Cohort Regulatory News (CHRT)

30 October 2013

COHORT PLC (the "Company")

Director Shareholdings

The Company has been informed today that Simon Walther, Finance Director, has applied to invest £11,520 of his current shareholding in Ordinary Shares in an ISA. The actual number of shares which will be transferred will depend on the price at the time the transfer is made but on the basis of the closing price on 29 October 2013, the number would be 5,774. In addition, Mr Walther has transferred 7,601 Ordinary Shares to his wife, who has also applied to invest £11,520 of her shareholding in Ordinary Shares in an ISA.

Following these transactions, Mr Walther's interest and that of his connected persons in Ordinary Shares remains unchanged at 45,879, representing 0.11% of the total issued share capital of Cohort.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

Cohort plc (www.cohortplc.com) is the parent company for three innovative, agile and responsive businesses working primarily for defence (air, land and sea), wider government and industry clients.

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

· MASS (www.mass.co.uk) - a specialist defence and aerospace business, focused mainly on electronic warfare, information systems and electronic systems development. Acquired by Cohort in August 2006.

· SEA (www.sea.co.uk) - an advanced surveillance systems and software house with hardware development capability operating in the defence, space 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, through its operating companies, employs in total around 530 core staff there and at bases in Bristol, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Somerset.