Cohort PLC Director Shareholding (5273L)

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RNS Number : 5273L

Cohort PLC

19 April 2018

19 April 2018

COHORT PLC (the "Company")

Director Shareholdings

Cohort plc (the "Company") hereby notifies the market that, on 18 April 2018, Mr Simon Walther and Mrs Phillippa Walther-Caine sold 5,295 Ordinary Shares and 5,883 Ordinary Shares respectively from their nominee accounts at 340 pence per Ordinary Share. In addition, ISAs in the names of Mr Walther and Mrs Walther-Caine each subsequently repurchased 5,281 Ordinary Shares and 5,869 Ordinary Shares respectively at a share price of 340.5 pence per Ordinary Share.

Following the transaction, Mr Simon Walther's interest and that of his persons closely associated in Ordinary Shares is 109,308 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.27% of the total issued share capital of the Company.

 
 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING 
  MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 
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 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Name                              Simon Walther 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 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           213800WE61C73LZZNW11 
       Code 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s) 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------ 
 a)   Description of the financial      Ordinary shares in 
       instrument, type of instrument    Cohort plc with a 
                                         nominal value of 
                                         10 pence each 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 b)   Identification Code               GB00B0YD2B94 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 c)   Nature of the transaction         Sale of ordinary 
                                         shares from Mr Walther's 
                                         Nominee Account and 
                                         subsequent repurchase 
                                         by Mr Walther's ISA 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 d)   Currency                          GBP - British Pound 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 e)   Price(s) and Volume(s)            5,295 shares sold 
                                         at 3.40 pence per 
                                         share and 5,281 shares 
                                         purchased at 3.405 
                                         pence per share 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 f)   Aggregated Information            N/A 
        *    Price 
 
 
        *    Volume 
 
 
        *    Total 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 g)   Date of transaction               18 April 2018 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 h)   Place of transaction              London Stock Exchange 
---  --------------------------------  -------------------------- 
 
 
 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING 
  MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                              Phillippa Walther-Caine 
---  --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                   Wife of Simon Walther, 
                                         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           213800WE61C73LZZNW11 
       Code 
---  --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s) 
---  ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the financial      Ordinary shares in 
       instrument, type of instrument    Cohort plc with a 
                                         nominal value of 
                                         10 pence each 
---  --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 b)   Identification Code               GB00B0YD2B94 
---  --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 c)   Nature of the transaction         Sale of ordinary 
                                         shares from Mrs Walther-Caine's 
                                         Nominee Account and 
                                         subsequent repurchase 
                                         by Mrs Walther-Caine's 
                                         ISA 
---  --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 d)   Currency                          GBP - British Pound 
---  --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 e)   Price(s) and Volume(s)            5,883 shares sold 
                                         at 3.40 pence per 
                                         share and 5,869 shares 
                                         purchased at 3.405 
                                         pence per share 
---  --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 f)   Aggregated Information            N/A 
        *    Price 
 
 
        *    Volume 
 
 
        *    Total 
---  --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 g)   Date of transaction               18 April 2018 
---  --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 h)   Place of transaction              London Stock Exchange 
---  --------------------------------  --------------------------------- 
 

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 / Vera Prokhorenko 
 

NOTES TO EDITORS

Cohort plc (www.cohortplc.com) 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. 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

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

Cohort (AIM: CHRT) 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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