Holding(s) in Company

Ricardo PLC
25 March 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

RICARDO PLC


2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

CGNU PLC


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

AS IN 2 ABOVE


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

BNY NORWICH UNION NOMINEES LTD          1,834,131
CHASE GA GROUP NOMINEES LTD             2,068,987
CUIM NOMINEE LTD                        1,432,578
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD                         93,215
VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD                      432,832

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

4,000


6)   (0.01%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A


8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

21 MARCH 2002


11)  Date company informed

25 MARCH 2002


12)  Total holding following this notification

5,861,743

               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

12.0


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

M. WIGHTMAN
01273 794416


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification      25 MARCH 2002


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