8th Dec 2006 14:00
STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Rolls-Royce Group plc (the Company) announces the purchase on 7th December 2006 of 30,487 ordinary shares in the Company by Computershare Trustees Limited (the Trustee) at a price of 417.25 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 7,242,226 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 30A B Shilston 30CP Smith 30
The numbers of ordinary shares purchased on this date on behalf of persons discharging managerial responsibility were as follows:
C E Blundell 30M Lloyd 30J R Rivers 30M J Terrett 30
Company notified 8 December 2006
Dated 8 December 2006
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