Director/PDMR Shareholding
Cohort PLC announced that on February 13, 2026, Christopher Axcell, the newly appointed Chief Operating Officer, was granted 4,435 nil-cost ordinary shares under the Restricted Share Plan, which will vest on February 13, 2029, contingent on continued employment. This transaction is a notification of a person discharging managerial responsibilities and involves ordinary shares of 10 pence each.
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Grant of Restricted Share Plan awards
The Company announces that on 13 February 2026 the following awards over ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Shares") were granted under the Cohort plc Restricted Share Plan ("RSP") to the following person discharging managerial responsibilities, Christopher Axcell, who joined the Group as Chief Operating Officer on 6 February 2026:
| Director / PDMR | Position | No. of Shares under award |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Axcell | Chief Operating Officer | 4,435 |
The award has been granted in the form of nil-cost Shares and will not normally vest before 13 February 2029. Vesting is subject to the recipient continuing to hold office or employment with the Cohort group.
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |
| a) | Name | Christopher Axcell |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position/status | Chief Operating Office |
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial notification |
| a) | Full name of the entity | Cohort plc |
| b) | Legal Entity Identifier Code | 213800WE61C73LZZNW11 |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s) | |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares in Cohort plc with a nominal value of 10 pence each |
| b) | Identification Code | GB00B0YD2B94 |
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Award of shares under the Cohort plc Restricted Share Plan with a vest date of 13 February 2029 |
| d) | Currency | GBP - British Pound |
| e) | Price(s) and Volume(s) | 4,435 Shares at nil pence per share |
| f) | Aggregated Information - Price - Volume - Total | N/A |
| g) | Date of transaction | 13 February 2026 |
| h) | Place of transaction | Outside of a trading venue |
| Investec Bank Plc (Financial Adviser, Nominated Adviser, and Corporate Broker) | 020 7597 5970 | |
| Carlton Nelson, Christopher Baird, Charlotte Young | ||
| MHP | 07817 458804 | |
| Reg Hoare, Ollie Hoare, Hugo Harris | cohort@mhpgroup.com | |
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