Last checked at 28 Sep 2018 07:00
28 September 2018
James Cropper plc
(the "Company")
Director's Dealing
The Company was notified on 27 September 2018 that on the same day, Mark Cropper, a Director of the Company, acquired 7,113 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Shares") from members of the Cropper family at a price of 1285.0p per Share.
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").
As a result, Mark Cropper's interest in the Company is as follows:
| Director | Beneficial Shareholding | % of Issued Share Capital | Non-beneficial Shareholding | % of Issued Share Capital |
| Mark Cropper | 1,758,248* | 18.4% | 559,571 | 5.9% |
* Includes 486,924 Shares pledged as security.
The total interest of the Concert Party, directly and indirectly remains unchanged at 3,564,573 Shares, which represents 37.4% of the Issued share capital of the Company.
Percentage figures are calculated on total voting rights of 9,543,528, as notified 26 September 2018.
Enquiries:
| James Cropper PLC (Aim:CRPR) Isabelle Maddock, Group Finance Director Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0) 1539 722002 www.cropper.com | Stockdale Securities Limited Robert Finlay, Henry Willcocks, Richard Johnson Tel: + 44 (0) 207 601 6100 www.stockdalesecurities.com |