Cropper (J) Regulatory News (CRPR)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:

CROPPER (JAMES) PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

Transfer of shares from Nominee at underlying client's request

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3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:

Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Ltd

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):

Principal Nominees Limited

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:

15 February 2013

6. Date on which issuer notified:

7 March 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached:

Reduction below 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

ORD 25P

573,182

573,182

391,182

391,182

NIL

4.42%

NIL

GB0002346053

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

391,182

4.42%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

The beneficial owners of the shareholding are the underlying clients of Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Ltd. These are held in the name of Principal Nominees Limited which is a subsidiary of Sanlam Private Investments (UK) Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Sanlam UK Limited.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

Georgia McCarthy

15. Contact telephone number:

01732 227 804