Rolls-Royce PLC
17 April 2000
ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Rolls-Royce plc (the Company) today announced the purchase on 13 April
2000 of 415,000 and on 14 April 2000 of 1,035,000 of ordinary shares in the
Company (Shares) by Computershare Services Limited (trustee of the Rolls-
Royce plc Profit Sharing Scheme (the Trustee)) at a price of 227.20 pence
and at a price of 229.08 pence per Share respectively for the purpose of
satisfying appropriations of Shares made to eligible employees (including
Executive Directors) under the Rolls-Royce plc Profit Sharing Scheme (the
Scheme) made on 17 April 2000.
The Scheme is approved by the Inland Revenue as a profit sharing scheme.
Following this transaction, the Trustee holds 1,450,000 shares, all but 625 of
which has been appropriated to eligible employees pursuant to the terms of
the scheme. Each participant is the beneficial owner of the shares
appropriated to him or her.
On 17 April 2000, appropriations of Shares were made to Executive Directors
as follows:
Sir Ralph Robins 2743
J E V Rose 3575
C H Green 2572
P Heiden 2443
P C Ruffles 2143
R T Turner 2015
For more information please contact
Christopher Springham, Acting Director of Corporate Communications
Tel: 020 7227 9289 Fax: 020 7227 9178
e-mail: chris.springham@rolls-royce.com
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