Director Share Awards

RNS Number : 0198Q

Cohort PLC

06 September 2017

 

06 September 2017

COHORT PLC

("Cohort")

Director Share Awards

Cohort plc (the "Company") wishes to notify the following changes in the interests of directors of the Company in ordinary shares of 10 pence in relation to share awards and share options.

Grant of Share Options

On 1 September 2017 share options pursuant to the Cohort plc 2016 Company Share Option Plan were granted to directors of the Company as follows:

Director	Number of shares under this option	Exercise Price (pence)	Total number of shares under option following grant
AS Thomis - Approved	7,978	376.00	7,978
AS Thomis - Unapproved	1,809	376.00	53,153
SR Walther - Approved	7,660	376.00	7,660
SR Walther - Unapproved	-	-	190,945

The options can be exercised between 1 September 2020 and 31 August 2027.

On 1 September 2017 share options pursuant to the Cohort plc 2016 Savings Related Share Option Scheme (the "Scheme") were granted to directors of the Company as follows:

Director	Number of shares under this option	Exercise Price (pence)	Total number of shares under option following grant
AS Thomis	1480	408.5	7,558
SR Walther	440	408.5	2,195

The options are made pursuant to three year savings contracts.

Director Shareholdings

Following completion of the transactions detailed above on 1 September 2017, the interests of Mr Thomis and Mr Walther and their connected persons in the shares of Cohort plc will be as follows:

Director	Ordinary shares	% of the total issued share capital
AS Thomis	118,686	0.29
SR Walther	107,781	0.26

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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 is the parent company of four 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.

MASS is a specialist defence and technology business, focused on electronic warfare, information systems and cyber security.

www.mass.co.uk

MCL is an expert in the sourcing, design, integration and support of communications and surveillance technology for the defence and security markets.

www.marlboroughcomms.com

SEA is an advanced electronic systems and software house operating in the defence, transport and offshore energy markets.

www.sea.co.uk

EID designs and manufactures advanced communications systems for the defence and security markets.

www.eid.pt

 

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