Grant of options

RNS Number : 3698J

Cohort PLC

06 August 2012

 



06 August 2012                                                                                                                                                            AIM: CHRT

PRESS RELEASE

COHORT PLC ("Cohort")

Grant of Options

The Company announces the following grant of unapproved options over ordinary shares of
10 pence each to directors of the Company:

Director	Number of shares under this option	Exercise Price (pence)	Total number of shares under option following grant
AS Thomis	75,000	116.5	218,541
SR Walther	65,000	116.5	150,424

The unapproved options were granted on 2 August 2012 pursuant to the Cohort plc 2006 Share Option Scheme established on 16 February 2006, and can be exercised between 3 August 2015 and 2 August 2022.

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For further information please contact:

Cohort plc	0118 909 0390
Andy Thomis, Chief Executive
Simon Walther, Finance Director
Investec Bank Plc	020 7597 5970
Keith Anderson, Daniel Adams
MHP Communications Limited	020 3128 8100
Reg Hoare

NOTES TO EDITORS

Cohort plc (www.cohortplc.com) is the parent company for three innovative, agile and responsive businesses working primarily for defence (air, land and sea), wider government and industry clients. 

·      SCS (www.scs-ltd.co.uk) - a defence consultancy, combining technical expertise with practical experience and domain knowledge. Owned by Cohort since flotation in March 2006. 

·      MASS (www.mass.co.uk) - a specialist defence and aerospace business, focused mainly on electronic warfare, information systems and electronic systems development.  Acquired by Cohort in August 2006.

·      SEA (www.sea.co.uk) - an advanced surveillance systems and software house with hardware development capability operating in the defence, space and transport market sectors.  Acquired by Cohort in October 2007. 

Cohort (AIM: CHRT) was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has its headquarters in Berkshire and, through its operating companies, employs in total around 530 core staff there and at bases in Bristol, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Somerset. 

 

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