Result of AGM

RNS Number : 6661M

Cohort PLC

17 September 2019

 

17 September 2019

COHORT PLC ("Cohort")

Result of AGM

Cohort, the AIM listed independent technology group, announces that at its Annual General Meeting held today that all the resolutions contained within the Notice of Meeting dated 8 August 2019 were duly passed by shareholders.

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

	For1	% For	Against	% Against	Total	% Total2	Withheld3
Ordinary Resolutions
1: Accounts	26,776,990	99.99	200	0.01	26,777,190	65.38	0
2: Dividend	26,777,190	100.00	0	0.00	26,777,190	65.38	0
3: Elect Edward Lowe	26,776,990	99.99	200	0.01	26,777,190	65.38	0
4: Re-elect Stanley Carter	25,801,717	96.36	975,473	3.64	26,777,190	65.38	0
5: Re-elect Nick Prest CBE	26,271,418	99.56	116,085	0.44	26,777,190	65.38	389,687
6: Re-appointment of Auditor	26,194,012	99.57	113,477	0.43	26,777,190	65.38	469,701
7: Auditor's Remuneration	26,666,072	99.59	111,118	0.41	26,777,190	65.38	0
8: Allot shares	25,734,409	97.82	572,980	2.18	26,777,190	65.38	469,801
Special Resolutions
9: Disapply pre-emption rights	26,266,764	99.85	39,822	0.15	26,777,190	65.38	470,604
10: Purchase own shares	26,761,637	99.96	9,953	0.04	26,777,190	65.38	5,600
11: General meeting notice	26,775,336	99.99	1,854	0.01	26,777,190	65.38	0

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 40,959,101.

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
Andrew Thomis, Chief Executive Simon Walther, Finance Director
Investec Bank plc		020 7597 5970
Daniel Adams / Chris Baird
MHP Communications Limited		020 3128 8100
Reg Hoare / Ollie Hoare / Luke Briggs

NOTES TO EDITORS

Cohort plc (www.cohortplc.com) is the parent company of five innovative, agile and responsive businesses based in the UK and Portugal, providing a wide range of services and products for domestic and export customers in defence and related markets.

Chess Technologies, through its operating businesses Chess Dynamics and Vision4ce, offers systems and technologies for detecting, tracking, classifying and disrupting naval, land and air threats. It was acquired by Cohort plc in December 2018. www.chess-dynamics.com & www.vision4ce.com

EID designs and manufactures advanced communications systems for the defence and security markets. Cohort acquired a majority stake in June 2016.  www.eid.pt

MASS is a specialist defence and technology business, focused on electronic warfare, information systems and cyber security.  Acquired by Cohort in August 2006. www.mass.co.uk

MCL - an expert in sourcing, design and integration of communications and surveillance technology, as well as support and training for UK end users including the MOD and other government agencies. MCL has been part of the Group since July 2014. www.marlboroughcomms.com

SEA is an advanced electronic systems and software house operating in the defence, transport and offshore energy markets. Acquired by Cohort in October 2007. www.sea.co.uk

Cohort (AIM: CHRT) was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has its headquarters in Reading, Berkshire and employs in total around 950 core staff there and at its other operating company sites across the UK and in Portugal.

 

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