22 July 2016
James Cropper plc
(the "Company")
Directors Interests
The Company announces that it has been notified that M.A.J. Cropper, a Director of the Company, today purchased 5,000 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Shares") at a price of 755p per Share.
As a result, M.A.J. Cropper's interest in the Company is as follows:
Total Holding of Percentage of
Shares Issued Share Capital
Beneficial 1,234,593* 13.4%
Non-beneficial 559,571 6.1%
*Includes a total of 486,924 Shares pledged as security
M.A.J. Cropper is regarded by the Takeover Panel to be a member of the concert party detailed in the Company's circular to shareholders dated 30 June 2015 (the "Concert Party").
The total interests of the Concert Party following these transactions, directly and indirectly, comprise 3,605,801 Shares, which represents 39.1% of the issued share capital of the Company.
Enquiries: |
|
Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary |
Robert Finlay, David Coaten |
James Cropper PLC (AIM:CRPR.L) |
Stockdale Securities Limited |
Tel: +44 (0) 1539 722002 |
Tel: +44 (0) 207 601 6100 |