Cohort PLC Contract Win (0496F)
July 25 2016 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0496F
Cohort PLC
22 July 2016
25 July 2016
Cohort plc
("Cohort" or "the Group")
Contract Win
MCL awarded Airborne Tactical Communications Support
Contract
Cohort, the independent technology group, today announces that
its subsidiary Marlborough Communications Ltd (MCL), has been
awarded the UK MOD Airborne Tactical Communications Support
Contract.
The contract, valued at up to GBP7.7m, is to provide support to
certain specialist equipment and includes options covering
additional development activities. The duration of the contract
will be between two and six years, with a minimum value of around
GBP0.9m, depending on the options chosen by the customer. MCL will
be supported by its partner Serbus Ltd in the delivery of the
contract.
Andrew Thomis, Chief Executive of Cohort plc said:
"This is another excellent win for MCL demonstrating its
extremely strong capability in this specialist area. After many
years successfully delivering land based tactical communications,
we are pleased to have built on this experience enabling this, our
first win in the tactical airborne environment.
"This adds further visibility to our order book, which underpins
a significant proportion of revenues for Cohort's current financial
year."
Ends
For further information please contact:
Cohort plc 0118 909 0390
Andy Thomis, Chief Executive
Simon Walther, Finance
Director
Investec Bank plc 020 7597 5970
Keith Anderson / Daniel
Adams
MHP Communications Limited 020 3128 8100
Reg Hoare / Jamie Ricketts
/ Ollie Hoare
NOTES TO EDITORS
Cohort plc (www.cohortplc.com) is the parent company for five
innovative, agile and responsive businesses working primarily for
defence, wider government and industry clients.
-- EID (www.eid.pt) - a Portugal based supplier of advanced
communications products and systems for the global defence market.
EID has been part of the Group since June 2016.
-- MASS (www.mass.co.uk) - a specialist defence and technology
business, focused mainly on electronic warfare, information systems
and cyber security. Acquired by Cohort in August 2006.
-- MCL (www.marlboroughcomms.com) - an expert in sourcing,
design and integration of communications and surveillance
technology, as well as support and training for UK end users
including the MOD and other government agencies. MCL has been part
of the Group since July 2014.
-- SCS (www.scs-ltd.co.uk) - a defence consultancy, combining
technical expertise with armed forces experience and domain
knowledge. Owned by Cohort since flotation in March 2006.
-- SEA (www.sea.co.uk) - an advanced electronic systems and
software house operating in the defence, transport and offshore
energy markets. 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 800 core staff there and at
its other operating company sites in Bristol, Cambridgeshire,
Devon, Lincolnshire, Somerset, Surrey, Scotland and Portugal.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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