REG - Cropper(James) PLC - Director Dealing

James CropperAnnouncement

29/03/2021 07:05

RNS Number : 7145T
  
Cropper(James) PLC
  
29 March 2021
  
 

29 March 2021
 
James Cropper Plc
(the "Company")
 
Director Dealing
 
 
The Company has been notified on 26 March 2021 that on the same day, Mark Cropper, Chairman of the Company, purchased 14,015 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Shares") from three members of the Cropper family and two members of the Willink family at a price of 1,100p per Share.
 
Further, on the same day, Mark Cropper purchased 2,330 Shares at a price of 1,150p per Share under the bounce back rules. 
 
Following the transactions, Mark Cropper's share interest remains unchanged as follows:
 




Director


Beneficial Shareholding


% of Issued Share Capital


Non-beneficial Shareholding


% of Issued Share Capital




Mark Cropper


1,851,146*


19.4%


559,571


5.9%




 
* Includes 486,924 Shares pledged as security.
 
The members of the Cropper family, the Willink 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 interest of the Concert Party, directly and indirectly,  is 3,611,425 Shares, representing 37.8% of the issued share capital of the Company.
Enquiries:




James Cropper PLC (AIM: CRPR)
Isabelle Maddock, Chief Financial Officer
Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary
Tel: +44 (0) 1539 722002
www.jamescropper.com


     Shore Capital
     Robert Finlay, Henry Willcocks
     John More
     Tel:  + 44 (0) 20 7601 6100
     




 
The information below (set out in accordance with the requirements of EU Market Abuse Regulation) provides further detail:
 




  1
 


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated 




a)
 


Names 


Mark Cropper




2
 


Reason for the notification




a)
 


Position/status
 


Director, Chairman




b)
 


Initial notification /Amendment 


Initial Notification




3
 


Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 




a)
 


Name 


James Cropper plc




b)
 


LEI


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, type of instrument
 


Ordinary Shares of 25p each




b)


Identification code 
 


GB0002346053




c)
 


Nature of the transaction 
 


Buy




d)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)






Price(s)


Volume(s)




11.00


14,015




11.50


2,330




 




d)
 


Aggregated information 
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
16,345
11.07




e)
 


Date of the transaction 


26 March 2021




f)
 


Place of the transaction


Off Exchange - 14,015 Shares




 


 


London Stock Exchange (XLON) - 2,330 Shares




 
 

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