RNS Number : 1051C
Ricardo PLC
10 April 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): 

Change of ultimate controlling parent. Declaration of the offer of NN Group N.V.  on Delta Lloyd N.V.  unconditional as of April 7, 2017 (please see #13 additional information)

X

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

Delta Lloyd N.V. and its group companies

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

Registered Holder:



Delta Lloyd L European Participation Fund Sicav

Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds N.V.

 

 

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

07-04-2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10-04-2017

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

<3%

 


 

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

1,815,657

1,815,657

NIHIL

NIHIL

NIHIL

NIHIL

NIHIL

GB0007370074


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

N/A






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

 

N/A




 

 

Nominal

Delta




Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

NIHIL

NIHIL


 

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

 

N/A


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:

 

Please note: following NN Group N.V.'s declaration of the recommended public cash offer as unconditional for all Delta Lloyd N.V.'s  issued and outstanding shares , per 07-04-2017 NN Group N.V. is the ultimate controlling entity/parent undertaking of Delta Lloyd N.V.

 

Therefore, the holdings of Delta Lloyd N.V. and its group of companies in this issuer will be aggregated with NN Group's holding per 07-04-2017.

 

Delta Lloyd N.V. discloses its current independent holdings (NIHIL - 0%) in the enclosed form. This form will also be released to the issuer today.

 

Please note that NN Group N.V. will separately disclose its current aggregated holding.

 

(The voting rights held in the 2 investment funds are managed by Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V. wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd N.V.)

 

14. Contact name:

 

 

Suzanne van Wingerden / Hartie Giesbergen,

Delta Lloyd Asset Management

15. Contact telephone number:

+31 (0)20 594 35 99

 


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