Acquisition of Shares by EBT
Date: 11 March 2011
Directors' Shareholdings
JAMES CROPPER PLC ('THE COMPANY')
Acquisition of shares by James Cropper Employee Trust
The Company was notified on 10 March 2011 that on that day James Cropper EBT Ltd, the trustees of the James Cropper Employee Trust, acquired 50,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') at a price of £1.76 per share. This was to satisfy future releases under the James Cropper plc 2008 Long Term Incentive Scheme Plan in which the participants, including executive directors, have a potential interest subject to the achievement of performance targets.
James Cropper EBT Ltd is now interested in 246,000 ordinary shares of 25 pence each which represents 2.90% of the issued share capital of the Company.
The Directors of the Company who are also directors of James Cropper EBT Ltd together with their beneficial and non-beneficial interests in the Company are as follows:
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Number of Ordinary Shares |
Percentage of issued share capital |
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Mark Cropper |
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Beneficial |
1,206,540 |
14.24% |
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Non-beneficial |
246,000 |
2.90 % |
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James Cropper |
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Beneficial |
583,337 |
6.89% |
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Non-beneficial |
604,752 |
7.14% |
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Jim Sharp |
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Beneficial |
7,950 |
0.09% |
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Non-beneficial |
246,000 |
2.90% |
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David Wilks |
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Beneficial |
7,445 |
0.09% |
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Non-beneficial |
246,000 |
2.90% |
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Enquiries: |
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David Carey, Company Secretary |
Neil Baldwin |
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James Cropper PLC |
Brewin Dolphin |
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Tel: 01539 722002 |
Tel: 0845 213 4726 |
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