8 August 2019
James Cropper plc
(the "Company")
Directors' Dealings
The Company was notified on 7 August 2019 that on the same day, Mark Cropper, Chairman, purchased 4,464 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Shares") from two members of the Cropper family at a price of 1,120p per Share.
As a result of the above, Mark Cropper's resultant interest in the Company is as follows:
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Director |
Beneficial Shareholding |
% of Issued Share Capital |
Non-beneficial Shareholding |
% of Issued Share Capital |
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Mark Cropper |
1,832,552* |
19.2% |
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 resultant interest of the Concert Party, directly and indirectly comprises 3,612,693 Shares, representing 37.8% of the issued share capital of the Company.
Enquiries:
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James Cropper PLC (AIM: CRPR) Isabelle Maddock, Group Finance Director Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0) 1539 722002
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Shore Capital Robert Finlay, Henry Willcocks Richard Johnson Tel: + 44 (0) 207 601 6100
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The information below (set out in accordance with the requirements of EU Market Abuse Regulation) provides further detail:
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1
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a)
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Names |
Mark Cropper |
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Reason for the notification |
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a)
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Position/status
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Director, Chairman |
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b)
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Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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3
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a)
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Name |
James Cropper plc |
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b)
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LEI |
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, type of instrument
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Ordinary Shares of 25p each |
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b) |
Identification code
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GB0002346053 |
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c)
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Nature of the transaction
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Buy |
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d)
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
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d)
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
4,464 49,996.80 |
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e)
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Date of the transaction |
7 August 2019 |
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f)
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Place of the transaction |
Off Exchange |
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