RNS Number : 5376H

Ricardo PLC

01 December 2015



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii				Ricardo 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):	Disclosure pursuant to implementation of Amended Transparency Directive				X
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii		JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv		JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v		26 November 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:		30 November 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0007370074

N/A

N/A

5,383,392

10.25%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

5,383,392

10.25%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Total disclosable holding for JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc : 5,383,392 (10.25%) Direct: JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited: 5,383,392 (10.25%) Chain of control: JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (100%) JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited (100%) JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited (100%) JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited (100%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:		N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:		N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:		N/A
13. Additional information:	This notification is made pursuant to the implementation of the Amended Transparency Directive and is not necessarily the result of a transaction.
14. Contact name:	Andrew Anderson
15. Contact telephone number:	020 7134 5105

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