Director/PDMR Shareholding

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT                          

                             ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLC                             

11 March 2008

Rolls-Royce Group plc announces that on 10 March 2008 ordinary shares in the
Company were transferred to the following executive directors and other persons
discharging managerial responsibility (together "PDMRs") by Halifax EES
Trustees International Ltd (the trustee of the Rolls-Royce Group 2008 Employee
Share Trust ) in relation to awards made under the Rolls-Royce Group plc
Performance Share Plan ("the Plan") . In addition the number of shares listed
below were sold on behalf of the PDMRs to discharge tax obligations arising
from the release of the shares.

                     No of Shares       Number of shares       Total Shares    
                                       Sold to Discharge       Transferred     
                                         Tax Liability                         
                                                                               
Directors                                                                      
                                                                               
Sir John Rose          329,728              135,189              194,539       
                                                                               
A Shilston             136,995               56,168               80,827       
                                                                               
C Smith                 28,004               11,482               16,522       
                                                                               
M Terrett              103,974               42,630               61,344       
                                                                               
PDMRs                                                                          
                                                                               
A Arendt               123,307                 -                 123,307       
                                                                               
C E Blundell            57,823               23,708               34,115       
                                                                               
M Cowdry                56,180               23,034               33,146       
                                                                               
M King                  29,820               7,157                22,663       
                                                                               
Dr M Lloyd             102,907               42,192               60,715       
                                                                               
J Paterson              40,142               16,459               23,683       

The shares have been released by the trustee in accordance with the rules of
the Plan following the satisfaction of performance conditions and the end of
the three-year vesting period applicable to the award.

 

For further information, please contact:-

Mark Alflatt -Director of Financial Communications020 7227 9164