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One Waterside Drive
Arlington Business Park
Reading
Berks
RG7 4SW
24 September 2024
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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 21 August 2024 were duly passed by
shareholders.
A summary of the votes received for
each resolution is as follows:
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For1
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% For
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Against
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% Against
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Total
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%
Total2
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Withheld3
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Ordinary Resolutions
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1: Accounts
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26,472,365
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100.00%
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0
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0.00%
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26,472,365
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63.33
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12,006
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2: Dividend
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26,482,919
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100.00%
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2
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0.00%
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26,482,921
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63.35
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1,450
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3: Remuneration Report
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26,072,450
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99.97%
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8,326
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0.03%
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26,080,776
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62.39
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2,894
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4: Elect Peter Lynas
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26,479,780
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99.99%
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1,500
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0.01%
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26,481,280
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63.35
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3,091
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5: Re-elect Nick Prest CBE
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25,647,585
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99.56%
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113,939
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0.44%
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25,761,524
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61.63
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722,847
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6: Re-elect Andrew Thomis
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26,468,350
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99.95%
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13,174
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0.05%
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26,481,524
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63.35
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2,847
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7: Re-elect Simon Walther
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26,431,502
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99.81%
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50,022
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0.19%
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26,481,524
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63.35
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2,847
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8: Re-elect Edward Lowe
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26,477,597
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99.98%
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4,255
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0.02%
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26,481,852
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63.35
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2,519
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9: Re-elect Beatrice
Nicholas
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26,477,785
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99.99%
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3,739
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0.01%
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26,481,524
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63.35
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2,847
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10: Re-appoint RSM
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26,447,642
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99.97%
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8,967
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0.03%
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26,456,609
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63.29
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27,762
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11: Auditor's Remuneration
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26,479,864
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99.99%
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1,565
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0.01%
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26,481,429
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63.35
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2,942
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12: Allot shares
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26,466,993
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99.94%
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16,111
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0.06%
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26,483,104
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63.35
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1,267
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Special Resolutions
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13: General
disapplication of pre-emption rights
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25,747,968
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97.22%
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734,994
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2.78%
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26,482,962
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63.35
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1,409
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14: Additional disapplication of
pre-emption rights
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25,734,445
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97.17%
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748,517
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2.83%
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26,482,962
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63.35
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1,409
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15: Purchase own shares
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26,418,649
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99.94%
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14,791
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0.06%
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26,433,440
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63.24
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50,931
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16: General meeting notice
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26,472,998
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99.96%
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10,442
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0.04%
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26,483,440
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63.35
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931
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Jeff Perrin retired from the Cohort
Board following today's AGM after 9 years during which he Chaired
the Audit Committee, was a member of the Remuneration Committee and
acted as Senior Independent Director. He brought diligence and
wisdom to these roles and made a valuable contribution to the
development of Cohort. The Board is most grateful to him. Peter
Lynas has succeeded Jeff as Chairman of the Audit Committee and
Senior Independent Director.
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
41,801,761.
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:
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Cohort plc
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0118
909 0390
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Andrew Thomis, Chief
Executive
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Simon Walther, Finance
Director
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Kellie Young, (Interim) Group Head of
Marketing and Corporate Communications
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Raquel McGrath, Company
Secretary
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Investec Bank Plc (NOMAD and Broker)
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020
7597 5970
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Carlton Nelson, Christopher
Baird
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MHP
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020
3128 8276
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Reg Hoare, Ollie Hoare, Hugo
Harris
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cohort@mhpgroup.com
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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 1,300 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