James Cropper
plc
(the
"Company")
Director/PDMR
Shareholding
The Company has been notified that
on 11 March 2024, Mark Cropper (Non-Executive Chair) acquired
32,967 ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares") in the Company.
The Shares were transferred from another member of the
Concert Party (defined below) for nil consideration.
As a result of the transaction, Mark
Cropper's beneficial interest in the Company has increased by
32,967 Shares. Mark Cropper's current interests in the
Company are 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 3,578,527 Ordinary Shares representing
37.5% 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 - (NOMAD and
Broker)
David Coaten, Daniel Bush, 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):
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1.
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Details of person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Mark Cropper
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2.
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Non-Executive Chair
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b)
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Initial
notification/amendment
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Initial Notification
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3.
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Details of the issuer
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a)
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Name
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James Cropper plc
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b)
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Legal Entity Identifier
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213800XM78VTDYGBRM93
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4.
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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)
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Description of the
financial instrument
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Ordinary Shares of 25 pence
each
|
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b)
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Identification code of the Financial
Instrument
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GB0002346053
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c)
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Nature of the
transaction
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Acquisition of Ordinary Shares for
nil consideration
|
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d)
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Currency
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GBP
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e)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
|
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nil
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32,967
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|
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f)
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Aggregated
information
-
volume
-
Price
-
Total
|
32,967
£nil
£nil
|
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g)
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Date of the transaction
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11.03.2024
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h)
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Place of the transaction
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Off market
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