Holding(s) in Company

20th May 2009 16:40

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached : Ricardo plc 2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: X An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in 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 notification obligation : Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Registered Holder: BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited 113,503* Chase GA Group Nominees Limited 760,468* Chase Nominees Limited 46,767* CUIM Nominee Limited 63,523* Vidacos Nominees Limited 25,810* * denotes direct interest Chase Nominees Limited 62,133 Delta Lloyd EuropeesDeelnemingen Fonds 4,103,555 Delta Lloyd LuxembourgEuropean Participation Fund 290,000 Vidacos Nominees Limited 173,970 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different) : 19 May 2009 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 May 2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 10% to 11% Change at Combined Interest level 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible using Situation previous to the Triggering the ISIN CODE transaction Number of Number of voting Rights shares GB0007370074 5,177,579 5,177,579 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Class/type of shares if Number of Number of voting rights % of voting possible using the ISIN shares rights CODE Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0007370074 1,010,071 1,010,071 4,629,658 1.97% 9.05% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of financial Date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting instrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 5,639,729 11.02% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global ServicesLimited and Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV, 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) Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV:- Aviva plc (Parent Company)- Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)- Aviva International Insurance Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)- Aviva Insurance Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva International Insurance Limited)- Aviva International Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Insurance Limited)- CGU International Holdings BV (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva International Holdings Limited)- Delta Lloyd NV (majority owned subsidiary of CGU International Holdings BV)- Delta Lloyd Asset Management NV (wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd NV) 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 51,154,745 14. Contact name: Neil Whittaker 15. Contact telephone number: 01603 684420 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END ENDHOLCKKKPQBKDNPB

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