Ricardo PLC
26 June 2007
TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Ricardo Plc
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights --------------------
are attached:
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2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are ---------
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):______________
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
notification obligation: --------------------
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Legal & General Assurance
3.): (Pensions Management) Limited
------------------------------- (PMC)
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the 22/06/07
threshold is crossed or reached if different): --------------------
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 26/06/07
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 6% -5% (L&G)
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8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/ Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
type of the Triggering
shares transaction
if
possible
using Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting
the ISIN Shares Voting shares rights rights
CODE Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord 3,391,912 3,391,912 3,003,207 3,003,207 5.92
25p
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/ exercised/ converted. rights
Date
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
3,003,207 5.92
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(4,143,973-8.17% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) , (4,143,973-8.17% = Total
Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM) , (4,143,973-8.17% = Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (3,003,207 -5.92 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (1,696,061 (Direct) (LGIH)
- 3.34 % = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited (PMC) (1,696,061 - 3.34 % = PMC) (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
(LGPL)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
13. Additional Notification using the total voting rights figure of
information: 50,698,733
14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact
telephone
number: 020 7528 6742
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