Governance: Directors' remuneration report

Introduction

This report to shareholders covers:

  • the policy under which the executive directors, the Chairman and the non-executive directors are remunerated; and
  • details of the remuneration, fees and share interests of the directors

It provides the information required by the Directors' Remuneration Report Regulations 2002 (the Regulations) and describes how the Company applies the principles of the Combined Code in relation to executive directors' remuneration. The Company confirms that it complies with the requirements of the Combined Code.

The report was approved by the remuneration committee (the committee) on February 5, 2008 and was signed on the Board's behalf by Carl Symon as the Chairman of the committee. A resolution will be put to shareholders at the AGM on May 7, 2008 inviting them to approve this report.

The remuneration committee

The committee has responsibility for making recommendations to the Board on the Group's policy regarding executive remuneration. The committee determines, on the Board's behalf, the specific remuneration packages of the executive directors and a number of senior executives. It also makes recommendations to the Board on the remuneration of the Chairman. A copy of the committee's terms of reference is available in the Investors section on the Group's website.

The committee consists exclusively of independent, non-executive directors. During 2007, it was chaired by Carl Symon and its other members were Peter Byrom, Sir John Taylor (until May 1, 2007), Professor Peter Gregson (from March 1, 2007) and Helen Alexander (from September 1, 2007). Carl Symon will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the AGM. He will be succeeded as chairman of the remuneration committee by Helen Alexander.

In 2007, Simon Robertson, Chairman, Sir John Rose, Chief Executive, the Director - Human Resources and the Company Secretary, attended meetings by invitation of the committee but were not present during any discussion of their own emoluments.

The committee met on four occasions in 2007 and details of members' attendance are set out in the table of the corporate governance.

Advice to the remuneration committee

The committee may call for information and advice from advisers inside and outside the Group. In 2007, Simon Robertson and Sir John Rose made recommendations to the committee relating to the performance of their direct reports. Internal support to the committee was provided primarily by the Director - Human Resources, advised by Deloitte & Touche LLP. Additional advice was provided by senior employees from human resources and finance.

The committee received advice on remuneration matters from Deloitte & Touche LLP, Kepler Associates and the Company's lawyers, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. During 2007, Deloitte & Touche LLP also advised the Group on tax, assurance, pensions and corporate finance and Deloitte MCS Limited provided consulting services.

Remuneration policy

The policy framework

The Group operates in a highly competitive, international market. Its business is complex, technologically advanced and has long time horizons. The Group is committed to achieving sustained improvements in performance and this depends crucially on the individual contributions made by the executive team and by employees at all levels. The Board therefore believes that an effective remuneration strategy plays an essential part in the future success of the Group.

Accordingly the Board has adopted, on the recommendation of the committee, a remuneration policy reflecting the following broad principles which it will continue to apply in 2008:

  • the remuneration of executive directors and other senior executives should reflect their responsibilities and contain incentives to deliver the Group's performance objectives; it must also be capable of attracting and retaining the individuals necessary for business success;
  • a significant proportion of total remuneration should be based on Group and individual performance, both in the short and long term; and
  • the system of remuneration should establish a close identity of interest between senior executives and shareholders through measures such as encouraging the senior executives to acquire a significant shareholding in the Company.

When determining remuneration, the committee takes into account pay and employment conditions elsewhere in the Group.

The committee regularly reviews both the competitiveness of the Group's remuneration structure and its effectiveness in incentivising executives to enhance value for shareholders over the longer term. It considers that a successful remuneration policy needs to be sufficiently flexible to take account of future changes in the Group's business environment and in remuneration practice. Accordingly the committee commissioned studies from Deloitte & Touche LLP and Kepler Associates during 2007 to assess the competitiveness of the remuneration for senior executives, and to ensure the performance measures and target setting within the annual and long-term incentive plans effectively incentivise senior executives to achieve the Group's strategic objectives.

The main components of remuneration

The main components of remuneration comprise base salary, annual incentive arrangements, long-term share-based incentives and pension and life assurance benefits. Executive directors and senior executives are also entitled to a company car or car allowance, private medical insurance, financial counselling and, in the case of James Guyette, a housing allowance.

The committee considers that there should be a continuing emphasis on those elements of remuneration, such as annual and long-term incentives, which directly influence the performance of senior executives.

Base salaries

In determining the relative importance of these elements of remuneration, the committee believes that base salaries should be set at levels required to recruit and retain high quality senior executives.

The committee believes that base salaries should be set with reference to the levels in the relevant marketplace for companies of a similar size and complexity. All salary increases must be justified on the basis of performance and are not automatic. Other benefits are generally at the median of market practice.

Annual incentives

Executive directors and selected senior executives participate in the Annual Performance Related Award plan (APRA). For UK participants, APRA awards do not form part of pensionable earnings.

Target and maximum APRA bonus opportunity

Under APRA as operated in 2007, executive directors were eligible for awards in accordance with the table below:

  Target bonus (as a % of salary)1
Maximum bonus (as a % of salary)1
John Cheffins 2 48 80
James Guyette 48 80
Sir John Rose 60 100
Andrew Shilston 48 80
Colin Smith 48 80
Mike Terrett 3 48 80
  1. It is possible for a bonus award to be increased by a further 20 per cent to reflect exceptional personal performance
  2. John Cheffins retired as an executive director with effect from September 30, 2007. Until the date of his retirement from the Board his maximum bonus award was 80 per cent. Following his retirement he was no longer eligible for APRA.
  3. Mike Terrett was appointed as an executive director with effect from September 1, 2007.

APRA performance measures

The APRA performance measures set by the committee are based on the Group's annual operating plans. For 2007, the measures for executive directors included underlying profit, average cash balance, cash flow and individual contribution assessed with reference to the achievement of personal objectives and overall personal performance. The committee is mindful of corporate, environmental, social and governance risks when setting personal objectives. Forty per cent of any APRA bonus depends on personal performance.

A high proportion of the annual remuneration for executive directors is based on performance. For the Chief Executive, his 120 per cent maximum bonus opportunity means that 55 per cent of his combined basic pay and bonus opportunity is directly related to annual financial and personal performance. In 2007, the level of achievement against the financial measures was sufficient to generate up to 60 per cent of the maximum bonus for individual participants subject to the achievement of their personal objectives.

In 2008, there will be an additional performance measure designed to incentivise reductions in operating costs.

Deferred APRA award

One third of the value of APRA is delivered in the form of a deferred award in the Company's shares. A participant who is granted a deferred share award under APRA must normally continue to remain an employee of the Group for two years from the date of the award in order to retain the full number of shares, although shares will be released early in certain circumstances including retirement or redundancy.

The value of any deferred share awards is derived from the annual bonus criteria and is therefore dependent on personal and business financial performance; the release of deferred share awards is not dependent on the achievement of any further performance conditions. The deferred share element operated for 2007 will result in share awards as described in the directors' emoluments table. The committee intends to maintain the deferred share element in respect of 2008. This arrangement provides a strong link between performance and remuneration, promotes a culture of share ownership amongst the Group's senior management and encourages decisions in the long-term interest of shareholders.

Other annual incentives

The same targets as set for APRA are used for the All-Employee Bonus Scheme, which typically enables all employees worldwide to receive a bonus of up to two weeks' pay, based on corporate and business performance. Those executives participating in APRA are excluded from the All-Employee Bonus Scheme.

Rolls-Royce Group plc Performance Share Plan

The Rolls-Royce Group plc Performance Share Plan (PSP) is designed to reward and incentivise selected senior executives who can influence the long-term performance of the Group.

Under the rules of the PSP selected executives are granted conditional share awards entitling them to a number of shares determined by reference to corporate performance over a three-year performance period. The measures of corporate performance are cash generation, earnings and total shareholder return. These measures are considered particularly important in generating shareholder value and are explained in more detail below. There is no retesting of the performance criteria and no automatic vesting in the event of a takeover. In the three-year period to December 31, 2007 the Company's financial and Total Shareholder Return (TSR) performance generated the maximum number of shares under the rules of the plan.

PSP award levels

The size of awards under the PSP are set taking into account competitive levels within the marketplace for UK companies of a similar size and complexity to the Group. In 2007, Sir John Rose received a conditional award of shares with a market value at the time of grant of 110 per cent of his annual salary. For other executive directors and business heads the grant was 80 per cent, and 65 per cent for other members of the Group Executive. The rules of the PSP permit grants of up to 200 per cent of annual salary. As described below, it is possible for the number of shares under an award to be increased by a further 25 per cent based on TSR performance.

Performance measures

No shares will be released from the PSP unless the growth in the Company's Earnings Per Ordinary Share (EPS) exceeds the UK retail price index by three per cent per year over the performance period.

The number of shares released (if any) will be determined in accordance with Cash Flow Per Share (CPS) targets, which will not be adjusted for inflation. CPS is calculated as cash flow after interest, taxation and capital expenditure, but before cost of business acquisitions or proceeds of disposals and payments to shareholders, divided by the weighted average number of shares in issue. Additionally, the committee agreed to adjust the CPS targets for the Company's one-off £500 million pension contribution paid in 2007. Intermediate levels of performance attract pro rata releases. The Company's TSR over the performance period will be compared with the TSR of the companies constituting the FTSE 100 index on the date of grant. This comparison will be carried out by an external independent agency. If the Company's TSR exceeds the median of that group of companies, the number of shares due to be released to an executive following achievement of the EPS and CPS targets will be increased by 25 per cent.

Shareholders have authorised the committee to set CPS performance targets for future grants provided that, in the committee's reasonable judgement, the targets are no less challenging in the light of the Group's business circumstances and its internal forecasts than the targets for the initial grant in 2004 as approved by shareholders.

The following CPS targets will apply to the grants to be made in 2008:

Aggregate CPS over three-year
performance period
Percentage of maximum
award released
57p 30
75p 100

The committee believes that these CPS targets are challenging and that the performance necessary to achieve awards towards the upper end of the range is stretching. They should not, therefore, be interpreted as providing guidance on the Group's performance over the relevant period.

Share retention policy

The committee requires participants in the PSP to retain at least one half of the number of after tax shares released from the PSP, until their shareholding reaches the level of 1.5 multiplied by the value of the shares conditionally granted to them in their most recent PSP grant. When this level is reached, it must be retained until retirement.

Executive share option plan

Following the introduction of the PSP, share options have not been granted and the Company does not currently intend to make further grants under this plan.

All-employee share plans

The committee believes that share-based plans make a significant contribution to the close involvement and interest of all employees in the Group's performance. Executive directors are eligible to participate in the Group's all-employee share plans on the same terms as other employees. There are three main elements to these arrangements:

  1. the ShareSave Plan - a savings-related share option plan available to all employees. In the UK, this plan operates within UK tax legislation (including a requirement to finance the exercise of the option using the proceeds of a monthly savings contract) but the key principles are applied globally. The exercise of the option is not subject to the achievement of a performance target;
  2. the 'Free Share' element of the Share Incentive Plan, under which UK employees receive shares of up to the equivalent of one and a half weeks' pay as part of the Company component of any bonus paid for 2007; and
  3. the 'Partnership Share' element of the Share Incentive Plan under which UK employees may make regular purchases of shares from pre-tax income.

Service contracts

The committee's policy is that executive directors appointed to the Board are offered notice periods of 12 months. The committee recognises that in the case of appointments to the Board from outside the Group, it may be necessary to offer a longer initial notice period, which would subsequently reduce to 12 months after that initial period.

The committee has a defined policy on compensation and mitigation to be applied in the event of a UK director's contract being prematurely terminated. In these circumstances, steps are taken to ensure that poor performance is not rewarded. When calculating termination payments, the committee takes into account a range of factors including the director's obligation to mitigate his or her own loss. The following table summarises the terms of the executive directors' service contracts:

         
  Date of contract Unexpired term Notice period
Company
Notice period
individual
James Guyette 29/09/1997 Indefinite 30 days 1 30 days
Sir John Rose 04/12/1992 12 months 12 months 2 6 months
Andrew Shilston 05/11/2002 12 months 12 months 6 months
Colin Smith 01/07/2005 12 months 12 months 6 months
Mike Terrett 01/09/2007 12 months 12 months 6 months
  1. James Guyette has a contract with Rolls-Royce North America Inc, drawn up under the laws of the State of Virginia, US. It provides that, on termination without cause, he is entitled to 12 months' severance pay without mitigation and, in addition, appropriate relocation costs.
  2. In the event of the service contract being terminated by the Company, other than in accordance with the contract's terms, Sir John Rose is entitled to receive a liquidated sum of 12 months' salary and benefits. Performance related payments are not covered under this arrangement, although an annual bonus may be paid if he is in post at the end of the performance year.

Executive directors'directorships of other companies

James Guyette was a director of the Private Bank and Trust Company of Chicago, Illinois and of priceline.com Inc. and Andrew Shilston was a non-executive director of Cairn Energy PLC.

In each case, the director retained the relevant fees from serving on the boards of these companies, as shown in the table below:

External directorship fees
  Payment received
£000
James Guyette 1, 2 44
Andrew Shilston 50
  1. James Guyette was paid in US dollars translated at $2.001 = £1
  2. In addition to his annual fees, James Guyette was granted 3,000 stock options in Private Bank at an option price of US$33.73 per share and 2,000 shares of restricted stock in priceline.com.
    During 2007, 500 shares of restricted stock at US$43.17 per share and 500 shares of restricted stock at US$61.57 per share vested in priceline.com

Non-executive directors

The Chairman and the non-executive directors have letters of appointment rather than service contracts. No compensation is payable to the Chairman or to any non-executive director if their appointment is terminated early.

Non-executive directors' fees

The Board takes account of independent market surveys in determining the fees payable to the Chairman and the non-executive directors. The committee makes recommendations to the Board on the remuneration of the Chairman. The fees paid to the Chairman and non-executive directors are shown in the emoluments table.

In 2007, each non-executive director received an annual fee of £55,000 covering his or her membership of the Board and of Board committees. The audit committee chairman and the remuneration committee chairman received additional fees of £15,000 and £12,000 per annum respectively. The Senior Independent Director received an additional fee of £10,000 per annum for carrying out this role.

The Board will be proposing a resolution at the AGM to increase the maximum ceiling on the total remuneration payable to all the non-executive directors and non-executive Chairman from £850,000 to £950,000. The proposed increase in limit will provide further headroom for the potential recruitment of additional non-executive directors.

The Chairman and the non-executive directors are not eligible to participate in any of the Group's share schemes, incentive arrangements or pension schemes. A facility is in place which enables non-executive directors to use some or all of their fees, after the appropriate statutory deductions, to make market purchases of shares in the Company on a monthly basis.

Performance graph

The Company's Total Shareholder Return performance over the previous five years compared to a broad equity market index is shown in the graph below. The FTSE 100 has been chosen as the comparator index because it contains a broad range of other leading UK listed companies.

Chart: Total shareholder return over five years:  FTSE 100: 12/02, 100; 12/03, 180; 12/04, 259; 12/05, 462; 12/06, 494; 12/07, 616 ; Rolls-Royce: 12/02, 100; 12/03, 117; 12/04, 131; 12/05, 158; 12/06, 181; 12/07, 194
Individual directors' emoluments and compensation
The individual directors' emoluments are analysed as follows
2007   2006
      Annual Performance Related Award plan (APRA)          
  Basic
salaries
£000
Board and
committee
fees
£000
Cash
bonus
£000
Deferred
shares 1
£000
Total
APRA
£000
Pension
payments 2
£000
Taxable
benefits 3
£000
Aggregate
emoluments
excluding
pensions
contributions 4
£000
Aggregate
emoluments
excluding
pensions
contributions 4
£000
John Cheffins 5 381 99 50 149 95 18 643 883
James Guyette 6 371 112 56 168 33 572 727
Sir John Rose 786 306 153 459 17 1,262 1,362
Andrew Shilston 502 179 89 268 14 784 832
Colin Smith 363 106 53 159 91 9 622 605
Mike Terrett 7 153 131 66 197 38 7 395
Helen Alexander 8 18 18
Peter Byrom 71 71 70
Iain Conn 57 57 50
Professor Peter Gregson 9 46 46
John Rishton 10 50 50
Simon Robertson 330 330 330
Ian Strachan 54 54 50
Carl Symon 66 66 62
Sir John Taylor 11 18 18 50
Former directors who did not serve
during the 2007 financial year
201
  2,556 710 933 467 1,400 224 98 4,988 5,222
  1. Shares forming part of the bonus under APRA have been valued at the date of award. An investment is expected to be made by March 31, 2008 when the trustee will acquire the required number of shares at the prevailing market price.
  2. John Cheffins, Colin Smith and Mike Terrett received cash allowances in lieu of future pension accrual.
  3. Taxable benefits include the following: company car or car allowance, private medical insurance and financial counselling, and in the case of James Guyette, a housing allowance and appropriate club membership fees.
  4. Details of the directors' pensions are set out below.
  5. John Cheffins retired as an executive director with effect from September 30, 2007.
  6. James Guyette was paid in US dollars translated at $2.001 = £1.
  7. Mike Terrett was appointed as an executive director with effect from September 1, 2007. The emoluments shown in the table above are the amounts paid from his date of appointment to the Board.
  8. Helen Alexander was appointed as a non-executive director with effect from September 1, 2007.
  9. Professor Peter Gregson was appointed as a non-executive director with effect from March 1, 2007.
  10. John Rishton was appointed as a non-executive director with effect from March 1, 2007.
  11. Sir John Taylor retired as a non-executive director with effect from May 1, 2007.

Payments made to former directors of the Company

John Cheffins retired from the Board on September 30, 2007. Following his retirement, he has continued to be employed by the Company for one day per week to give support and advice on the strategy and implementation of Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Limited, supply chain management, and the assembly and test facilities. He was paid £25,800 and benefits totalling £6,083.

Dr Mike Howse retired from the Board on June 30, 2005. Following his retirement, he has continued to be employed by the Company for his expertise in engineering. During the financial year he was paid £49,200 and benefits totalling £3,922.

Lord Moore of Lower Marsh retired as interim Chairman on December 31, 2004. He continued to chair the Trustees of the Rolls-Royce Pension Fund and the Investment Sub-Committee of the Trustees and attended meetings of the Trustees' audit committee until his retirement on December 31, 2007. Lord Moore received an annual fee of £40,000.

Sir Robin Nicholson retired as a non-executive director on May 4, 2005. He was retained by Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Limited for his management and technical expertise, and to provide advice on business related matters. Sir Robin was paid total fees of £30,000.

Phil Ruffles retired from the Board on October 18, 2001. He was retained by Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Limited to give general advice on the best contacts and direction for the business. Phil Ruffles received total fees of £6,350. It is expected that he will spend approximately five working days on this activity per year.

Pensions

Andrew Shilston is a member of the Group's UK pension scheme. John Cheffins, Colin Smith and Mike Terrett have opted out of future pension accrual with effect from April 1, 2006. Sir John Rose opted out of future pension accrual with effect from February 1, 2008, see note 7 below. The Group's UK pension schemes are funded, registered schemes and were approved under the regime applying until April 6, 2006. They are defined benefit pension schemes providing, at retirement, a pension of up to two thirds of final remuneration, subject to HM Revenue & Customs limits.

Details of the pension benefits, which accrued over the year in the Group's registered UK defined benefit pension schemes 1, are given below:
  Increase in accrued
pension during the year
ended Dec 31, 2007 2
£000pa
Total accrued
pension
entitlement
at the
year ended
31-Dec-07 3
£000pa
Transfer value
of accrued
pension as at
31-Dec-07 4
£000pa
Transfer value
as at
Dec 31 06
of accrued
pension
at that date 4
£000
Increase in transfer value
over 2007 net of
the member's
own contributions 5
£000
John Cheffins 6,7 18 (3) 440 7,307 6,699 608 (77)
Sir John Rose 7 63 (45) 555 11,225 8,849 2,329 (1,300)
Andrew Shilston 8 2 (2) 10 259 179 222 (193)
Colin Smith 7 61 (56) 198 4,160 2,549 1,611 (1,173)
Mike Terrett 7, 9 21 (14) 228 4,885 3,946 938 (301)
James Guyette participates in pension plans sponsored by Rolls-Royce North America Inc. Details of the retirement benefits, which accrued over the year in the defined benefit plans sponsored by Rolls-Royce North America Inc., are given below:
  Increase in accrued retirement lump sum
during the year
ended Dec 31, 2007 2
£000pa
Total accrued
retirement
lump sum
entitlement
at the year ended
Dec 31, 2007 10
£000pa
Transfer value
of accrued
retirement
lump sum
as at
Dec 31, 2007 11
£000
Transfer value
as at
Dec 31, 2006
of accrued
retirement
lump sum
at that date 11
£000
Increase in transfer value
over 2007 net of
the member's
own contributions 5
£000
James Guyette
12, 13
76 (58) 447 447 372 360 (342)
  1. Members of the schemes have the option to pay Additional Voluntary Contributions. Neither the contributions nor the resulting benefits are included in the above table.
  2. The figure in brackets is the increase in pension/retirement lump sum during the year ended December 31, 2007 but in this case excluding the effect of inflation.
  3. The pension entitlement shown is that which would be paid annually on retirement, based on service to the end of the year, or to April 1, 2006 for members with enhanced protection from 'A' day.
  4. The transfer values stated represent liabilities of the Rolls-Royce sponsored pension schemes and not sums paid to the individuals. The transfer values have been calculated on the basis of actuarial advice in accordance with Actuarial Guidance Note GN11 (GN11). GN11 covers individual transfer calculations and the above figures have been calculated using assumptions certified by the Actuaries as being consistent with GN11.
  5. The figure in brackets is the transfer value of the increase in pension/retirement lump sum during the year ended December 31, 2007 excluding the effect of inflation, and net of the member's own contributions.
  6. John Cheffins retired as an executive director with effect from September 30, 2007.
  7. Sir John Rose started to receive his pension from February 1, 2008. John Cheffins received a cash allowance in lieu of pension accrual until he started to receive his pension on October 1, 2007. Sir John Rose and John Cheffins are not accruing any further benefit or allowance in lieu of pension benefit from their ongoing employment with the Group. Colin Smith and Mike Terrett receive a cash allowance in lieu of future pension accrual. Had they elected to continue to accrue pension the estimated cost of that accrual would be higher than the cash allowance to be paid in lieu.
  8. The Group operates the Rolls-Royce Supplementary Retirement Scheme. The purpose of the Scheme is to fund pension provision above the pensionable earnings cap which was imposed on approved pension schemes under the 1989 Finance Act. Membership of the Scheme is restricted to executive directors and to a limited number of senior executives. Andrew Shilston is a member of this Scheme. He joined the Group after the introduction of the earnings cap and his terms and conditions on joining the Group included a commitment to provide pension and life cover based on total salary, in line with other directors and senior executives. Employer contributions to the Scheme during 2007 have been added to the increase in transfer value over 2007 for the registered defined benefit plans, and are therefore included in the figures shown in the right hand column of the first table.
  9. Mike Terrett was appointed as an executive director with effect from September 1, 2007.
  10. The lump sum entitlement shown is that which would be paid on immediate retirement based on service to the end of the year.
  11. The transfer values have been calculated on the basis of actuarial advice.
  12. Benefits are translated at US$1.991 = £1.
  13. James Guyette is a member of two defined benefit plans in the US, one qualified and one non-qualified. He accrues a retirement lump sum benefit in both of these plans. The aggregate value of the retirement lump sums accrued in these two plans, and the transfer values of these benefits, are shown in the second table. In addition, James Guyette is a member of two 401(K) Savings Plans in the US, one qualified and one non-qualified, to which both he and his employer, Rolls-Royce North America Inc., contribute. James Guyette is also a member of an unfunded non-qualified deferred compensation plan in the US, to which his employer makes notional contributions. Employer contributions to these three plans during 2007 have been added to the increase in transfer value over 2007 for the defined benefit plans, and are therefore included in the figures shown in the right hand column of the second table.
Directors' share interests
The directors and their immediate families had beneficial interests in the ordinary shares and B Shares (1) of the Company, as shown in the following table:
Ordinary shares B Shares
  January 1,
2007 *
Changes in
2007
December 31,
2007 §
January 1,
2007*
Changes in
2007
December 31,
2007§
John Cheffins 2 373,461 117,656 491,117
James Guyette 375,621 (120,469) 255,152
Sir John Rose 612,420 207,924 820,344
Andrew Shilston 157,915 102,711 260,626
Colin Smith 45,909 25,992 71,901
Mike Terrett 3 293,786 293,786
Helen Alexander 4 1,000 1,000
Peter Byrom 150,179 (3,210) 146,969
Iain Conn 5,931 2,455 8,386 20,687 7,817 28,504
Professor Peter Gregson 5
John Rishton 6 519 519
Simon Robertson 26,701 532 27,233
Ian Strachan 11,500 11,500
Carl Symon 6,911 138 7,049
Sir John Taylor 7 5,208 40 5,248

* or date of appointment if later.
§ or date of retirement if earlier.

  1. Non-cumulative redeemable convertible preference shares of 0.1p each.
  2. John Cheffins retired as an executive director with effect from September 30, 2007.
  3. Mike Terrett was appointed as an executive director with effect from September 1, 2007.
  4. Helen Alexander was appointed as a non-executive director with effect from September 1, 2007.
  5. Professor Peter Gregson was appointed as a non-executive director with effect from March 1, 2007.
  6. John Rishton was appointed as a non-executive director with effect from March 1, 2007.
  7. Sir John Taylor retired as a non-executive director with effect from May 1, 2007.

On January 2, 2008, John Rishton received 15,028 B Shares. On January 3, 2008, pursuant to elections submitted, the following directors received ordinary shares in respect of the conversion of B Shares: James Guyette 2,546; Andrew Shilston 1,904; Colin Smith 527; Mike Terrett 2,147; Peter Byrom1,074; Iain Conn 59; Simon Robertson 198 and Carl Symon 52. Iain Conn, Professor Peter Gregson and John Rishton purchased 186, 73 and 73 ordinary shares respectively on January 7, 2008 under arrangements made for non-executive directors to purchase shares on a monthly basis using a percentage of their after tax fees.

Otherwise there have been no changes in the directors, interests between December 31, 2007 and February 6, 2008.

Partnership Shares' held in trust under the Share Incentive Plan 1
    Ordinary shares
  January 1,
2007*
Changes in
2007
December 31,
2007§
Sir John Rose 2, 3 3,066 356 3,422
Andrew Shilston 2, 3 2,598 346 2,944
Colin Smith 2, 3 3,066 356 3,422
Mike Terrett 2, 3, 4 3,224 95 3,319
Free Shares, held in trust under the Share Incentive Plan 5
      Ordinary shares
  January 1,
2007*
Changes in
2007
December 31,
2007§
John Cheffins 6 7,098 741 7,839
Sir John Rose 7 6,465 128 6,593
Andrew Shilston 7 4,303 686 4,989
Colin Smith 7 1,718 634 2,352
Mike Terrett 4, 7 1,395 1,395

* or date of appointment if later.
§ or date of retirement if earlier.

  1. Under the 'Partnership Share' element of the Share Incentive Plan, shares may be withdrawn free of UK tax on the fifth anniversary of each monthly purchase.
  2. On January 3, 2008, pursuant to elections submitted Sir John Rose, Andrew Shilston, Colin Smith and Mike Terrett received 24, 21, 24 and 23 ordinary shares respectively following the conversion of B Shares.
  3. Sir John Rose, Andrew Shilston, Colin Smith and Mike Terrett purchased 25 ordinary shares each respectively on January 15, 2008 under the HM Revenue & Customs approved Share Incentive Plan.
  4. Mike Terrett was appointed as an executive director with effect from September 1, 2007.
  5. Under the 'Free Share' element of the Share Incentive Plan, shares may be withdrawn free of UK tax after five years.
  6. John Cheffins retired as an executive director with effect from September 30, 2007.
  7. On January 3, 2008, pursuant to elections submitted Sir John Rose, Andrew Shilston, Colin Smith and Mike Terrett received 48, 36,17 and 11 ordinary shares respectively following the conversion of B Shares.

Share options
The directors held the following options under the Rolls-Royce 1999 Executive Share Option Plan, all of which have vested and are capable of exercise unless otherwise indicated, and the Rolls-Royce International ShareSave Plan.

All employees were eligible for options under the International ShareSave plan and the 1999 (seven year) and 2001 (five year) plans matured on February 1, 2007.

  January 1,
2007*
Granted
in 2007
Lapsed
in 2007
Exercised
in 2007§
December 31,
2007 1
Exercise
price
Market price
at date
exercised
Aggregate
gains 2007
£000§
Aggregate
gains 2006
£000
Exercisable
dates
John Cheffins 3 15,444     15,444   194p2 493.50p 46    
  694,445     694,445   216p1 493.50p 1,927    
  709,889     709,889       1,973 3,576  
                     
James Guyette 716,641     716,641   216p1 506.50p 2,082    
  1,397       1,397 298p4       2009
    683     683 416p4       2011
  718,038 683   716,641 2,080 337p5   2,082 3,916  
                     
Sir John Rose 1,018,519     1,018,519   216p1 541.00p 3,310    
  7,662     7,662   108p4 492.50p 29    
  1,026,181     1,026,181       3,339 5,603  
                     
Andrew Shilston 633,117     633,117   77p2 509.00p 2,735    
  633,117     633,117       2,735    
                     
Colin Smith 15,444       15,444 194p2       2008-2010
  78,704     78,704   216p1 506.50p 229    
  1,780     1,780   194p4 517.50p 6    
  6,362       6,362 142p4       2008-2009
  2,396       2,396 108p4       2009
  1,233       1,233 298p4       2011
  105,919     80,484 25,435 178p5   235 895  
                     
Mike Terrett 6 180,556       180,556 216p1       2008-2011
  6,900       6,900 142p4       2008-2009
  187,456       187,456 213p5        

* or date of appointment if later.
§ or date of retirement if earlier.

  1. Unless otherwise indicated all the above options were granted in 2001 under the Rolls-Royce 1999 Executive Share Option Plan with additional performance and personal shareholding requirements. Vesting of these Supplementary options was subject to attainment of significant personal share holding targets and the requirement that the growth in EPS exceeded an average of six per cent year-on-year, as well as exceeding the UK RPI by three per cent per year over a rolling three-year period. The increases were measured from the year 2000 or the base year of the rolling three-year period, whichever was the more stringent. All options were granted at the market value on the date of issue and no discount was applied. No options were varied during the year and no consideration was paid for the grant of options. The market price of the Company's ordinary shares ranged between 443.75p and 570p during 2007. The closing price on December 31, 2007 was 546p.
  2. Granted under the Rolls-Royce 1999 Executive Share Option Plan with the only performance criteria being the growth in EPS must exceed UK RPI by three per cent per annum over a rolling three-year period.
  3. John Cheffins retired as an executive director with effect from September 30, 2007.
  4. ShareSave plans.
  5. Weighted average exercise price of December 31, 2007 balance.
  6. Mike Terrett was appointed as an executive director with effect from September 1, 2007.
Long-term incentive awards
The directors as at December 31, 2007 had the following share awards in the Annual Performance Related Award 1 plan:
  January 1,
2007*
Vested
during 2007
Granted
during 2007
December 31,
2007§
John Cheffins 2 64,162 43,107 19,394 40,449
James Guyette 55,035 32,764 18,852 41,123
Sir John Rose 123,590 80,813 42,091 84,868
Andrew Shilston 70,267 46,633 23,237 46,871
Colin Smith 18,951 7,910 16,387 27,428
Mike Terrett 3 30,360 30,360

* or date of appointment if later.
§ or date of retirement if earlier.

  1. Under the Annual Performance Related Award plan (APRA), shares vest after two years. Shares went into trust in 2005, 2006 and 2007 at prices of 260.19p, 447.60p and 501.62p. At December 31, 2007, the amounts stated in the emoluments table representing the 2007 APRA deferred shares had not yet been applied by the Trustee to purchase shares. An investment is expected to be made by March 31, 2008 when the trustee will acquire the required number of shares at the prevailing market price. The market value per share which vested under APRA during 2007 was 486p.
  2. John Cheffins retired as an executive director with effect from September 30, 2007.
  3. Mike Terrett was appointed as an executive director with effect from September 1, 2007.
Conditional awards, granted under the Rolls-Royce Group plc Performance Share Plan (PSP) to executive directors are set out below. The number of shares released will be dependent upon the achievement of the EPS and CPS targets over the three-year performance period and will be increased by 25 per cent if the Total Shareholder Return exceeds the median for the FTSE 100 companies over the three-year performance period.
PSP
  January 1,
2007*
Granted
during 2007
TSR
uplift at
vesting 1
Total
vested
during 2007
December 31,
2007
Performance
period
Date
of grant
Market price
at date
of grant
John Cheffins 2 112,777 28,195 140,972 Jan 1, 2004 to Dec 31, 2006 June, 8 2004 232.92p
  118,517 118,517 Jan 1, 2005 to Dec 31, 2007 March 8, 2005 261.58p
  86,536 86,536 Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2008 March 1, 2006 443.75p
  82,396 82,396 Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 March 1, 2007 501.00p
  317,830 82,396 28,195 140,972 287,449      
                 
James Guyette 101,654 25,414 127,068 Jan 1, 2004 to Dec 31, 2006 June 8, 2004 232.92p
  93,871 93,871 Jan 1, 2005 to Dec 31, 2007 March 8, 2005 261.58p
  72,670 72,670 Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2008 March 1, 2006 443.75p
  60,669 60,669 Jan 1 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 March 1, 2007 501.00p
  268,195 60,669 25,414 127,068 227,210      
                 
Sir John Rose 270,640 67,660 338,300 Jan 1, 2004 to Dec 31, 2006 June 8, 2004 232.92p
  263,782 263,782 Jan 1, 2005 to Dec 31, 2007 March 8, 2005 261.58p
  177,240 177,240 Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2008 March 1, 2006 443.75p
  175,649 175,649 Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 March 1, 2007 501.00p
  711,662 175,649 67,660 338,300 616,671      
                 
Andrew Shilston 95,352 23,838 119,190 Jan 1, 2004 to Dec 31, 2006 June 8, 2004 232.92p
  109,596 109,596 Jan 1, 2005 to Dec 31, 2007 March 8, 2005 261.58p
  82,930 82,930 Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2008 March 1, 2006 443.75p
  81,438 81,438 Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 March 1, 2007 501.00p
  287,878 81,438 23,838 119,190 273,964      
                 
Colin Smith 24,043 6,011 30,054 Jan 1, 2004 to Dec 31, 2006 June 8, 2004 232.92p
  22,403 22,403 Jan 1, 2005 to Dec 31, 2007 March 8, 2005 261.58p
  54,085 54,085 Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2008 March 1, 2006 443.75p
  59,881 59,881 Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 March 1, 2007 501.00p
  100,531 59,881 6,011 30,054 136,369      
                 
Mike Terrett 3 83,179 83,179 Jan 1, 2005 to Dec 31, 2007 March 8, 2005 261.58p
  60,638 60,638 Jan 1, 2006 to Dec 31, 2008 March 1, 2006 443.75p
  61,693 61,693 Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 March 1, 2007 501.00p
  205,510 205,510      
                 

* or date of appointment if later.
§ or date of retirement if earlier.

  1. Under the rules of the PSP, the number of shares vesting in 2007 was increased by 25 per cent as the Total Shareholder Return exceeded the median of the FTSE 100 companies during the three-year performance period to December 31, 2006. The market value per share, which vested under the PSP during 2007, was 506p.
  2. John Cheffins retired as an executive director with effect from September 30, 2007.
  3. Mike Terrett was appointed as an executive director with effect from September 1, 2007.

Approval of the Directors' remuneration report
The Directors' remuneration report above was approved by the Board of directors on February 6, 2008.

Carl G Symon
Chairman of Remuneration committee

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