9th Oct 2007 16:00
STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Rolls-Royce Group plc (theCompany) announces the purchase on 8th October 2007 of 25,800 ordinary shares in the Company by Computershare Trustees Limited (the Trustee) at a price of 542 pence per share for the purpose of satisfying the purchase of ordinary shares by eligible employees (including executive directors) under the Rolls-Royce SharePurchase Plan (the Plan) for the current month. The Plan has been approved by the Inland Revenue as a share incentive plan under Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 2000.
Following the transaction the Trustee will hold 7,944,274 ordinary shares, all of which are held on behalf of eligible employees pursuant to the terms of the Plan.
The numbers of ordinary shares purchased on this date on behalf of the executive directors were as follows:
Sir John Rose 23A B Shilston 23CP Smith 23M J Terrett 23
The numbers of ordinary shares purchased on this date on behalf of persons discharging managerial responsibility were as follows:
C E Blundell 23
M Lloyd 23
Company notified 8th October 2007
Dated 9th October 2007
For further information please contact John Warren, Deputy Company Secretary, Rolls-Royce Group plc, tel. no. 01332 245878
ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLCRelated Shares:
Rolls-Royce