Result of AGM

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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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