James Cropper plc
(the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
The Company has been notified that, on 13 February 2025, Mark Cropper (Non-Executive Chair) purchased 117,022 ordinary shares in the Company of 25p each ("Shares") at a price of £1.975 per Share.
Following the above changes, Mark Cropper has the following interests in the Company's share capital:
| Shareholding |
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| No. Shares | % share capital* | |
| Beneficial | 2,012,999 | 21.1 |
| Non-beneficial | 559,571 | 5.9 |
| Total | 2,572,570 | 27.0 |
*based on the Company's issued Share capital of 9,554,803 Shares
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. The 117,022 Shares purchased by Mark Cropper referenced in this announcement were purchased from another member of the Concert Party. The collective interests of the Concert Party therefore remain unchanged as a result of this transaction.
Enquiries
James Cropper plc
Matt Ratcliffe, General Counsel and Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 1539 722 002
Shore Capital - (NOMAD 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 | Mark Cropper
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| Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | Mark Cropper: Non-Executive Chair
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| 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 | Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each | ||||||
| b) | Identification code of the Financial Instrument | GB0002346053 | ||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of 117,022 Ordinary Shares
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| 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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117,022 £1.975 £231,118.45
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| g) | Date of the transaction | 13.02.2025 | ||||||
| h) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||||
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