REG - Cohort PLC - Result of AGM

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20/09/2021 16:10

RNS Number : 3582M
  
Cohort PLC
  
20 September 2021
  
 

20 September 2021                                                                                                                                                      AIM: CHRT
 
COHORT PLC (the "Company")
Result of AGM
Cohort, the AIM listed independent technology group, announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today all the resolutions contained within the Notice of Meeting dated 26 August 2021 were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote.
A summary of the votes received for each resolution is as follows:







For1


% For


Against


% Against


Total


% Total3


Withheld2




Ordinary Resolutions








1: Accounts


31,450,913


100.00%


0


0.00%


31,451,241


76.58%


328




2: Dividend


31,451,241


100.00%


0


0.00%


31,451,241


76.58%


0




3: Remuneration Report 


24,515,635


92.34%


2,034,889


7.66%


31,451,241


76.58%


4,900,717




4: Re-elect Andrew Thomis


31,334,383


99.63%


115,610


0.37%


31,451,241


76.58%


1,248




5: Re-elect Nick Prest 


24,806,042


99.53%


117,861


0.47%


31,451,241


76.58%


6,527,338




6: Elect Beatrice Nicholas


31,047,742


99.99%


1,550


0.01%


31,451,241


76.58%


401,949




7: Re-appoint Auditor


31,442,743


99.98%


7,250


0.02%


31,451,241


76.58%


1,248




8: Auditor's Remuneration


31,448,493


99.99%


1,500


0.01%


31,451,241


76.58%


1,248




9: Allot shares


31,446,857


99.99%


4,056


0.01%


31,451,241


76.58%


328




Special Resolutions


 




10: General disapplication of pre-emption rights


30,974,992


98.49%


475,921


1.51%


31,451,241


76.58%


328




11: Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights


30,977,317


98.49%


473,596


1.51%


31,451,241


76.58%


328




12: Purchase own shares


31,443,005


99.97%


8,236


0.03%


31,451,241


76.58%


0




13: General meeting notice


31,442,981


99.97%


8,020


0.03%


31,451,241


76.58%


240



 
Notes:
1.        Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.
2.        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.
3.        Votes 'for' and 'against' are expressed as a percentage of the votes received.
4.        Voting was conducted by poll
5.        The total number of votes cast was 31,451,241 representing 76.58% of voting capital as at 16 September 2021. At the close of business on 16 September 2021, the issued share capital of the Company was 40,923,374 ordinary shares (no shares are held in Treasury)
6.        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

Raquel McGrath, Company Secretary 












                












Investec Bank plc






020 7597 5970




Daniel Adams / Christopher Baird


























MHP Communications






020 3128 8100




Reg Hoare / Pete Lambie / Alex Janiaud











 
NOTES TO EDITORS   
Cohort plc (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 & www.vision4ce.com  



EID designs and manufactures advanced communications systems for naval and military customers. Cohort acquired a majority stake in June 2016.  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



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



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



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



 

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