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PDMR and PCA Shareholding
PDMR and PCA Shareholding.
About this update from James Cropper Plc
James Cropper plc (the "Company") PDMR and PCA Shareholding The Company has been notified that, on 31 January 2025, Mark Cropper (Non-Executive Chair) transferred 5,000 ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares") in the Company to his son, James Cropper, for a consideration of £1.975 per Share. In addition, following a change in age, the Company has been notified that 26,349 Shares in the Company previously reported within Mark Cropper's beneficial ownership have now transferred to the beneficial ownership of his son, James Cropper. Following the above changes, the beneficial interests of Mark Cropper and his son, James Cropper, in the Company's share capital are as follows: Shareholding Mark Cropper James Cropper No. Shares % share capital* No. Shares % share capital* Beneficial 1,895,977 19.8 31,349 0.33 Non-beneficial 559,571 5.9 0 0 Total 2,455,548 26.0 31,349 0.33 *based on the Company's current issued Share capital of 9,554,803 Shares 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 3,624,109 Ordinary Shares representing 37.9% 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) Daniel Bush, David Coaten, Henry Willcocks, Lucy Bowden Tel: +44 (0) 7601 6100 Buchanan Communications - Financial PR Chris Lane, Charles Ryland, Jamie Hooper, Verity Parker [email protected] 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): 1. Details of person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated a) Name (i) Mark Cropper (ii) James Cropper 2. Reason for the notification a) Position/status (i) Mark Cropper: Non-Executive Chair (ii) James Cropper: PCA of Mark Cropper b) Initial notification/amendment Initial Notification 3. Details of the issuer a) Name James Cropper plc b) Legal Entity Identifier 213800XM78VTDYGBRM93 4. 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. a) Description of the financial instrument Ordinary Shares of 25 pence each b) Identification code of the Financial Instrument GB0002346053 c) Nature of the transaction (i) Sale of 5,000 Shares by Mark Cropper to James Cropper (ii) Transfer of 26,349 Shares by Mark Cropper to James Cropper d) Currency GBP e) Price(s) and volume(s) Price(s) Volume(s) (i) £1.975 per Share 5,000 (ii) Nil 26,349 f) Aggregated information - volume - Price - Total (i) Volume: 5,000 (i) Price: £1.975 (i) Total: £9,875 (ii) Volume: 26,349 (ii) Price: Nil (ii) Total: N/A g) Date of the transaction 31.01.2025 h) Place of the transaction Off market