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One Waterside Drive
Arlington Business Park
Reading
Berks
RG7 4SW
21 October 2024
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COHORT PLC
("Cohort", "the Company" or
"the Group")
PDMR - Purchase of SIP
Shares
The Company was notified on 18
October 2024 that, following the annual accumulation period which
ended on 30 September 2024, 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 15 October
2024 to be held in Trust beneficially on behalf of Andrew Thomis,
Chief Executive, and Simon Walther, Finance Director:
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Director
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Number of Shares
Purchased
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SIP Purchase Price
(pence)
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Andrew
Thomis
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365
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492p
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Simon
Walther
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365
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492p
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The SIP purchase price is based on
the lower of the share price at the beginning of the accumulation
period (1 October 2023), being 492 pence, and the closing share
price on the day before the acquisition date, being 888
pence.
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:
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Director
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Ordinary
shares
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% of the total issued share
capital
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Andrew
Thomis
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263,287
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0.63%
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Simon
Walther
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237,712
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0.57%
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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Andrew Thomis
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Chief Executive
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b)
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Initial
notification/amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Full name of the entity
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Cohort plc
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b)
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Legal Entity Identifier
Code
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213800WE61C73LZZNW11
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4
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Details of the transaction(s)
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a)
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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument
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Ordinary shares in Cohort plc with a
nominal value of 10 pence each
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b)
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Identification Code
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GB00B0YD2B94
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c)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of shares to be held in
Trust beneficially on behalf of Andrew Thomis under the Cohort plc
Share Incentive Plan
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d)
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Currency
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GBP - British Pound
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e)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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365 Ordinary Shares
at 492 pence
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f)
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Aggregated Information
- Price
- Volume
- Total
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N/A
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g)
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Date of transaction
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15 October 2024
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h)
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Place of transaction
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Outside of a Main Market
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NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities
/ person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Simon Walther
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2
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Finance Director and Company
Secretary
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b)
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Initial
notification/amendment
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Initial notification
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
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a)
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Full name of the entity
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Cohort plc
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b)
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Legal Entity Identifier
Code
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213800WE61C73LZZNW11
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4
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Details of the transaction(s)
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a)
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Description of the financial
instrument, type of instrument
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Ordinary shares in Cohort plc with a
nominal value of 10 pence each
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b)
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Identification Code
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GB00B0YD2B94
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c)
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Nature of the transaction
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Purchase of shares to be held in
Trust beneficially on behalf of Simon Walther under the Cohort plc
Share Incentive Plan
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d)
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Currency
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GBP - British Pound
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e)
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Price(s) and Volume(s)
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365 Ordinary Shares
at 492 pence
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f)
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Aggregated Information
- Price
- Volume
- Total
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N/A
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g)
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Date of transaction
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15 October 2024
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h)
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Place of transaction
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Outside of a Main Market
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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