Ricardo PLC
Director / PDMR Shareholdings
28 October 2024
London
1. 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan - grant of plan cycle 18 awards
Ricardo PLC (the "Company") announces that, on 28 October 2024, conditional awards over a total of 464,602 shares of 25 pence each in the Company ("Shares") were granted to Executive Directors and other Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") as set out below under the terms of the Company's 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP"). The awards will vest after three years and are subject to TSR, EPS and ESG performance conditions (details of which will be released once finalised) and continued employment. The awards granted to the Executive Directors will also be subject to a two-year holding following the date of vesting.
| Name | Role | No. of Shares over which awards granted |
| Graham Ritchie | Executive Director | 178,504 |
| Judith Cottrell | Executive Director | 116,643 |
| Clive Wotton | PDMR | 19,370 |
| Harpreet Sagoo | PDMR | 17,126 |
| Diane Christensen | PDMR | 15,751 |
| Natasha Perfect | PDMR | 15,501 |
| Jason O'Donnell | PDMR | 23,866 |
| Rachel White | PDMR | 41,497 |
| Chester Gryczan | PDMR | 36,344 |
2. 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan - grant of discretionary retention awards
The Company also announces that, on 28 October 2024, discretionary retention awards over a total of 10,000 Shares was granted to two PDMRs as set out below under the terms of the Company's LTIP. These awards will vest on 28 October 2027 and are not subject to any performance conditions.
| Name | Role | No. of Shares over which awards granted |
| Jason O'Donnell | PDMR | 5,000 |
| Rachel White | PDMR | 5,000 |
3. 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan - grant of deferred bonus awards
Finally, the Company announces that, on 28 October 2024, conditional awards over a total of 90,630 Shares were granted to Executive Directors and other PDMRs as set out below under the terms of the Company's 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan (the "DBP"). Subject to continuing employment, the awards granted to the Executive Directors vest after three years and the awards granted to other PDMRs (with the exception of Mike Bell, Rachel White, Chester Gryczan and Richard Guest, whose awards vest in equal tranches on the first, second and third anniversaries of grant) vest on the first anniversary of grant. These DBP awards (which include dividend equivalent entitlements) are not subject to performance conditions.
| Name | Role | No. of Shares over which awards granted |
| Graham Ritchie | Executive Director | 28,659 |
| Judith Cottrell | Executive Director | 17,646 |
| Mike Bell | PDMR | 5,399 |
| Harpreet Sagoo | PDMR | 4,722 |
| Richard Guest | PDMR | 6,246 |
| Chester Gryczan | PDMR | 14,261 |
| Natasha Perfect | PDMR | 4,991 |
| Rachel White | PDMR | 2,524 |
| Clive Wotton | PDMR | 6,182 |
4. Current total holdings of awards over shares
Following the above notification, the total number of Shares over which the relevant PDMR holds outstanding awards is set out below:
| Name | Role | Total holding following this notification | Approximate % of Company's issued share capital |
| Graham Ritchie | Executive Director | 836,064 | 1.344% |
| Judith Cottrell | Executive Director | 320,678 | 0.515% |
| Mike Bell | PDMR | 101,346 | 0.163% |
| Clive Wotton | PDMR | 84,530 | 0.136% |
| Harpreet Sagoo | PDMR | 47,380 | 0.076% |
| Diane Christensen | PDMR | 15,751 | 0.025% |
| Natasha Perfect | PDMR | 64,601 | 0.104% |
| Jason O'Donnell | PDMR | 83,296 | 0.134% |
| Rachel White | PDMR | 143,188 | 0.230% |
| Richard Guest | PDMR | 6,246 | 0.010% |
| Chester Gryczan | PDMR | 147,827 | 0.238% |
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 | Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
207,163 Nil | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-10-28 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||||
| 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 | Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
134,289 Nil | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-10-28 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Mike Bell | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR: Chief Strategy and Digital 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 | Conditional award of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc Ricardo plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A
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| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-10-28 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Clive Wotton | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR: Group Director, Sustainability, Quality and Risk | ||||||
| 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 | Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
25,552 | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-10-28 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Harpreet Sagoo | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR: General Counsel and Company Secretary | ||||||
| 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 | Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
21,848 Nil | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-10-28 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Diane Christensen | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR: Group People, Team and Organisation Director | ||||||
| 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 | Conditional award of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-10-28 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Natasha Perfect | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR: Group Marketing and Communications Director | ||||||
| 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 | Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
20,492 Nil | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-10-28 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Jason O'Donnell | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR: Managing Director - Global A&I | ||||||
| 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 | Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
28,866 Nil | ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-10-28 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||||
| a) | Name | Rachel White | ||||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR: Global President Clean Energy and Environmental Solutions | ||||||||
| 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 | Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan | ||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
49,021 Nil | ||||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-10-28 | ||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | Richard Guest | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR: Managing Director - PP | ||||
| 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 | Conditional award of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-10-28 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated | |||||||
| a) | Name | Chester Gryczan | ||||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||||
| a) | Position/status | PDMR: President - Ricardo Defense Systems | ||||||
| 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 | Conditional awards of shares pursuant to the rules of the Ricardo plc 2020 Long Term Incentive Plan and the Ricardo plc 2021 Deferred Bonus Plan | ||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
| ||||||
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
50,605 Nil
| ||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2024-10-28 | ||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Outside a trading venue | ||||||
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