RNS Number : 2321X
Ricardo PLC
17 February 2017
 

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):

 

 


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries    

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

Registered Holder:

 

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited                 179,116*

 

CUIM Nominee Limited     111,450*

 

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited         1,322,037*

 

State Street Nominees Limited                                      353,805*

 

Available Upon Request            11,850*

            * denotes direct interest   

 

BNP Pairbas - London                                                    80,574

 

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited        134,612

 

Chase Nominees Limited                 337,216

 

Vidacos Nominees Limited   157,910                              

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

16 February 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

17 February 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii

<5% to 5% Change at Combined Interest Level

 

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

Ordinary Shares

 

 

GB0007370074

1,902,503

1,902,503

2,688,570

1,978,258

710,312

3.72%

1.34%



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

2,688,570

5.06%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services Limited & Friends Provident International Limited, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:-

 

Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:

·      Aviva plc (Parent Company)

·      Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

·      Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

·      Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)

 

Friends Provident International Limited:

·      Aviva plc (Parent Company)

·      Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)

·      Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)

 

 

 

 

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

See Section 4

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:


 

 


13. Additional information:


Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of 53,163,423 as per the Company's Total Voting Rights Announcement of 31 October 2016.

 

14. Contact name:

      Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc

15. Contact telephone number:

     01603 684420

 

 

 

 


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