8th Oct 2007 16:00
TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Rolls-Royce Group Plc issuer of existing shares to which voting
rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Group Plc
notification obligation: (Group) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Legal & General Assurance from 3.): (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 01/10/2007 the threshold is crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 04/10/2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5% (Group)
Above 5% (LGIM) 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/ Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering type of to the Triggering transaction
shares transaction if possible using the ISIN CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights of of of rights Shares Voting shares Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ord GBP BELOW 5 % 84,289,384 84,289,384 8,616,945 4.63 0.47 0.20 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting financial date Conversion Period/ rights that may be rights instrument Date acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 92,906,329 5.10
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (92,906,329 - 5.10% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) (92,906,329 - 5.10% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (92,906,329 - 5.10% = Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (84,289,384 - 4.63% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (61,561,336- 3.38%=PMC)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (61,561,336 - 3.38% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will N/A cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A voting rights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,819,799,482 Please note this notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to us in the form of an in-specie transfer. 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM)
15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851
Financial Services Authority
ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLCRelated Shares:
Rolls-Royce