Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 6798Q

Cohort PLC

13 September 2017

 

13 September 2017

COHORT PLC ("Cohort")

COHORT PLC (the "Company")

Director Shareholdings

Cohort, the independent technology group, today announces the following director share transactions.

Simon Walther, Finance Director

The Company was informed today that Mr and Mrs Walther had each sold 2,026 Ordinary Shares from their respective nominee accounts on Friday 8 September and Monday 11 September 2017 respectively at 395.0 pence per share. ISAs in the names of Mr and Mrs Walther each subsequently purchased 2,015 Ordinary Shares at 396.40 pence per share.

Following these transactions, Mr Walther's interest and that of his connected persons in Ordinary Shares is 107,759 representing 0.26% of the total issued share capital of the Company.

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Simon Walther
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Finance Director
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Full name of the entity	Cohort plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier Code	213800WE61C73LZZNW11
4	Details of the transaction(s)
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares in Cohort plc with a nominal value of 10 pence each
b)	Identification Code	GB00B0YD2B94
c)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares from share account and re-purchase of shares by ISA account
d)	Currency	GBP - British Pound
e)	Price(s) and Volume(s)	2,026 shares at 395.0 pence and 2,015 shares at 396.40 pence
f)	Aggregated Information -      Price -      Volume -      Total	N/A
g)	Date of transaction	8 September 2017
h)	Place of transaction	London Stock Exchange

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Philippa Walther-Caine
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Finance Director PCA
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Full name of the entity	Cohort plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier Code	213800WE61C73LZZNW11
4	Details of the transaction(s)
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares in Cohort plc with a nominal value of 10 pence each
b)	Identification Code	GB00B0YD2B94
c)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of shares from share account and re-purchase of shares by ISA account
d)	Currency	GBP - British Pound
e)	Price(s) and Volume(s)	2,026 shares at 395.0 pence and 2,015 shares at 396.40 pence
f)	Aggregated Information -      Price -      Volume -      Total	N/A
g)	Date of transaction	11 September 2017
h)	Place of transaction	London Stock Exchange

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For further information, please contact:

Cohort plc		0118 909 0390
Andrew 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 / Ollie Hoare

NOTES TO EDITORS

Cohort plc

Cohort is an independent technology group working primarily for defence (air, land and sea), wider government and industry clients, through five market-facing subsidiary companies:

MASS - a specialist systems house with a focus on electronic warfare operational support, cyber defence and secure information systems. Based in Cambridgeshire, MASS was acquired by Cohort in August 2006;

MCL - an expert in sourcing, design and integration of surveillance and other electronic systems, as well as field support and training for the UK MOD and other government agencies. Based in Surrey, MCL has been part of the Group since July 2014;

SEA - an advanced systems and software business operating in the defence (naval systems, simulation, training and technology research), transport and offshore energy market sectors. Acquired by Cohort in October 2007.

EID - a Portugal based supplier of advanced electronics, communications and command and control products and systems for the global defence market, in which Cohort acquired a majority stake in June 2016.

Cohort was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has its headquarters in Berkshire and employs in total around 800 core staff there and at its other operating company sites in Bristol, Cambridgeshire, Devon, Lincolnshire, Somerset, Surrey, Scotland and Portugal.

 

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