 
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 f)   Aggregated Information            N/A 
        *    Price 
 
 
        *    Volume 
 
 
        *    Total 
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 g)   Date of transaction               24 November 2018 
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 h)   Place of transaction              Outside of a Main Market 
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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 / Ollie Hoare / Luke 
 Briggs 
 

NOTES TO EDITORS

Cohort plc (www.cohortplc.com) is the parent company of five 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.

Chess Technologies, through its operating businesses Chess Dynamics and Vision4ce, offers systems and technologies for detecting, tracking, classifying and disrupting naval, land and air threats. It was acquired by Cohort plc in December 2018. www.chess-dynamics.com & www.vision4ce.com

EID designs and manufactures advanced communications systems for the defence and security markets. Cohort acquired a majority stake in June 2016. www.eid.pt

MASS is a specialist defence and technology business, focused on electronic warfare, information systems and cyber security. Acquired by Cohort in August 2006. www.mass.co.uk

MCL - an expert in sourcing, design and integration of communications and surveillance technology, as well as support and training for UK end users including the MOD and other government agencies. MCL has been part of the Group since July 2014. www.marlboroughcomms.com

SEA is an advanced electronic systems and software house operating in the defence, transport and offshore energy markets. Acquired by Cohort in October 2007. www.sea.co.uk

Cohort (AIM: CHRT) was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has its headquarters in Reading, Berkshire and employs in total around 950 core staff there and at its other operating company sites across the UK and in Portugal.

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