Ricardo PLC
Director / PDMR Shareholdings
19 September 2023
London
Purchase of Shares
Ricardo PLC (the "Company") announces that, on 14 September 2023, the following Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMRs") purchased an aggregate of 44,077 ordinary shares of 25 pence each in the Company ("Shares") in the market:
| Name | No. of Shares purchased 14 September 2023 | Share Price |
| Graham Ritchie | 14,460 | £5.16 |
| Judith Cottrell | 9,617 | £5.16 |
| Mark Clare | 20,000 | £5.126205 |
Following the above purchases, the total beneficial holding of Shares of the relevant PDMRs are set out below:
| Name | Total holding following this notification | Approximate % of Company's issued share capital |
| Graham Ritchie | 29,673 | 0.048% |
| Judith Cottrell | 9,617 | 0.015% |
| Mark Clare | 20,000 | 0.032% |
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 | Graham Ritchie | ||||
| 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 | Purchase of Shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-09-14 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Judith Cottrell | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR: Chief Finance 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 | Purchase of Shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-09-14 | ||||
| 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 Clare | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR: Chairman | ||||
| 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 | Purchase of Shares | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | Not applicable | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2023-09-14 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON) | ||||
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