Holding(s) in Company

5th Mar 2009 15:35

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 (L&G) notification obligation:

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different Legal & General Assurance

from 3.): (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 02 March 2009 the threshold is crossed or reached if

different):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 04 March 2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 4% - 3%(L&G)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/ Situation Resulting situation after the triggering transaction type of previous to the shares Triggering transaction Number Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting of Voting shares rights Shares Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

ORD 82,781,243 82,781,243 73,861,151 73,861,151

3.98 GBP 0.20 B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting % of instrument date Period/ Date rights that may voting be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 73,861,151 3.98

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) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct

and Indirect)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (73,861,151 - 3.98% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)

(66,435,738 - 3.58 % = PMC)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) (66,435,738 - 3.58 % = 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 cease to hold: N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A

13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 1,851,862,370 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851

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Related Shares:

Rolls-Royce