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Director's Dealing • Jul 17, 2025
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RNS Number : 4857R
Cohort PLC
17 July 2025
| One Waterside Drive Arlington Business Park Reading Berks RG7 4SW 17 July 2025 |
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COHORT PLC
("Cohort" or "the Company")
Director Shareholdings
The Company announces that the Chairman, Nick Prest and the Executive Directors, Andrew Thomis and Simon Walther and their respective Persons Closely Associated ( PCAs ), notified the Company on 16 July 2025 of the following sales of ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company:
| Director/PCA | Date | Account | No. of shares | Price per Share |
| Nick Prest, Chairman | 16 July 2025 | Nominee | 350,000 | 1743.24p |
| Andrew Thomis, Chief Executive | 16 July 2025 | ISA | 48,961 | 1743.24p |
| Yasmin Thomis, PCA of Andrew Thomis | 16 July 2025 | ISA | 51,141 | 1743.24p |
| Simon Walther, Finance Director | 16 July 2025 | ISA | 55,021 | 1743.24p |
| Phillippa Walther-Caine, PCA of Simon Walther | 16 July 2025 | ISA | 54,979 | 1743.24p |
As a result of the above transactions, the beneficial interest in Shares of each Director (including PCAs) is set out below:
| Director | No. Shares | % of total issued share capital |
| Nick Prest | 1,441,738 | 3.09% |
| Andrew Thomis | 159,058 | 0.34% |
| Simon Walther | 128,261 | 0.27% |
The Executive Directors continue to satisfy their minimum shareholding requirements of two times salary.
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the Market Abuse Regulation.
| NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Nick Prest |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chairman |
| 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 a nominee account |
| d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound |
| e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) | 350,000 shares at 1743.24p |
| f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total |
N/A |
| g) | Date of transaction | 16 July 2025 |
| h) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange AIM |
| NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Andrew Thomis |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Executive |
| 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 held in an ISA account |
| d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound |
| e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) | 48,961 shares at 1743.24p |
| f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total |
N/A |
| g) | Date of transaction | 16 July 2025 |
| h) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange AIM |
| NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Yasmin Thomis |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | PCA of Andrew Thomis |
| 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 held in an ISA account |
| d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound |
| e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) | 51,141 shares at 1743.24p |
| f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total |
N/A |
| g) | Date of transaction | 16 July 2025 |
| h) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange AIM |
| 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 held in an ISA account |
| d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound |
| e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) | 55,021 shares at 1743.24p |
| f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total |
N/A |
| g) | Date of transaction | 16 July 2025 |
| h) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange AIM |
| NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES | ||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Phillippa Walther-Caine |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | PCA of Simon Walther |
| 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 held in an ISA account |
| d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound |
| e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) | 54,979 shares at 1743.24p |
| f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total |
N/A |
| g) | Date of transaction | 16 July 2025 |
| h) | Place of transaction | London Stock Exchange AIM |
ENDS
For further information please contact:
| Cohort plc | 0118 909 0390 |
| Andrew Thomis, Chief Executive | |
| Simon Walther, Finance Director | |
| Raquel McGrath, Company Secretary and General Counsel | |
| Investec Bank Plc (Financial Adviser, Nominated Adviser, and Corporate Broker) | 020 7597 5970 |
| Christopher Baird, Carlton Nelson, 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 primarily for naval defence customers alongside specialist research and training services. Acquired by Cohort in October 2007. www.sea.co.uk
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