Director Shareholding

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

The Company announces the purchase on 7th March 2003 of 168,283 ordinary shares
in the Company by Computershare Trustees Limited (the Trustee) at a price of
73.5 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 588,144 ordinary shares, all of
which are held on behalf of eligible employees pursuant to the terms of the
Plan.

The number of ordinary shares purchased on this date on behalf of the executive
directors were as follows:

Sir John Rose   156

CH Green        156

A B Shilston     156

For further information please contact John Warren, Deputy Company Secretary,
Rolls-Royce plc, tel. no. 01332 245878