Holding(s) in Company

Cohort PLC
09 March 2007


                                                                    

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

COHORT PLC


2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

AXA S.A. 25 AVENUE MATIGNON, 75008 PARIS AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES
 

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):


 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

02/03/2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

06/03/2007
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

B0YD2B9

 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

B0YD2B9                0                 0        2,653,892        0.00     9.00
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

2,653,892                        9.00%
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Name of the Company/Fund        Number of Shares       % of issued share capital
 
AXA Framlington 
Xerox Final Salary Pension Scheme     201,108                     0.68229
Indirect

AXA Framlington 
Islington Group Pension Scheme        100,554                     0.34114
Indirect

AXA Framlington 
SEI UK Equity                         150,000                     0.50890
Indirect

AXA Framlington 
Throgmorton Trust                     502,769                     1.70572
Indirect

AXA Framlington 
Framlington Innovative Growth         625,692                     2.12275
Indirect

AXA Framlington
Framlington AIM VCT                   305,200                     1.03543
Indirect

AXA Framlington 
Framlington AIM VCT2                  170,800                     0.57946
Indirect

AXA Framlington 
UK Smaller Companies                  597,769                     2.02802
Indirect

                       Total Direct      0                        0.00000
                     Total Indirect   2,653,892                   9.00371
                              TOTAL   2,653,892                   9.00371


Proxy Voting:


 
10. Name of the proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

Terry Marsh
 

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637




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