Holding(s) in Company
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLC
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC.
3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18
NON-BENEFICIAL INTEREST
4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
SEE ENCLOSED SCHEDULE
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
6. Percentage of issued class
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
8. Percentage of issued class
9. Class of security
ORDINARY
10. Date of transaction
11. Date company informed
23/09/2003
12. Total holding following this notification
199,814,704
13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
11.9937%
14. Any additional information
S198 Companies Act - notification of reduction in shareholding
15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
JOHN WARREN - 01332 245878
16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
JOHN WARREN - DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of notification
24/09/2003
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SCHEDULE
Registered Holder No. of Shares % of class
Chase Nominees Ltd 160,696,363 9.6457%
Woolgate House
Coleman Street
London EC2P 2HD
Bankers Trust Company 127,173 0.0076%
36-44 Moorgate
Basement Floor
London EC2
Northern Trust Company 3,434,043 0.2061%
155 Bishopgate
London
EC2M 3XS
State Street Nominees Ltd 13,921,226 0.8356%
12-13 Nichols Lane
London
EC4N 7BN
Bank of New York Europe 51,015 0.0031%
Ltd London
Bank of New York, London 1,389,488 0.0834%
Citibank Nominees Limited 1,696,630 0.1018%
Lewisham House
Molesworth Street
Lewisham House
SE13 7EX
Deutsche Bank AG 355,087 0.0213%
London
Cede & Co 2,776,385 0.1667%
New York
Euroclear 35,049 0.0021%
Clydesdale Bank PLC 1,690,230 0.1015%
London
Merrill Lynch Int'l Ltd 2,280,510 0.1369%
London
Mellon Bank NA 7,691,123 0.4617%
London
HSBC Bank 231,000 0.0139%
London
Royal Trust Corp. of 3,439,382 0.2064%
Canada
London
TOTAL 199,814,704 11.9937%