Directors' Dealings

Ricardo PLC
6 January 2000

               Ricardo plc - Directors' Interests In Shares

On 6 January 2000 Ricardo Quest Trustees Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Ricardo plc, as trustee of the Ricardo Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust
(the 'QUEST') acquired by subscription, at a price of 480p per share, a total of
2,818 ordinary shares of 25p each in Ricardo plc (all of which are to be used to
satisfy options exercised under the Company's savings-related share option
scheme).  As potential beneficiaries under the QUEST, each executive director of
Ricardo plc is treated as being interested in all shares acquired by the QUEST. 
As of today's date, the QUEST holds 2,818 shares in the Company.

The directors of Ricardo plc who may be considered to be potential beneficiaries
of the shares detailed in this notification are:

Sir Noel Davies
C W Foreman
P T Ward
R J Westhead
A R Goodburn
J R Needham

Name of contact and telephone number for queries:

M Wightman Tel:  [phone]

Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification.

M. WIGHTMAN