Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0326W

Ricardo PLC

12 April 2019

 

Ricardo PLC

Director / PDMR Shareholdings

11 April 2019

London

1.   Award of Dividend Shares under the Ricardo PLC Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP")

Ricardo PLC (the "Company") announces that on 10 April 2019 it received notification from the trustee (the "Trustee") of the Company's SIP that on 9 April 2019 it awarded an aggregate of 44 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company ("Shares") at a price of £6.94 per Share to the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs"):

Name	No. of Shares awarded on 9 April 2019
Chris Amsden	8
Mark Barge	13
Tim Curtis	1
James Mills	11
James Passemard	11

These awards related to the "Dividend Share" element of the SIP and reflect the automatic reinvestment in further Shares of dividends received in respect of the relevant individuals' SIP shareholdings.

2.   Purchase of Partnership Shares under the Ricardo PLC Share Incentive Plan

The Company announces that on 10 April 2019 it also received notification from the Trustee that on 9 April 2019 it purchased an aggregate of 102 Shares in the market at a price of £6.94 per Share on behalf of the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities:

Name	No. of Shares purchased on 9 April 2019
Chris Amsden	22
Mark Barge	22
Tim Curtis	14
James Mills	22
James Passemard	22

These purchases related to the "Partnership Share" element of the SIP and were made using deductions from the relevant individuals' gross salaries

3.   Net current total holdings of Shares

Following the above transactions, the total beneficial holdings of Shares of the relevant PDMRs are set out below:

Name	Total holding following this notification	Approximate % of Company's issued share capital
Chris Amsden	1,715	0.003%
Mark Barge	2,742	0.005%
Tim Curtis	157	0.0003%
James Mills	1,216	0.002%
James Passemard	1,342	0.003%

The following notifications are intended to satisfy the Company's obligations under Article 19(3) of EU Regulation No 596/2014 (the Market Abuse Regulation).

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Chris Amsden (the "Participant")
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Finance Director - Performance Products
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ricardo plc
b)	LEI	213800ZNYAY35F4XB814
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares")
	Identification code	GB0007370074
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award to the Participant of dividend reinvestment Shares by Link Market Services Trustees Limited, the trustee of the Ricardo plc Share Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.94 8
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-04-09
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares")
	Identification code	GB0007370074
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Shares by Link Market Services Trustees Limited, the trustee of the Ricardo plc Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP"), on behalf of the Participant relating to the "Partnership Share" element of the SIP using deductions from the Participant's gross salary.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.94 22
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-04-09
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Mark Barge (the "Participant")
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Managing Director - Performance Products
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ricardo plc
b)	LEI	213800ZNYAY35F4XB814
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares")
	Identification code	GB0007370074
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award to the Participant of dividend reinvestment Shares by Link Market Services Trustees Limited, the trustee of the Ricardo plc Share Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.94 13
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-04-09
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares")
	Identification code	GB0007370074
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Shares by Link Market Services Trustees Limited, the trustee of the Ricardo plc Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP"), on behalf of the Participant relating to the "Partnership Share" element of the SIP using deductions from the Participant's gross salary.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.94 22
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-04-09
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	James Mills (the "Participant")
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Finance Director - Ricardo Automotive (EMEA)
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ricardo plc
b)	LEI	213800ZNYAY35F4XB814
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares")
	Identification code	GB0007370074
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award to the Participant of dividend reinvestment Shares by Link Market Services Trustees Limited, the trustee of the Ricardo plc Share Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.94 11
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-04-09
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares")
	Identification code	GB0007370074
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Shares by Link Market Services Trustees Limited, the trustee of the Ricardo plc Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP"), on behalf of the Participant relating to the "Partnership Share" element of the SIP using deductions from the Participant's gross salary.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.94 22
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-04-09
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Tim Curtis (the "Participant")
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Managing Director - Ricardo Energy and Environment
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ricardo plc
b)	LEI	213800ZNYAY35F4XB814
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares")
	Identification code	GB0007370074
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award to the Participant of dividend reinvestment Shares by Link Market Services Trustees Limited, the trustee of the Ricardo plc Share Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.94 1
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-04-09
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares")
	Identification code	GB0007370074
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Shares by Link Market Services Trustees Limited, the trustee of the Ricardo plc Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP"), on behalf of the Participant relating to the "Partnership Share" element of the SIP using deductions from the Participant's gross salary.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.94 14
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-04-09
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	James Passemard (the "Participant")
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Global Managing Director - Ricardo Strategic Consulting
b)	Initial notification/ Amendment	Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Ricardo plc
b)	LEI	213800ZNYAY35F4XB814
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares")
	Identification code	GB0007370074
b)	Nature of the transaction	Award to the Participant of dividend reinvestment Shares by Link Market Services Trustees Limited, the trustee of the Ricardo plc Share Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.94 11
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-04-09
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument	Ordinary shares of 25p each ("Shares")
	Identification code	GB0007370074
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Shares by Link Market Services Trustees Limited, the trustee of the Ricardo plc Share Incentive Plan (the "SIP"), on behalf of the Participant relating to the "Partnership Share" element of the SIP using deductions from the Participant's gross salary.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £6.94 22
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-04-09
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

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