2 March 2011
ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP plc
Rolls-Royce Group plc (Company) announces that on 1 March 2011, ordinary shares
in the company were transferred to the following persons discharging managerial
responsibility (PDMRs) by EES Trustees International Ltd (the trustee of the
Rolls-Royce Group 2008 Employee Share Trust) in relation to deferred awards
made under the Company's Annual Performance Related Award plan (APRA) in 2009.
In addition, the PDMRs sold the number of shares listed below to discharge
their tax obligations arising from the release of the shares on 1 March 2011 at
a price of 624.64 pence per share.
APRA Award Number of Shares Total Shares
Sold to Discharge Released to
Exercisable Tax Liability Certificate
PDMRs
Mark King 14,135 7,209 6,926
Antony Wood 8,670 4,422 4,248
The shares have been held in trust for two years and have been released by the
trustee in accordance with the rules of the APRA.
The Company also awarded ordinary shares to the following PDMRs at a price of
611.70 pence per share under the rules of APRA as follows:-
Number of
Shares
PDMRs
Mark King 25,137
Alain Michaelis 24,581
Michael Orris 13,310
Antony Wood 21,815
The APRA deferred share awards are based on Company performance and the Shares
will be transferred to the PDMRs from the Rolls-Royce Group 2008 Employee Share
Trust in two years time, provided that they remain an employee of a Rolls-Royce
group company.
The Company also made a conditional award of ordinary shares at a price of
612.33 pence per share to the following PDMRs under the terms of the
Rolls-Royce Group plc Performance Share Plan (PSP). No amount is payable for
the grant of an award.
Number of
Shares
PDMRs
Mark King 53,566
Alain Michaelis 44,616
Michael Orris 35,173
Antony Wood 40,762
For further information, please contact:-
Paul Davies - Deputy Company Secretary +44 (0)1332 245878
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