Directors' Dealings

Ricardo PLC
14 January 2000


                   Ricardo plc - Director's' Interests in Shares

On  14 January 2000 Ricardo Quest Trustees Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Ricardo plc, as trustee of the Ricardo Qualifying Employee Share Ownership Trust
(the 'QUEST') acquired by subscription, at a price of 483p per share, a total of
 9,864 ordinary shares of 25p each in Ricardo plc (all of which are to be used
to satisfy  options  exercised  under the Company's savings-related  share 
option scheme). As potential beneficiaries under the QUEST, each executive
director of Ricardo plc is treated as being interested in all shares acquired by
the QUEST.  As of today's date, the QUEST holds 12,682 shares in the Company.

The directors of Ricardo plc who may be considered to be potential beneficiaries
of the shares detailed in this notification are:

Sir Noel Davies
C W Foreman
P T Ward
R J Westhead
A R Goodburn
J R Needham,

Name of contact and telephone number for queries: 
M Wightman Tel: [phone]

Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification, M Wightman

Date of Notification 14 January 2000