COHORT PLC

AGM Information • Sep 20, 2021

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Cohort PLC

20 September 2021

20 September 2021                                                                                                                                                      AIM: CHRT

COHORT PLC (the "Company")

Result of AGM

Cohort, the AIM listed independent technology group, announces that at its Annual General Meeting held earlier today all the resolutions contained within the Notice of Meeting dated 26 August 2021 were duly passed by shareholders by means of a poll vote.

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

	For1	% For	Against	% Against	Total	% Total3	Withheld2
Ordinary Resolutions
1: Accounts	31,450,913	100.00%	0	0.00%	31,451,241	76.58%	328
2: Dividend	31,451,241	100.00%	0	0.00%	31,451,241	76.58%	0
3: Remuneration Report	24,515,635	92.34%	2,034,889	7.66%	31,451,241	76.58%	4,900,717
4: Re-elect Andrew Thomis	31,334,383	99.63%	115,610	0.37%	31,451,241	76.58%	1,248
5: Re-elect Nick Prest	24,806,042	99.53%	117,861	0.47%	31,451,241	76.58%	6,527,338
6: Elect Beatrice Nicholas	31,047,742	99.99%	1,550	0.01%	31,451,241	76.58%	401,949
7: Re-appoint Auditor	31,442,743	99.98%	7,250	0.02%	31,451,241	76.58%	1,248
8: Auditor's Remuneration	31,448,493	99.99%	1,500	0.01%	31,451,241	76.58%	1,248
9: Allot shares	31,446,857	99.99%	4,056	0.01%	31,451,241	76.58%	328
Special Resolutions
10: General disapplication of pre-emption rights	30,974,992	98.49%	475,921	1.51%	31,451,241	76.58%	328
11: Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights	30,977,317	98.49%	473,596	1.51%	31,451,241	76.58%	328
12: Purchase own shares	31,443,005	99.97%	8,236	0.03%	31,451,241	76.58%	0
13: General meeting notice	31,442,981	99.97%	8,020	0.03%	31,451,241	76.58%	240

Notes:

1.        Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman have been included in the "for" total.

2.        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.

3.        Votes 'for' and 'against' are expressed as a percentage of the votes received.

4.        Voting was conducted by poll

5.        The total number of votes cast was 31,451,241 representing 76.58% of voting capital as at 16 September 2021. At the close of business on 16 September 2021, the issued share capital of the Company was 40,923,374 ordinary shares (no shares are held in Treasury)

6.        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 Raquel McGrath, Company Secretary
Investec Bank plc		020 7597 5970
Daniel Adams / Christopher Baird
MHP Communications		020 3128 8100
Reg Hoare / Pete Lambie / Alex Janiaud

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.

Chess Technologies, through its operating businesses Chess Dynamics and Vision4ce, offers surveillance, tracking and fire-control systems to the defence and security markets. A majority stake was acquired by Cohort plc in December 2018. www.chess-dynamics.com & www.vision4ce.com  

EID designs and manufactures advanced communications systems for naval and military customers. Cohort acquired a majority stake in June 2016.  www.eid.pt

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

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

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

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