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

THE CAPITAL GROUP OF COMPANIES, 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

30/12/2004                                                                     

12. Total holding following this notification

67,985,471                                                                     

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.988%                                                                         

14. Any additional information

Notification of decrease from 4.07% to 3.988%                                  

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

04/01/2005                                                                     

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SCHEDULE

Registered Holder                No. of Shares       
                                                     
Chase Nominees Ltd                 15,757,695        
                                                     
Woolgate House                                       
                                                     
Coleman Street                                       
                                                     
London EC2P 2HD                                      
                                                     
Nortrust Nominees                  10,416,977        
                                                     
155 Bishopsgate                                      
                                                     
London EC2M 3XS                                      
                                                     
Mellon Nominees (UK) Ltd            401,055          
                                                     
150 Buchanan Street                                  
                                                     
Glasgow G1 2DY                                       
                                                     
State Street Nominees Ltd          4,830,556         
                                                     
Canary Wharf                                         
                                                     
27th Floor, 1 Canada                                 
Square                                               
                                                     
London E14 5AF                                       
                                                     
Bank of New York Nominees          16,447,109        
                                                     
Bank of New York                                     
                                                     
3 Birchin Lane                                       
                                                     
London EC3V 9BY                                      
                                                     
Northern Trust                     3,956,708         
                                                     
C/o Nortrust Nominees Ltd                            
                                                     
155 Bishopsgate                                      
                                                     
London EC2M 3XS                                      
                                                     
Midland Bank plc                    869,005          
                                                     
5 Laurence                                           
                                                     
Poutney Hill                                         
                                                     
EC4R 0E                                              
                                                     
Bankers Trust                       553,007          
                                                     
59 ½ Southmark Street                                
                                                     
2nd Floor                                            
                                                     
London SE1 0HH                                       
                                                     
Barclays Bank                       551,913          
                                                     
Barclays Global Securities                           
Services                                             
                                                     
8 Angel Court                                        
                                                     
London EC2R 7HT                                      
                                                     
Citibank London                    1,542,071         
                                                     
11 Old Jewry                                         
                                                     
London EC2R 8DB                                      
                                                     
Morgan Guaranty                     638,416          
                                                     
83 Pall Mall                                         
                                                     
London SW1Y 5ES                                      
                                                     
State Street Bank & Trust          3,241,385         
Co                                                   
                                                     
Deutsche Bank AG                   2,589,623         
                                                     
23 Great Winchester Street                           
                                                     
London EC2P 2AX                                      
                                                     
HSBC Bank plc                      2,635,012         
                                                     
Securities Services,                                 
                                                     
Mariner House                                        
                                                     
Pepys Street                                         
                                                     
London EC3N 4DA                                      
                                                     
Mellon Bank N.A                     757,988          
                                                     
London Branch                                        
                                                     
London                                               
                                                     
Northern Trust AVFC                 525,778          
                                                     
South Africa                                         
                                                     
KAS UK                               76,868          
                                                     
Kass Associate                                       
                                                     
PO Box 178                                           
                                                     
1000 AD Amsterdam                                    
                                                     
Bank One London                     270,008          
                                                     
Lloyds Bank                          70,344          
                                                     
Central Settlement Section                           
                                                     
Branches Stock Office                                
                                                     
34 Threadneedle Street                               
                                                     
Citibank NA                         860,923          
                                                     
Toronto                                              
                                                     
Brown Bros.                          69,300          
                                                     
One Mellon Bank Center                               
                                                     
Pittsburgh, PA 15258                                 
                                                     
Clydesdale Bank plc                  29,700          
                                                     
Sumitomo Trust & Banking             21,400          
                                                     
Fiduciary & Securities                               
Business Dept.                                       
                                                     
1-5 Nihonbashi - Honcho                              
4-chome                                              
                                                     
Cho-ku Tokyo 103                                     
                                                     
RBSTB Nominess Ltd                   12,000          
                                                     
67 Lombard St                                        
                                                     
London EC3 3DL                                       
                                                     
JP Morgan Chase Bank                359,100          
                                                     
Royal Bank of Scotland              170,400          
                                                     
Regents House, 42,                                   
Islington High Street,                               
London, N1 8XL                                       
                                                     
Citibank                            331,130          
                                                     
Total                              67,985,471