Holding(s) in Company

Cohort PLC
07 November 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which 
voting rights are attached:

COHORT PLC

2. Reason for notification 
(please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               (X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the 
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:  (  )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (  )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (  )


3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

AXA SA, 25 MATIGNON AVENUE, 75008 PARIS AND ITS GROUP OF COMPANIES

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) :


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached 
if different):

16/10/07

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17/10/07

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

9%

8. Notified Details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
 
Class/type of shares              Situation previous to  
if possible use                 the Triggering transaction                
ISIN CODE                       
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 
B0YD2B9                2,556,123              2,556,123 


 

                            Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares   Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible use                                                                 
ISIN CODE                                Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  
                       0                 0          3,026,123       0.00      9.93   

 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  No. of voting     % of voting     
financial                    period/date          rights that may   rights          
instrument                                        be acquired (if                       
                                                  the instrument                         
                                                  exercised/
                                                  converted)                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 
3,026,123                     9.93%   

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Name of the Company / Fund          Number of Shares   % of issued share capital

AXA Framlington                          230,251                  0.75549
Xerox Final Salary Pension Scheme
     Indirect  
AXA Framlington                          139,411                  0.45743
Islington Group Pension Scheme
     Indirect          
AXA Framlington                          227,714                  0.74716
SEI UK Equity
     Indirect         
AXA Framlington                          697,055                  2.28714
Throgmorton Trust
     Indirect          
AXA Framlington                          625,692                  2.05299
Framlington Innovative Growth
     Indirect     
AXA Framlington                          340,700                  1.11789
Framlington AIM VCT
     Indirect          
AXA Framlington                          265,300                  0.87049
Framlington AIM VCT2
     Indirect     
AXA Framlington                          500,000                  1.64057
UK Smaller Companies
     Indirect
          Total Direct                         0                  0.00000
          Total Indirect               3,026,123                  9.92915     
          TOTAL                        3,026,123                  9.92915     



 


Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of proxy holder:


 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:


 

14. Contact name:

TERRY MARSH


15. Contact telephone number:

020 7003 2637








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