Director/PDMR Shareholding

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Rolls-Royce Holdings plc announced that several persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs) transacted in ordinary shares on March 23, 2026, following the vesting of awards under various incentive plans. Helen McCabe, Chief Financial Officer, had 261,549 shares vest, with 123,175 sold to cover liabilities, leaving her with 138,374 shares. Other PDMRs, including Sarah Armstrong, Simon Burr, Chris Cholerton, Nikki Grady-Smith, Adam Riddle, Jörg Stratmann, and Rob Watson, also saw shares vest and a portion sold to cover statutory withholding liabilities, with the remaining shares retained. These transactions involved the reinvestment of accumulated dividends into shares.

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Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
24 March 2026
 

24 March 2026

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (the Company) announces that the following persons discharging managerial responsibilities transacted in ordinary shares of 20p each in the Company (Shares).

Vesting of awards

The following Shares vested on 23 March 2026 in relation to awards made to Helen McCabe on 29 November 2023 under the Rolls-Royce Long Term Incentive Plan in respect of compensation for remuneration opportunities lost as a result of her leaving her former employer.

PDMR

Shares vested

Shares sold to cover statutory withholding liabilities

Shares retained

     Helen McCabe

           261,549

123,175

138,374

 

The following Shares vested on 23 March 2026 in relation to awards made on 1 March 2024 and 22 March 2024 under the Rolls-Royce Incentive Plan Share Award.

PDMR

Shares vested

Shares sold to cover statutory withholding liabilities

Shares retained

Sarah Armstrong

 

159,151

74,952

84,199

        Simon Burr

64,519

30,385

34,134

Chris Cholerton

190,414

89,675

100,739

Nikki Grady-Smith

66,184

31,169

35,015

      Adam Riddle

164,966

58,516

106,450

Jörg Stratmann

216,993

113,063

103,930

Rob Watson

171,258

80,653

90,605

 

The vested Incentive Plan Shares above includes accumulated dividends during the vesting periods which were reinvested in Shares on 23 March 2026 based on the average mid-market closing price on the three days leading up to and including the relevant dividend record dates.

PDMR

Share price

Number of shares

Sarah Armstrong

£7.182

1,313

 

£10.7883

661

 

Simon Burr

 

£7.182

532

 

£10.7883

268

 

Chris Cholerton

£7.182

1,571

 

£10.7883

790

 

Nikki Grady-Smith

£7.182

546

 

£10.7883

274

 

Adam Riddle

£7.182

1,361

 

£10.7883

685

 

Jörg Stratmann

£7.182

1,790

 

£10.7883

901

 

Rob Watson

£7.182

1,412

 

£10.7883

711

 

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Helen McCabe

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

Chief Financial Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800EC7997ZBLZJH69

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of 20p each

 

GB00B63H8491

Transaction 1

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

Vest of shares received under the Rolls-Royce Long Term Incentive Plan in respect of compensation for remuneration opportunities lost as a result of her leaving her former employer.

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

Nil

162,337

Nil

99,212

 

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

261,549

 

Nil

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Transaction 2

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£11.49591

 

123,175

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

123,175

 

£1,416,009.08

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Sarah Armstrong

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

Chief People Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800EC7997ZBLZJH69

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of 20p each

 

GB00B63H8491

Transaction 1

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

Vest of shares received as part of the Rolls-Royce Incentive Plan

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

Nil

157,177

£7.182

1,313

 

£10.7883

661

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

159,151

 

£16,561.03

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Transaction 2

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£11.49591

 

74,952

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

74,952

 

£861,641.67

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Simon Burr

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

Group Director - Engineering, Technology & Safety

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800EC7997ZBLZJH69

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of 20p each

 

GB00B63H8491

Transaction 1

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

Vest of shares received as part of the Rolls-Royce Incentive Plan

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

Nil

63,719

£7.182

532

£10.7883

268

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

64,519

 

£6,712.09

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Transaction 2

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£11.49591

 

30,385

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

30,385

 

£349,303.32

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Chris Cholerton

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

Group President

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800EC7997ZBLZJH69

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of 20p each

 

GB00B63H8491

Transaction 1

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

Vest of shares received as part of the Rolls-Royce Incentive Plan

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

Nil

188,053

£7.182

1,571

£10.7883

790

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

190,414

 

£19,805.68

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Transaction 2

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£11.49591

 

89,675

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

89,675

 

£1,030,896.00

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Nikki Grady-Smith

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

Chief Transformation Officer

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800EC7997ZBLZJH69

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of 20p each

 

GB00B63H8491

Transaction 1

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

Vest of shares received as part of the Rolls-Royce Incentive Plan Share Award

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

Nil

65,364

£7.182

546

£10.7883

274

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

66,184

 

£6,877.37

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Transaction 2

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£11.49591

 

31,169

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

31,169

 

£358,316.11

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Adam Riddle

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

President - Defence

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800EC7997ZBLZJH69

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of 20p each

 

GB00B63H8491

Transaction 1

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

Vest of shares received as part of the Rolls-Royce Incentive Plan

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

Nil

162,920

£7.182

1,361

£10.7883

685

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

164,966

 

£17,164.69

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Transaction 2

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£11.49591

 

58,516

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

58,516

 

£672,694.85

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Jörg Stratmann

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

CEO - Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800EC7997ZBLZJH69

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of 20p each

 

GB00B63H8491

Transaction 1

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

Vest of shares received as part of the Rolls-Royce Incentive Plan Share Award

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

Nil

214,302

£7.182

1,790

£10.7883

901

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

216,993

 

£22,576.04

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Transaction 2

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£11.49591

 

113,063

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

113,063

 

£1,299,762.41

 

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

 

a)

Name

Rob Watson

2

Reason for the notification

 

a)

Position/status

President - Civil Aerospace

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

 

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

b)

LEI

213800EC7997ZBLZJH69

4

 

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

 

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

 

Ordinary Shares of 20p each

 

GB00B63H8491

Transaction 1

b)

 

Nature of the transaction

Vest of shares received as part of the Rolls-Royce Incentive Plan

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

Nil

169,135

£7.182

1,412

£10.7883

711

d)

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

171,258

 

£17,811.47

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

Transaction 2

b)

Nature of the transaction

Sale of Shares to cover statutory withholding liabilities

c)

 

Price(s) and volume(s)

 

 

 

 

 

Price(s)

 

Volume(s)

£11.49591

 

80,653

 

d)

 

Aggregated information

 

- Aggregated volume

 

- Price

 

 

 

80,653

 

£927,179.87

 

e)

Date of the transaction

23 March 2026

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

 

Name of officer of issuer responsible for making notification: Matthew Conacher

Date of notification: 24 March 2026

 

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