REG - Cohort PLC - Director Shareholding

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19/04/2018 16:55

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
 




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 Code


213800WE61C73LZZNW11




4


Details of the transaction(s)




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument


Ordinary shares in 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
-       Price
-       Volume
-       Total


N/A




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 Code


213800WE61C73LZZNW11




4


Details of the transaction(s)




a)


Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument


Ordinary shares in 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
-       Price
-       Volume
-       Total


N/A




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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