TIDMCRPR

RNS Number : 1198X

Cropper(James) PLC

21 April 2023

21 April 2023

James Cropper Plc

(the "Company")

Director Dealing

The Company has been notified on 21 April 2023 that on 19 April 2023, a member of the Concert Party sold 50,000 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Shares") equally to two children of Mark Cropper, the Chairman of the Company, at a price of 609.0p per Share.

In addition, the Company was notified on 21 April 2023 that on the same day, Mark Cropper, Chairman of the Company, bought 8,000 Shares at a price of 605.0p per Share, under the bounce back rules.

As a result of the above, Mark Cropper's interest in the Company has increased by 58,000 Shares and is as follows:

 
                    Beneficial      % of Issued   Non-beneficial      % of Issued 
      Director    Shareholding    Share Capital     Shareholding    Share Capital 
  Mark Cropper      1,891,850*            19.8%          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 interest of the Concert Party, directly and indirectly, is 3,618,623 Shares, representing 37.9% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Enquiries:

 
 James Cropper PLC (AIM: CRPR)               Shore Capital 
  Isabelle Maddock, Chief Financial           Robert Finlay, Henry Willcocks 
  Officer                                     John More, Lucy Bowden 
  Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary             Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7601 6100 
  Tel: +44 (0) 1539 722002 
  www.jamescropper.com 
 

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

 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
   1    / person closely associated 
 a)    Names                                Mark Cropper 
      -----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                      Director, Chairman 
      -----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)    Initial notification /Amendment      Initial Notification 
      -----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      ------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                 James Cropper plc 
      -----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)    LEI                                  213800XM78VTDYGBRM93 
      -----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4     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         Ordinary Shares of 25p each 
        instrument, type of instrument 
      -----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)    Identification code                  GB0002346053 
      -----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 c)    Nature of the transaction            Buy 
      -----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 d)    Price(s) and volume(s)                Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                              605.0p     8,000 
      -----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 d)    Aggregated information 
        - Aggregated volume                   8,000 
        - Price                               GBP48,400 
      -----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 e)    Date of the transaction               21 April 2023 
      -----------------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 f)    Place of the transaction             London Stock Exchange (XLON) 
 
 
 
       Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
   1    / person closely associated 
 a)    Names                             Mark Cropper 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
       Reason for the notification 
  2 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                   Director, Chairman 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification /Amendment   Initial Notification 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
       Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
  3     auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
      --------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                              James Cropper plc 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI                               213800XM78VTDYGBRM93 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
       Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated 
  4     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      Ordinary Shares of 25p each 
        instrument, type of instrument 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 b)    Identification code               GB0002346053 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 c)    Nature of the transaction         Purchase of Shares by two children 
                                          of Mark Cropper from a concert 
                                          party member. 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)    Price(s) and volume(s)             Price(s)   Volume(s) 
                                           609.0p     25,000 
                                           609.0p     25,000 
                                                     ---------- 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
        - Aggregated volume                50,000 
        - Price                            GBP304,500.00 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 e)    Date of the transaction           19 April 2023 
      --------------------------------  ----------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of the transaction          Off Exchange 
 
 

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