Ricardo PLC Holding(s) in Company (9931W)
February 15 2017 - 9:24AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMRCDO TIDMAV.
RNS Number : 9931W
Ricardo PLC
15 February 2017
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i)
1. Identity of the issuer or Ricardo plc
the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which
voting rights are
attached: (ii)
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate
box or boxes):
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial
instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with
similar economic effect to qualifying financial
instruments
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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) Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
subject to the notification
obligation: (iii)
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) Registered Holder:
(if different from
3.):(iv) BNY Norwich Union Nominees
Limited 14,700*
Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited
164,416*
CUIM Nominee Limited 111,450*
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK)
Limited 1,296,985*
State Street Nominees Limited 303,102*
Available Upon Request 11,850*
* denotes direct interest
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5. Date of the transaction 13 February 2017
and date on which the
threshold is crossed
or reached: (v)
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6. Date on which issuer 14 February 2017
notified:
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7. Threshold(s) that <3% to 3% Change at Direct Interest
is/are crossed or reached: Level
(vi, vii)
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)
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Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the
of to the triggering triggering transaction
shares transaction
if possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
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Number Number Number Number of % of voting
of of of shares voting rights (x)
Shares Voting rights
Rights
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Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(xi) (xii)
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Ordinary
Shares
Not
GB0007370074 793,363 793,363 1,902,503 1,902,503 Disclosable 3.58% Not Disclosable
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date Conversion rights that rights
instrument (xiii) Period (xiv) may be
acquired if
the
instrument
is
exercised/
converted.
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect
to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
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Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument rights (xix,
(xvii) period refers to xx)
(xviii)
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Nominal Delta
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Total (A+B+C)
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Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
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1,902,503 3.58%
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the
voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
(xxi)
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The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva
Investors Global Services Limited & Friends Provident
International Limited, with the following chain of controlled
undertakings:-
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:
* Aviva plc (Parent Company)
* Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary
of Aviva plc)
* Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
* Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited)
Friends Provident International Limited:
* Aviva plc (Parent Company)
* Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary
of Aviva plc)
* Friends Provident International Limited (wholly owned
subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited)
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Proxy Voting:
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10. Name of the proxy holder: See Section 4
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11. Number of voting rights proxy
holder will cease
to hold:
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12. Date on which proxy holder will
cease to hold
voting rights:
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13. Additional information: Figures are based on a total
number of voting rights of
53,163,423 as per the Company's
Total Voting Rights Announcement
of 31 October 2016.
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14. Contact name: Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc
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15. Contact telephone number: 01603 684420
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Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not
the issuer
Annex: Notification of major interests in share
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to
the notification obligation
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Full name
(including legal form of
legal entities)
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Contact address
(registered office for legal
entities)
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Phone number & email
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Other useful information
(at least legal representative
for legal persons)
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B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
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Full name
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Contact address
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Phone number & email
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Other useful information
(e.g. functional relationship
with the person or legal
entity subject to the notification
obligation)
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C: Additional information
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For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the
FCA website.
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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