Notifiable Interest

Cropper(James) PLC
8 December 2000


James Cropper PLC (the 'Company')

On 8 December 2000 the Company was informed by Edinburgh Fund Managers Group
plc that following a sale of shares their total notifiable interest in the
Company is now 985,464 ordinary shares, representing 11.81 per cent of the
Company's total issued share capital.