TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the Rolls-Royce Group Plc
issuer or the underlying
issuer of existing
shares to which voting
rights are attached
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the
appropriate box or boxes)
An acquisition or disposal of voting
rights
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 AMVESCAP plc
(s) subject to the
notification obligation
4. Full name of
shareholder(s) (if
different from 3.)
5. Date of the 21 May 2007
transaction (and date
on which the threshold
is crossed or reached
if different)
6. Date on which issuer 24 May 2007
notified
7. Threshold(s) that is 5%
/are crossed or
reached:
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
shares the Triggering transaction
transaction
If possible
using the Number of Number of Number of Number of Voting % of Voting
ISIN CODE Shares Voting Shares Rights Rights
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 20p 90,170,936 90,170,3936 90,470,936 90,470,936 5.00%
shares
ISIN
GB0032836487
B. Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of Voting % of Voting
Financial Date Conversion Period Rights that may Rights
Instrument /Date be acquired if
the instrument is
exercised/
converted
Total (A+B)
Number of Voting Rights % of Voting Rights
90,470,936 5%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
Bank of Ireland, Dublin
837,000
Bank of New York
105,043
Banque Paribas
348,791
Bank of New York, Brussels
50,573
Chase Bank
121,002
Chase Nominees
4,411,930
Vidacos nominees
74,857,112
Dresdner Bank (Frankfurt)
34,934
Erst Bank (Vienna)
13,594
HSBC Bank
988,000
Japan Trustee Services Bank
1,497
Mellon Bank, Pittsburgh
475,000
Santander Central Hispano Investment
17,862
State Street Trust and Banking
7,378,000
Trust & Custody Services
6,633
Northern Trust Company, London
821,339
ADR's
2,626
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
/acquire to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease/acquire
to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact Name Samantha Edwards
15. Contact:
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