Ricardo Regulatory News (RCDO)

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii

Ricardo plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

Change of ultimate controlling parent. Declaration of the offer of NN Group N.V. on Delta Lloyd N.V. unconditional as of April 7, 2017 (please see #13 additional information)

X

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii

Delta Lloyd N.V. and its group companies

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):iv

Registered Holder:

Delta Lloyd L European Participation Fund Sicav

Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds N.V.

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v

07-04-2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

10-04-2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

1,815,657

1,815,657

NIHIL

NIHIL

NIHIL

NIHIL

NIHIL

GB0007370074

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate xiii

Exercise/Conversion Period xiv

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

N/A

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

NIHIL

NIHIL

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

N/A

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

See section 4

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:

13. Additional information:

Please note: following NN Group N.V.'s declaration of the recommended public cash offer as unconditional for all Delta Lloyd N.V.'s issued and outstanding shares , per 07-04-2017 NN Group N.V. is the ultimate controlling entity/parent undertaking of Delta Lloyd N.V.

Therefore, the holdings of Delta Lloyd N.V. and its group of companies in this issuer will be aggregated with NN Group's holding per 07-04-2017.

Delta Lloyd N.V. discloses its current independent holdings (NIHIL - 0%) in the enclosed form. This form will also be released to the issuer today.

Please note that NN Group N.V. will separately disclose its current aggregated holding.

(The voting rights held in the 2 investment funds are managed by Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V. wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd N.V.)

14. Contact name:

Suzanne van Wingerden / Hartie Giesbergen,

Delta Lloyd Asset Management

15. Contact telephone number:

+31 (0)20 594 35 99