Holding(s) in Company

11th Jan 2010 14:15

For filings with the FSA include the

annex

For filings with issuer exclude the

annex

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Rolls-Royce Group plc issuer of existing shares to which voting rights

are attached: ii

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):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to AXA S.A and its group of companies.

the notification obligation: iii

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

5. Date of the transaction and date 10 January 2010 on which the threshold is crossed or

reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified: 11 January 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 5%

or reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering shares to the triggering transaction transaction if possible Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsusing of of of shares rights x the ISIN CODE Shares Voting Rights Direct Direct xi Indirect Direct Indirect xii

GB0032836487 94,224,092 94,224,092 2,489,104 2,489,104 88,382,107 0.13

4.77%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument date xiii Conversion Period rights that may be rights xiv acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx instrument period refers to xviii Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 90,871,211 4.90%

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

Alliance Bernstein 906,300 0.04888% Direct

Alliance Capital Management 1,180,300 0.06366%

Direct AXA Colonia Konzern 10,000 0.00054% Direct AXA Financial, Inc 79,781,920 4.30303% Indirect AXA IM UK 386,504 0.02084% Direct AXA IM UK 8,582,187 0.46287% Indirect AXA Rosenberg 24,000 0.00129% Indirect Total Direct 2,483,104 0.13393% Total Indirect 88,388,107 4.76720% Total 90,871,211 4.90113% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will

cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold

voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Kyere Tabiri

15. Contact telephone number: +44 207 003 1510 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification

obligation Full name

(including legal form of legal

entities) Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

Phone number & email Other useful information

(at least legal representative for

legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name Contact address Phone number & email Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the

notification obligation) C: Additional information

For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.

mapper

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