6th Sep 2010 10:26
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 X 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 BlackRock Inc.
the notification obligation: iii
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):iv
5. Date of the transaction and date 31st August 2010 on which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 2nd September 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed Holding has gone below 5%
or reached: vi, vii 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering of to the triggering transaction shares transaction Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights (x)if possible of of of shares rights using Shares Voting the ISIN Rights Direct Direct(xi) Indirect(xii) Direct IndirectCODE GB0032836487 97,887,010 97,887,010 N/A N/A
88,633,493 N/A 4.78 %
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 CFD N/A N/A N/A 3,471,693 Nominal Delta 0.19% 0.19% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 92,105,186 4.97%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 92,105,186 (4.97%)
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: BlackRock Threshold Reporting Team 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Stuart Watchorn
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7743 5741; [email protected] 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 BlackRock, Inc.
(including legal form of legal
entities) Contact address 33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS
(registered office for legal entities)
Phone number & email 0207 743 5741 Other useful information Stuart Watchorn
(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.
mapperRelated Shares:
Rolls-Royce