Director/PDMR Shareholding

Cropper(James) PLC

10 October 2024

 

James Cropper plc

(the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company has been notified that on 10 October 2024 Mark Cropper (Non-Executive Chair) transferred 2,494 ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares") in the Company to MAJC Holdings Limited (a company wholly owned by Mark Cropper).

Mark Cropper's interests in the Company have not changed as a result of the transfer and remain 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 3,624,109 Ordinary Shares representing 37.9% of the Company's issued share capital.

Enquiries

James Cropper plc

Matt Ratcliffe, General Counsel and Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

Shore Capital - (Nominated Adviser and Broker)

Daniel Bush, David Coaten, Henry Willcocks, Lucy Bowden

Tel: [phone]

Buchanan Communications - Financial PR

Chris Lane, Charles Ryland, Jamie Hooper, Verity Parker

[e-mail]

Tel: [phone]

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
a)	Name	1.     Mark Cropper 2.     MAJC Holdings Limited
2.	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	1.     Non-Executive Chair 2.     Entity wholly owned by Non-Executive Chair (closely associated legal person)
b)	Initial notification/amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer
a)	Name	James Cropper plc
b)	Legal Entity Identifier	213800XM78VTDYGBRM93
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.
a)	Description of the financial instrument	Shares of 25 pence each
b)	Identification code of the Financial Instrument	GB0002346053
c)	Nature of the transaction	1.     Transfer of Shares to MAJC Holdings Limited (wholly owned by Mark Cropper). 2.     Receipt of Shares from Mark Cropper
d)	Currency	GBP
e)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 1. nil 2,494 2. nil 2,494
f)	Aggregated information -      volume -      Price -      Total	2,494 Shares £nil £nil
g)	Date of the transaction	07.10.2024
h)	Place of the transaction	Off market

 

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