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STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT The Company announces the purchase on 7th October 2003 of 71,929 ordinary shares in the Company by Computershare Trustees Limited (the Trustee) at a price of 172.25 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 3,511,456 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 73 C H Green 73 A B Shilston 73 For further information please contact John Warren, Deputy Company Secretary, Rolls-Royce Group plc, tel. no. 01332 245878
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