Cohort Regulatory News (CHRT)

26 June 2014

Cohort plc

("Cohort" or "the Group")

Contract win

SEA awarded £4m contract to support UK Ministry of Defence research programme

Cohort, the independent technology group, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary SEA has been awarded a £4 million contract by the UK Ministry of Defence to support a four-year research programme for the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl).

The programme, known as Architectures, Interoperability and Management of Simulations, is part of Dstl's Synthetic Environment Tower of Excellence. It is focused on integrating live and simulation-based systems used for defence operational training and concept development as well as supporting equipment acquisition projects. Activities will include research, the development of a roadmap of future relevant technologies and creating a new experimentation facility. SEA will be supported by its partners BAE Systems, Thales UK and QinetiQ, together with a team of specialists from industry and academia.

Andrew Thomis, Chief Executive of Cohort, said: "This is an excellent win and a further demonstration of SEA's strong reputation as a provider of research into future generations of defence technology. It continues SEA's involvement in simulation and builds on its experience working with Dstl on programmes covering expeditionary logistics support and soldier equipment."

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Notes to editors

Cohort is an independent technology group working primarily for defence (air, land and sea), wider government and industry clients, through three market-facing subsidiary companies:

MASS (www.mass.co.uk) - a specialist systems house with considerable experience in the defence market and a focus on information systems. Based in Cambridgeshire, MASS was acquired by Cohort in August 2006;

SCS (www.scs-ltd.co.uk) - a defence technical advisory business, combining technical expertise with practical experience and domain knowledge. Owned by Cohort since flotation in March 2006;

SEA (www.sea.co.uk) - an advanced systems and software house with electronic hardware development capability, operating in the defence and transport market sectors. Acquired by Cohort in October 2007.

Cohort (AIM: CHRT) was admitted to London's Alternative Investment Market in March 2006. It has its headquarters in Berkshire and employs in total around 500 core staff there and at its other operating company sites in Bristol, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Somerset.