Directors' Dealings

RNS Number : 3166I

Cropper(James) PLC

08 August 2019

 

8 August 2019

James Cropper plc

(the "Company")

Directors' Dealings

The Company was notified on 7 August 2019 that on the same day, Mark Cropper, Chairman, purchased 4,464 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Shares") from two members of the Cropper family at a price of 1,120p per Share.

As a result of the above, Mark Cropper's resultant interest in the Company is as follows:

Director	Beneficial Shareholding	% of Issued Share Capital	Non-beneficial Shareholding	% of Issued Share Capital
Mark Cropper	1,832,552*	19.2%	559,571	5.9%

 * Includes 486,924 Shares pledged as security.

The members of the Cropper family and Mark Cropper are deemed to be acting in concert and regarded by the Takeover Panel to be members of the concert party detailed in the Company's circular to shareholders dated 30 June 2015 (the "Concert Party"). The total resultant interest of the Concert Party, directly and indirectly comprises 3,612,693 Shares, representing 37.8% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Enquiries:

James Cropper PLC (AIM: CRPR) Isabelle Maddock, Group Finance Director Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary Tel: [phone] www.jamescropper.com

Shore Capital      Robert Finlay, Henry Willcocks      Richard Johnson      Tel:  + 44 (0) 207 601 6100

The information below (set out in accordance with the requirements of EU Market Abuse Regulation) provides further detail:

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Names	Mark Cropper
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Director, Chairman
b)	Initial notification /Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	James Cropper plc
b)	LEI	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, type of instrument	Ordinary Shares of 25p each
b)	Identification code	GB0002346053
c)	Nature of the transaction	Buy
d)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 11.20 4,464
d)	Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume - Price	4,464 49,996.80
e)	Date of the transaction	7 August 2019
f)	Place of the transaction	Off Exchange

 

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