REG - Cohort PLC - Result of AGM

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17/09/2019 16:05

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Cohort PLC
17 September 2019
 


17 September 2019
 
COHORT PLC ("Cohort")
Result of AGM
Cohort, the AIM listed independent technology group, announces that at its Annual General Meeting held today that all the resolutions contained within the Notice of Meeting dated 8 August 2019 were duly passed by shareholders.
A summary of the votes received for each resolution are as follows:







For1


% For


Against


% Against


Total


% Total2


Withheld3




Ordinary Resolutions








1: Accounts


26,776,990


99.99


200


0.01


26,777,190


65.38


0




2: Dividend


26,777,190


100.00


0


0.00


26,777,190


65.38


0




3: Elect Edward Lowe


26,776,990


99.99


200


0.01


26,777,190


65.38


0




4: Re-elect Stanley Carter


25,801,717


96.36


975,473


3.64


26,777,190


65.38


0




5: Re-elect Nick Prest CBE


26,271,418


99.56


116,085


0.44


26,777,190


65.38


389,687




6: Re-appointment of Auditor


26,194,012


99.57


113,477


0.43


26,777,190


65.38


469,701




7: Auditor's Remuneration


26,666,072


99.59


111,118


0.41


26,777,190


65.38


0




8: Allot shares


25,734,409


97.82


572,980


2.18


26,777,190


65.38


469,801




Special Resolutions


 




9: Disapply pre-emption rights


26,266,764


99.85


39,822


0.15


26,777,190


65.38


470,604




10: Purchase own shares


26,761,637


99.96


9,953


0.04


26,777,190


65.38


5,600




11: General meeting notice


26,775,336


99.99


1,854


0.01


26,777,190


65.38


0



 
Notes:
1.        Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.
2.        The total number of shares in issue is 40,959,101.
3.        A "vote withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes "for" and "against" a resolution.
4.        All percentages are shown to two decimal places.
 
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




Daniel Adams / Chris Baird


























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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