Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 8451Q

Ricardo PLC

20 April 2009

 



For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex

TR-1: Notifications 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 notification (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 notification obligation:	Highclere International Investors Ltd
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	The Highclere International Investors Smaller Companies Fund The Highclere (Jersey) International Investors Smaller Companies Fund The Highclere International Investors Smaller Companies Fund Share Holding Account
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):	15th April 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified:	16th April 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Over 3%

8: Notified Details                                                  Not Applicable
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
				Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
ORDINARY GB0007370074	1,437,217	1,437,217	1,548,584	1,548,584		3.03%

B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period/date	No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)	Percentage of voting rights
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
1,548,584	3.03%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Not Applicable

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	Highclere International Investors Ltd
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	Not Applicable
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	Not Applicable

13. Additional information:	Highclere International Investors Ltd ('Highclere') acts as an investment manager for the clients detailed in Question 4 above (our 'Clients'). In acting for our Clients, Highclere are given full discretion over their investments and are empowered to vote on their behalf. However, we do not act as our Clients' custodian and therefore shares are not held in our name but in the nominee name of their custodian bank.
14 Contact name:	Fergus Glimour, Compliance Officer
15. Contact telephone number:	0207-258-9845

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. 

 

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