REG - Cohort PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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29/09/2022 17:30

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RNS Number : 2365B  Cohort PLC  29 September 2022

 One Waterside Drive

 Arlington Business Park

 Reading

 Berks

 RG7 4SW

 

COHORT PLC

("Cohort" or "the Group")

 

 29 September
2022
AIM: CHRT

 

PDMR - Purchase of SIP Shares

 

The Company was notified on 28 September 2022 that, following the annual
accumulation period which ended on 31 August 2022, and in accordance with the
rules of the Cohort plc Share Incentive Plan (SIP), ordinary shares of 10
pence each in the Company were purchased by the SIP Trustees, on 23 September
2022 to be held in Trust beneficially on behalf of Andrew Thomis, Chief
Executive, and Simon Walther, Finance Director:

 Director       Number of Shares Purchased  SIP Purchase Price (pence)

 Andrew Thomis  355                         506p
 Simon Walther  355                         506p

The SIP purchase price is based on the lower of the share price at the
beginning of the accumulation period (1 September 2021), being 546 pence, and
the closing share price on the day before the acquisition date, being 506
pence.

In addition to the above notification, the Company announces that on 28
September 2022 Simon Walther, Finance Director, exercised options over
ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company, pursuant to the maturity of
options granted on 6 September 2019 under the Cohort plc Savings Related Share
Option Scheme.

 Director       Number of Shares Purchased  SAYE Exercise Price (pence)

 Simon Walther  1,021                       447.5p

 

Director Shareholdings

Following completion of the transactions detailed above, the interests of
Andrew Thomis and Simon Walther and their connected persons in the shares of
Cohort plc are as follows:

 

 Director       Ordinary shares  % of the total issued share capital
 Andrew Thomis  226,472          0.55%
 Simon Walther  216,273          0.52%

 

 NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
 RESPONSIBILITIES
 1   Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely
     associated
 a)  Name                                                         Andrew Thomis
 2   Reason for the notification
 a)  Position/status                                              Chief Executive
 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                                    Purchase of shares to be held in Trust beneficially on behalf of Andrew Thomis
                                                                  under the Cohort plc Share Incentive Plan
 d)  Currency                                                     GBP - British Pound
 e)  Price(s) and Volume(s)                                       355 Ordinary Shares at 506 pence
 f)  Aggregated Information                                       N/A

     -       Price

     -       Volume

     -       Total
 g)  Date of transaction                                          23 September 2022
 h)  Place of transaction                                         Outside of a Main Market

 

 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 and Company Secretary
 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                                    Purchase of shares to be held in Trust beneficially on behalf of Simon Walther
                                                                  under the Cohort plc Share Incentive Plan
 d)  Currency                                                     GBP - British Pound
 e)  Price(s) and Volume(s)                                       355 Ordinary Shares at 506 pence
 f)  Aggregated Information                                       N/A

     -       Price

     -       Volume

     -       Total
 g)  Date of transaction                                          23 September 2022
 h)  Place of transaction                                         Outside of a Main Market

 

 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 and Company Secretary
 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                                    Exercise of shares under the Cohort plc Savings Related Share Option Scheme
 d)  Currency                                                     GBP - British Pound
 e)  Price(s) and Volume(s)                                       1,021 Ordinary Shares at 447.5 pence
 f)  Aggregated Information                                       N/A

     -       Price

     -       Volume

     -       Total
 g)  Date of transaction                                          28 September 2022
 h)  Place of transaction                                         Outside of a Main Market

 

ENDS

 

For further information please contact:

 Cohort plc                            0118 909 0390
 Andy Thomis, Chief Executive
 Simon Walther, Finance Director

 Raquel McGrath, Company Secretary

 Investec Bank Plc (NOMAD and Broker)  020 7597 5970
 Daniel Adams, Christopher Baird

 MHP Communications                    020 3128 8570
 Reg Hoare, Pete Lambie, Ollie Hoare   cohort@mhpc.com

 

 

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

 

Cohort plc (www.cohortplc.com (http://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.

 

Chess Technologies, through its operating businesses Chess Dynamics and
Vision4ce, offers surveillance, tracking and fire-control systems to the
defence and security markets. A majority stake was acquired by Cohort plc in
December 2018. www.chess-dynamics.com (http://www.chess-dynamics.com/)

 

EID designs and manufactures advanced communications systems for naval and
military customers. Cohort acquired a majority stake in June
2016.  www.eid.pt (http://www.eid.pt/)

 

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 (http://www.elac-sonar.de/)

 

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 (http://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
(http://www.marlboroughcomms.com/)

 

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
(http://www.sea.co.uk/)

 

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.

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