Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Ricardo PLC

25 October 2019

 

Ricardo PLC

Director / PDMR Shareholdings

25 October 2019

London

Ricardo PLC

Director / PDMR Shareholdings

1.         2014 Long Term Incentive Plan - grant of plan cycle 13

Ricardo PLC (the "Company") announces that, on 24 October 2019, conditional awards over a total of 307,534 shares of 25 pence each in the Company ("Shares") were granted to Executive Directors and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") as set out below under the terms of the Company's 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"). These awards vest after three years and are subject to TSR and EPS performance conditions.

Name	Role	No. of Shares over which awards granted
Dave Shemmans	Executive Director	82,590
Ian Gibson	Executive Director	29,526
Mark Garrett	Executive Director	25,396
Paul Seller	PDMR	16,035
Gareth Taylor	PDMR	6,048
Tim Curtis	PDMR	14,039
Ian Rogerson	PDMR	6,638
Martin Starkey	PDMR	13,069
Chris Amsden	PDMR	6,696
Chester Gryczan	PDMR	16,054
Brian Smith	PDMR	7,726
Gary Tan	PDMR	20,309
Stephen Dyke	PDMR	16,035
James Mills	PDMR	7,336
James Passemard	PDMR	17,177
Marques McCammon	PDMR	22,860

2.         2014 Long Term Incentive Plan - grant of additional discretionary retention awards

The Company also announces that, on 24 October 2019, additional discretionary retention awards over a total of 28,147 Shares were granted to certain PDMRs under the terms of the LTIP. Subject to continuing employment, the retention awards vest after three years and are not subject to performance conditions.

Name	Role	No. of Shares over which awards granted
Stephen Dyke	PDMR	9,621
Marques McCammon	PDMR	13,716
James Passemard	PDMR	4,810

3.         2011 Deferred Bonus Plan - grant of deferred awards and matching awards

The Company also announces that, on 24 October 2019, conditional "deferred awards" over a total of 43,327 Shares were granted to Executive Directors and other PDMRs under the terms of the Company's 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan ("DBP"), as set out below.  Subject to continuing employment, the awards granted to Executive Directors vest after three years and the awards granted to other PDMRs (with the exception of James Mills, Chris Amsden, Gareth Taylor, Ian Rogerson and Brian Smith, whose awards vest on the first anniversary of grant) vest in equal tranches on the first, second and third anniversaries of grant. These DBP deferred awards (which include dividend equivalent entitlements) are not subject to performance conditions.

Name	Role	No. of Shares over which awards granted
Dave Shemmans	Executive Director	12,969
Ian Gibson	Executive Director	6,844
Mark Garrett	Executive Director	4,963
Paul Seller	PDMR	1,023
Gareth Taylor	PDMR	124
Tim Curtis	PDMR	3,298
Ian Rogerson	PDMR	1,191
Chris Amsden	PDMR	1,851
Chester Gryczan	PDMR	3,429
Brian Smith	PDMR	1,386
Gary Tan	PDMR	1,799
James Mills	PDMR	296
James Passemard	PDMR	4,154

Finally, further conditional "bonus-linked share awards" over a total of 24,776 Shares were granted to Executive Directors under the terms of the DBP on the basis of one Share comprised in such a "bonus-linked share award" for each Share comprised in the corresponding deferred award (detailed above) granted to the individual on the same occasion. Details of these DBP bonus-linked share awards, which only include dividend equivalent entitlements in limited circumstances, but are subject to the same performance conditions that apply to the awards granted on 24 October 2019 under cycle 13 of the LTIP, are set out below:

Name	Role	No. of Shares over which awards granted
Dave Shemmans	Executive Director	12,969
Ian Gibson	Executive Director	6,844
Mark Garrett	Executive Director	4,963

4.   Current total holdings of awards/options over shares

Following the above notification, the total number of Shares over which the relevant Executive Directors and other PDMRs hold outstanding awards / options is set out below:

Name	Role	Total holding following this notification	Approximate % of Company's issued share capital
Dave Shemmans	Executive Director	357,267	0.6690%
Ian Gibson	Executive Director	145,035	0.2716%
Mark Garrett	Executive Director	117,885	0.2207%
Paul Seller	PDMR	38,266	0.0717%
Gareth Taylor	PDMR	15,136	0.0283%
Tim Curtis	PDMR	34,965	0.0655%
Ian Rogerson	PDMR	16,793	0.0314%
Martin Starkey	PDMR	13,069	0.0245%
Chris Amsden	PDMR	18,327	0.0343%
Chester Gryczan	PDMR	30,474	0.0571%
Brian Smith	PDMR	13,655	0.0256%
Gary Tan	PDMR	52,862	0.0990%
Stephen Dyke	PDMR	25,656	0.0480%
James Mills	PDMR	16,954	0.0317%
James Passemard	PDMR	42,366	0.0793%
Marques McCammon	PDMR	36,576	0.0685%

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	Dave Shemmans
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Chief Executive Officer
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 82,590 Nil 12,969 Nil 12,969
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	108,528 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Ian Gibson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Chief Financial Officer
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 29,526 Nil 6,844 Nil 6,844
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	43,214 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Mark Garrett
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Chief Operating Officer
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 25,396 Nil 4,963 Nil 4,963
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	35,322 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Paul Seller
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Managing Director - Ricardo Rail
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 16,035 Nil 1,023
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	17,058 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Gareth Taylor
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Finance Director - Ricardo Rail
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 6,048 Nil 124
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	6,172 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Tim Curtis
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 14,039 Nil 3,298
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	17,337 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Ian Rogerson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Finance 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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 6,638 Nil 1,191
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	7,829 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Martin Starkey
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	Conditional award of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 13,069
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	Not applicable
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Chris Amsden
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 6,696 Nil 1,851
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	8,547  £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Chester Gryczan
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: President, Ricardo Defense Systems
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 16,054 Nil 3,429
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	19,483   £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Brian Smith
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: VP Finance - Ricardo Defense Systems
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 7,726 Nil 1,386
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	9,112 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Gary Tan
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Managing Director - Asia
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 20,309 Nil 1,799
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	22,108 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Marques McCammon
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: President, Ricardo US
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan.
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 22,860 Nil 13,716
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	36,576  £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	James Mills
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 7,336 Nil 296
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	7,632 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	James Passemard
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2011 Deferred Bonus Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 17,177 Nil 4,810 Nil 4,154
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	26,141 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated
a)	Name	Stephen Dyke
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PDMR: Managing Director  - EMEA Automotive
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	Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) Nil 16,035 Nil 9,621
d)	Aggregated information -   Aggregated volume -   Price	25,656 £0
e)	Date of the transaction	2019-10-24
f)	Place of the transaction	Outside a trading venue

 

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