COHORT PLC

AGM Information • Sep 25, 2025

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Cohort PLC

25 September 2025

One Waterside Drive Arlington Business Park Reading Berks RG7 4SW 25 September 2025

COHORT PLC

("Cohort")

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 20 August 2025 were duly passed by shareholders.

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

	For1	% For	Against	% Against	Total	% Total2	Withheld3
Ordinary Resolutions
1: Accounts	28,949,777	100.00%	175	0.00%	28,949,952	61.81	22,141
2: Dividend	28,969,394	100.00%	197	0.00%	28,969,591	61.85	2,502
3: Remuneration Report	28,528,024	99.91%	24,667	0.09%	28,552,691	60.96	419,402
4: Restricted Share Plan	28,390,883	99.45%	156,816	0.55%	28,547,699	60.95	424,394
5: Company Share Option Plan	28,383,583	99.38%	177,282	0.62%	28,560,865	60.97	411,228
6: SAYE Option Scheme	28,555,061	99.97%	8,899	0.03%	28,563,960	60.98	408,133
7: Re-elect Nick Prest CBE	27,340,592	94.38%	1,627,873	5.62%	28,968,465	61.84	3,628
8: Re-elect Andrew Thomis	28,917,315	99.82%	51,333	0.18%	28,968,648	61.85	3,445
9: Re-elect Simon Walther	28,760,320	99.28%	208,328	0.72%	28,968,648	61.85	3,445
10: Re-elect Edward Lowe	28,565,539	98.61%	403,109	1.39%	28,968,648	61.85	3,445
11: Re-elect Peter Lynas	28,921,265	99.84%	47,383	0.16%	28,968,648	61.85	3,445
12: Re-elect Beatrice Nicholas	28,917,459	99.82%	51,189	0.18%	28,968,648	61.85	3,445
13: Re-appoint RSM	28,960,922	99.97%	7,935	0.03%	28,968,857	61.85	3,236
14: Auditor's Remuneration	28,966,595	99.99%	2,251	0.01%	28,968,846	61.85	3,247
15: Allot shares	28,850,930	99.59%	118,050	0.41%	28,968,980	61.85	3,113
Special Resolutions
16: General disapplication of pre-emption rights	27,973,200	97.92%	595,595	2.08%	28,568,795	60.99	403,298
17: Additional disapplication of pre-emption rights	27,578,893	96.54%	989,080	3.46%	28,567,973	60.99	404,120
18: Purchase own shares	28,367,267	99.94%	16,316	0.06%	28,383,583	60.60	588,510
19: General meeting notice	28,799,154	99.41%	169,862	0.59%	28,969,016	61.85	3,077

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  46,840,462.

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
Andy Thomis, Chief Executive
Simon Walther, Finance Director Raquel McGrath, Company Secretary Kellie Young, Group Head of Investor Communications and Events
Investec Bank Plc (Financial Adviser, Nominated Adviser, and Corporate Broker)	020 7597 5970
Carlton Nelson, Christopher Baird, Charlotte Young
MHP	07817 458804
Reg Hoare, Ollie Hoare, Hugo Harris	[email protected]

NOTES TO EDITORS  

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

Cohort (AIM: CHRT) was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has headquarters in Reading, Berkshire and employs in total over 1,500 core staff there and at its other operating company sites across the UK, Australia Germany, and Portugal.

The group is split into two segments - Communications and Intelligence, and Sensors and Effectors :

Communications and Intelligence

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

·      EM Solutions designs, assembles, tests, and supports satellite communications on-the-move terminals for defence and government customers. It also provides high-end broadband radio transceivers and other RF Subsystems such as low noise receivers and solid-state high-power transmitters for defence and commercial customers. Acquired by Cohort in January 2025. www.emsolutions.com.au

·      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

Sensors and Effectors

·      Chess Dynamics offers surveillance, tracking and fire-control systems to the defence and security markets. Chess has been part of the Group since December 2018.   www.chess-dynamics.com

·      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  

·      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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