Directors' Dealings

Rolls-Royce PLC
16 March 2000


ROLLS-ROYCE plc

'On 15th March 2000 ordinary shares in the Company (Shares) were conditionally
awarded to Executive Directors under the terms of the Rolls-Royce Deferred
Annual Bonus Plan (the Plan) as follows:

NAME                                 NO. OF SHARES

Sir Ralph Robins                     17,113
J E V Rose                           25,402
C H Green                            16,043
P Heiden                             15,241
P C Ruffles                          13,369
J M Guyette                          17,431
R T Turner                           12,567

The Plan is a deferred bonus arrangement and the Shares will be transferred to
the Executive Directors from the Rolls-Royce Employee Share Trust in two years
time provided the Executive Director has remained an employee of the
Rolls-Royce Group.'


For further information, please contact:-

Peter Barnes-Wallis
Director of Financial Communications

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