15th Aug 2007 07:00
Ricardo PLC14 August 2007 TR-1: notification of major interests in shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Ricardo Plcissuer of existing shares to which voting rights --------------------are attached:-------------------------------2. Reason for notification (yes/no)------------------------------------------------- ---------An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes------------------------------------------ ---------An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are ---------attached------------------------------------------An event changing the breakdown of voting rights------------------------------------------ ---------Other (please specify):______________------------------------------------------ ---------3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)notification obligation: ---------------------------------------------------4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Legal & General Assurance3.): (Pensions Management) Limited------------------------------- (PMC) --------------------5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 08/08/07threshold is crossed or reached if different): ---------------------------------------------------6. Date on which issuer notified: 14/08/07------------------------------- --------------------7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 5% - 6% (L&G)------------------------------- -------------------- 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/ Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of the Triggeringshares transactionifpossibleusing Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of votingthe ISIN Shares Voting shares rights rightsCODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ord 3,003,207 3,003,207 3,106,589 3,106,589 6.1225p B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % offinancial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is votinginstrument Period/ exercised/ converted. rights Date Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 3,106,589 6.12 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financialinstruments are effectively held, if applicable:Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)(4,247,355 - 8.37% = Total Position)Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (4,247,355 - 8.37% = TotalPosition)Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)(LGIM) (4,247,355 - 8.37% = Total Position)Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,106,589 - 6.12% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (1,799,443 (Direct) (LGIH)- 3.54%=PMC)Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society LimitedLimited (PMC) (1,799,443 - 3.54% = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Notification using the total voting rights figure of 50,698,733Additionalinformation: Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer.14. Contact Helen Lewis (LGIM)name:15. Contacttelephonenumber: 020 7528 6742 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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