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RNS Number : 1719E
Cohort PLC
15 December 2009 
 
   
   
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                        
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                      X  
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached     
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                          
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                    
 Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                               
 
 
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:                  HARGREAVE HALE LIMITED  
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                             DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS   
 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:  09 DECEMBER 2009        
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                  10 DECEMBER 2009        
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                                    5%                      
 
 
 8. Notified details:                                                     
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                      
 Class/type ofsharesif possible usingthe ISIN CODE                        Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction  Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
 NumberofShares                                     NumberofVotingRights  Numberof shares                                 Number of votingrights                                % of voting rights  
 Direct                                             Indirect              Direct                                          Indirect                                              Direct              Indirect   
                                                                          2,219,050                                       2,219,050                                                                 1,947,050    1,947,050    4.7737%  
 GB00B0YD2B94                                                             
 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                   
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
 Type of financialinstrument                           Expirationdate  Exercise/ Conversion Period  Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.  % of votingrights  
                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments  
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                       
 Type of financialinstrument                                                                Exercise price  Expiration date  Exercise/Conversion period  Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights  
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Nominal             Delta  
                                                                                                            
 
 
 Total (A+B+C)            
 Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights  
 1,947,050                4.7737%                      
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                                                                                                 
 974,000 of these shares are for unit trusts operated by Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd for who Hargreave Hale Ltd manages the portfolio of investments on a discretionary basis. The remaining balance is held on behalf of other discretionary clients.  
 
 
 Proxy Voting:                                                     
 10. Name of the 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:    Holdings percentage based on TVR of 40,786,788  
 14. Contact name:              David Clueit                                    
 15. Contact telephone number:  01253 754739                                    
 
 
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