Director/PDMR Shareholding

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT Rolls-Royce Group plc (theCompany) announces the purchase on 7th August 2006 of 29,861 ordinary shares in the Company by Computershare Trustees Limited (the Trustee) at a price of 425 pence per share for the purpose of satisfying the purchase of ordinary shares by eligible employees (including executive directors) under the Rolls-Royce SharePurchase Plan (the Plan) for the current month. The Plan has been approved by the Inland Revenue as a share incentive plan under Schedule 8 to the Finance Act 2000. Following the transaction the Trustee will hold 7,271,297 ordinary shares, all of which are held on behalf of eligible employees pursuant to the terms of the Plan. The numbers of ordinary shares purchased on this date on behalf of the executive directors were as follows: Sir John Rose 30 A B Shilston 30 CP Smith 30 The numbers of ordinary shares purchased on this date on behalf of persons discharging managerial responsibility were as follows: C E Blundell 30 M Lloyd 30 J R Rivers 30 M J Terrett 30 Company notified 7 August 2006 Dated 7 August 2006 For further information please contact John Warren, Deputy Company Secretary, Rolls-Royce Group plc, tel. no. 01332 245878
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