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
|
|
|
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):
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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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Mark Cropper: Non-Executive
Chair
|
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b)
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Initial
notification/amendment
|
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
|
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
|
Ordinary Shares of 25 pence
each
|
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b)
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Identification code of the Financial
Instrument
|
GB0002346053
|
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c)
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Nature of the
transaction
|
Purchase of 117,022 Ordinary
Shares
|
|
d)
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Currency
|
GBP
|
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e)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
|
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Price(s)
|
Volume(s)
|
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£1.975 per share
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117,022
|
|
|
|
|
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f)
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Aggregated
information
-
volume
-
Price
-
Total
|
117,022
£1.975
£231,118.45
|
|
g)
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Date of the transaction
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13.02.2025
|
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h)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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