Holding(s) in Company

Cropper(James) PLC
17 August 2007

James Cropper plc



Holding in the Company




TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
                                                              
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

James Cropper Plc


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                        

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                Yes


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in 
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):______________
                                                     

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation:

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd
                                                    

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):

 Credit Agricole Cheuvreux International Ltd                                                    


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):

 15/08/07                                                     

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17/08/07                                                    

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

 Holding after transaction went through
      percentage threshold



8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of    Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares           triggering transaction

If possible use
ISIN code
                 Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
                 shares       voting       shares                               rights
                              rights
                                                                    Indirect    Direct       Indirect


GB0002346053     652,500      652,500      782,500      782,500                 9.24%







B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date      Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights  Percentage of voting
instrument                                period/date          that may be acquired  rights
                                                               (if the instrument
                                                               exercised/converted)







Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights

782,500                                              9.24%





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


SAS Rue La Boetie

Credit Agricole SA

Calyon SA

Credit Agricole Cheuvreux SA       782,500                  9.24%




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:


14 Contact name:                                       Karen Browne


15. Contact telephone name:                            0207 214 5282





For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.




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