11th Sep 2007 16:00
STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
Rolls-Royce Group plc (the Company) announces the purchase on 7th September 2007 of 28,031 ordinary shares in the Company by Computershare Trustees Limited (the Trustee) at a price of 502.50 pence per share for the purpose of satisfying the purchase of ordinary shares by eligible employees (including executive directors) under the Rolls-Royce Share Purchase 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 7,920,851 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 25A B Shilston 25CP Smith 25M J Terrett 25
The numbers of ordinary shares purchased on this date on behalf of persons discharging managerial responsibility were as follows:
C E Blundell 25
M Lloyd 25
Company notified 7th September 2007
Dated 11th September 2007
For further information please contact John Warren, Deputy Company Secretary, Rolls-Royce Group plc, tel. no. 01332 245878
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