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Cohort PLC

26 September 2023

 
 One Waterside Drive 
  Arlington Business Park 
  Reading 
  Berks 
  RG7 4SW 
 
 
 
  26 September 2023 
 

COHORT PLC

("Cohort")

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 September 2023 were duly passed by shareholders.

A summary of the votes received for each resolution is as follows:

 
                                    For(1)     % For    Against   % Against     Total      % Total(2)   Withheld(3) 
 Ordinary Resolutions 
                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 1: Accounts                      28,859,964   100.00      0        0.00      28,859,964     69.59%        3,256 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 2: Dividend                      28,860,292   100.00      0        0.00      28,860,292     69.59%        2,928 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 3: Remuneration Report           28,825,528   99.93    21,473      0.07      28,847,001     69.56%       16,219 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 4: Re-elect Jeff 
  Perrin                          28,854,577   99.99     2,162      0.01      28,856,739     69.58%        6,481 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 5. Re-elect Simon 
  Walther                         28,854,577   99.99     2,162      0.01      28,856,739     69.58%        6,481 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 6: Re-appoint RSM                28,847,739   99.97     9,318      0.03      28,857,057     69.58%        6,163 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 7: Auditor's Remuneration        28,856,664   99.99     1,522      0.01      28,858,186     69.58%        5,034 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 8: Allot shares                  28,837,402   99.93    21,562      0.07      28,858,964     69.59%        4,256 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 Special Resolutions 
                                 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 9: General disapplication 
  of pre-emption rights           28,838,010   99.93    20,835      0.07      28,858,845     69.59%        4,375 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 10: Additional disapplication 
  of pre-emption rights           28,838,093   99.93    20,752      0.07      28,858,845     69.59%        4,375 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 11: Purchase own 
  shares                          28,844,912   99.95    15,403      0.05      28,860,315     69.59%        2,905 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 12: General meeting 
  notice                          28,851,890   99.97     8,320      0.03      28,860,210     69.59%        3,010 
                                 -----------  -------  --------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ------------ 
 

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 41,472,077. 

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 
 Andy Thomis, Chief Executive 
 Simon Walther, Finance Director 
 Emily McBride, Group Head of Marketing 
  and Corporate Communications 
 Raquel McGrath, Company Secretary 
 
 
 
 
   Investec Bank Plc (NOMAD and Broker)      020 7597 5970 
 Carlton Nelson, Christopher Baird 
 
 
   MHP                                       020 3128 8276 
 Reg Hoare, Ollie Hoare, Hugo Harris       cohort@mhpgroup.com 
 
 

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.

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 1,100 core staff there and at its other operating company sites across the UK, Germany, and Portugal.

The group is split into two segments - Communications and Intelligence, and Sensors and Effectors:

Communications and Intelligence

-- EID designs and manufactures advanced communications systems for naval and military customers. Cohort

acquired a majority stake in June 2016.   www.eid.pt 

-- 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

Sensors and Effectors

-- Chess Dynamics offers surveillance, tracking and fire-control systems to the defence and security markets. Chess has been part of the Group since December 2018. www.chess-dynamics.com

-- 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 

-- 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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