Director Dealing

RNS Number : 7145T

Cropper(James) PLC

29 March 2021

 

29 March 2021

James Cropper Plc

(the "Company")

Director Dealing

The Company has been notified on 26 March 2021 that on the same day, Mark Cropper, Chairman of the Company, purchased 14,015 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Shares") from three members of the Cropper family and two members of the Willink family at a price of 1,100p per Share.

Further, on the same day, Mark Cropper purchased 2,330 Shares at a price of 1,150p per Share under the bounce back rules.

Following the transactions, Mark Cropper's share interest remains unchanged as follows:

Director	Beneficial Shareholding	% of Issued Share Capital	Non-beneficial Shareholding	% of Issued Share Capital
Mark Cropper	1,851,146*	19.4%	559,571	5.9%

* Includes 486,924 Shares pledged as security.

The members of the Cropper family, the Willink 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 interest of the Concert Party, directly and indirectly,  is 3,611,425 Shares, representing 37.8% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Enquiries:

James Cropper PLC (AIM: CRPR) Isabelle Maddock, Chief Financial Officer Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary Tel: [phone] www.jamescropper.com

Shore Capital   Robert Finlay, Henry Willcocks   John More   Tel:  + 44 (0) 20 7601 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) 11.00 14,015 11.50 2,330
d)	Aggregated information  - Aggregated volume - Price	16,345 11.07
e)	Date of the transaction	26 March 2021
f)	Place of the transaction	Off Exchange - 14,015 Shares
		London Stock Exchange (XLON) - 2,330 Shares

 

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