James Cropper
plc
(the
"Company")
Director/PDMR
Shareholding
The Company has been notified that
on 8 March 2024, Mark Cropper (Non-Executive Chair) purchased 2,437
Ordinary Shares of 25p each ("Shares") in the Company.
As a result of the transaction, Mark
Cropper's beneficial interest in the Company has increased by 2,437
Shares. Mark Cropper's interests in the Company are currently
as follows:
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Number of
shares
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% of
issued share capital
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Beneficial shareholding
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1,894,287
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19.8
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Non-beneficial
shareholding
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559,571
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5.6
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Mark Cropper and members of the
Cropper, Willink and Acland families are deemed to act in concert
and are regarded by the Takeover Panel as being members of a
concert party as detailed in the Company's circular to shareholders
dated 30 June 2015 (the "Concert Party"). The Concert Party
has a collective interest in 3,578,527 Ordinary Shares representing
37.5% of the Company's issued share capital.
Enquiries
James Cropper plc
Matt Ratcliffe, General Counsel and
Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 1539 722 002
Shore Capital - (NOMAD and
Broker)
David Coaten, Daniel Bush, Henry
Willcocks, Lucy Bowden
Tel: +44 (0) 7601 6100
Buchanan Communications - Financial
PR
Chris Lane, Charles Ryland, Jamie
Hooper, Verity Parker
jamescropper@buchanancomms.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 207 466 5000
The following information is
included in accordance with Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse
Regulation (No. 596/2014):
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1.
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Details of person discharging managerial
responsibilities/person closely associated
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a)
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Name
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Mark Cropper
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2.
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Reason for the notification
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a)
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Position/status
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Non-Executive Chair
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b)
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Initial
notification/amendment
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Initial Notification
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3.
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Details of the issuer
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a)
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Name
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James Cropper plc
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b)
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Legal Entity Identifier
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213800XM78VTDYGBRM93
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4.
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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.
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a)
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Description of the
financial instrument
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Ordinary Shares of 25 pence
each
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b)
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Identification code of the Financial
Instrument
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GB0002346053
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c)
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Nature of the
transaction
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Purchase of Ordinary
Shares
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d)
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Currency
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GBP
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e)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s)
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Volume(s)
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£3.05
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2,437
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f)
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Aggregated
information
-
volume
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Price
-
Total
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2,437
£3.05
£7,432.85
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g)
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Date of the transaction
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08.03.2024
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h)
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Place of the transaction
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London Stock Exchange
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