Issue of Equity

18 February 2013

James Cropper plc (the 'Company')

Issue of equity

The Company announces that it has today issued and allotted 3,408 new ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Shares") pursuant to the exercise of options by a former employee of the Company.

Application has been made to the London Stock Exchange for the Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM ("Admission"), and it is expected that Admission will become effective and trading will commence at 8.00am on 22 February 2013.

Following Admission of the Shares, the Company's enlarged issued share capital will comprise 8,860,788 ordinary shares, with voting rights. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore the total number of ordinary shares in the Company with voting rights will be 8,860,788. This figure may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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