Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0763R

Cropper(James) PLC

18 September 2017

 

18 September 2017

James Cropper plc (the "Company")

Directors' Shareholdings

The Company has been notified today of changes, on 15 September, to the trustee arrangements for certain family trusts for which Mark Cropper and/or Patrick Willink, each a director of the Company, act as trustee. As a result, the non-beneficial interest of Patrick Willink has increased by 325,150 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company ("Shares"); his beneficial interest remains unchanged. Mark Cropper's beneficial and non-beneficial interest remains unchanged.

As a result of the above arrangements, Mark Cropper and Patrick Willink's interests in the Company's Shares are as follows:

Director	Beneficial Shareholding	% of Issued Share Capital	Non-beneficial Shareholding	% of Issued Share Capital
Mark Cropper	1,272,194*	13.4%	559,571	5.9%
Patrick Willink	55,046	0.6%	1,457,558	15.4%

* Includes 486,924 Shares pledged as security.

The total interest of the Concert Party, as defined in the Company's circular to shareholders dated 30 June 2015, directly and indirectly remains unchanged at 3,617,642 Shares, which represents 38.2% of the issued share capital of the Company.

Enquiries:

James Cropper PLC (Aim:CRPR) Isabelle Maddock, Group Finance Director Jim Aldridge, Company Secretary Tel: [phone] www.cropper.com

Stockdale Securities Limited      Robert Finlay, David Coaten      Tel:  + 44 (0) 207 601 6100      www.stockdalesecurities.com

 

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