Cohort PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5998R)

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RNS Number : 5998R

Cohort PLC

01 March 2019

01 March 2019

COHORT PLC (the "Company")

Director Shareholdings

The Company hereby notifies the market that, following the payment of the interim dividend on 27 February 2019, dividends received in respect of ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") held in the SIPP of Andrew Thomis were reinvested on 27 February 2019 at a price of 379.495 pence per share. Consequently, the number of Ordinary Shares held in the SIPP account of Andrew Thomis increased by 65 Ordinary Shares.

Following this transaction, Andrew Thomis' interest and that of his persons closely associated in Ordinary Shares is 142,515, representing 0.35% 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                              Andrew Thomis 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status                   Chief Executive 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 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 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Full name of the entity           Cohort plc 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier Code      213800WE61C73LZZNW11 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 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         Automatic reinvestment of dividends 
                                         received on ordinary shares 
                                         held in an individual SIPP 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 d)   Currency                          GBP - British Pound 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 e)   Price(s) and Volume(s)            65 ordinary shares at 379.495 
                                         pence 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 f)        Aggregated Information       N/A 
             *    Price 
 
 
             *    Volume 
 
 
             *    Total 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 g)   Date of transaction               27 February 2019 
     --------------------------------  ------------------------------------ 
 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 / 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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