James Cropper plc
(the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
The Company has been notified that on 10 October 2024 Mark Cropper (Non-Executive Chair) transferred 2,494 ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares") in the Company to MAJC Holdings Limited (a company wholly owned by Mark Cropper).
Mark Cropper's interests in the Company have not changed as a result of the transfer and remain as follows:
| | Number of Shares | % of issued share capital* |
| Beneficial shareholding | 1,927,254 | 20.2 |
| Non-beneficial shareholding | 559,571 | 5.9 |
| Total | 2,486,825 | 26.0 |
*based on an issued Share capital of 9,554,803
Mark Cropper and members of the Cropper, Willink and Acland families are deemed to act in concert and are regarded by the Takeover Panel as being members of a concert party as detailed in the Company's circular to shareholders dated 30 June 2015 (the "Concert Party"). The Concert Party has a collective interest in 3,624,109 Ordinary Shares representing 37.9% of the Company's issued share capital.
Enquiries
James Cropper plc
Matt Ratcliffe, General Counsel and Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 1539 722 002
Shore Capital - (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Daniel Bush, David Coaten, Henry Willcocks, Lucy Bowden
Tel: +44 (0) 7601 6100
Buchanan Communications - Financial PR
Chris Lane, Charles Ryland, Jamie Hooper, Verity Parker
jamescropper@buchanancomms.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 207 466 5000
The following information is included in accordance with Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (No. 596/2014):
| 1. | Details of person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
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| a) | Name | 1. Mark Cropper 2. MAJC Holdings Limited | |||||||||
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| Reason for the notification | ||||||||||
| a) | Position/status | 1. Non-Executive Chair 2. Entity wholly owned by Non-Executive Chair (closely associated legal person) | |||||||||
| b) | Initial notification/amendment | Initial Notification | |||||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer
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| a) | Name | James Cropper plc
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| b) | Legal Entity Identifier | 213800XM78VTDYGBRM93
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| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted.
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| a) | Description of the financial instrument | Shares of 25 pence each | |||||||||
| b) | Identification code of the Financial Instrument | GB0002346053 | |||||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | 1. Transfer of Shares to MAJC Holdings Limited (wholly owned by Mark Cropper). 2. Receipt of Shares from Mark Cropper | |||||||||
| d) | Currency | GBP
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| e) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| f) | Aggregated information - volume - Price - Total
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2,494 Shares £nil £nil | |||||||||
| g) | Date of the transaction | 07.10.2024 | |||||||||
| h) | Place of the transaction | Off market | |||||||||
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