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Directors’ remuneration report

On behalf of the Board, I am pleased to present the Directors' remuneration report for 2010, for which the Company will be seeking approval from shareholders at the AGM on May 6, 2011.

The report:

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

The remuneration 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, we remain committed to a remuneration policy which, whilst sufficiently flexible to take account of future changes in the Group’s business environment and in remuneration practice, will continue to reflect the following broad principles:

  • the remuneration of executive directors and other senior executives should reflect their responsibilities and contain incentives to deliver the Group’s performance objectives without encouraging excessive risk-taking;
  • remuneration must be capable of attracting and retaining the individuals necessary for business success;
  • total remuneration should be based on Group and individual performance, both in the short and long term;
  • 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 shares in the Company. Therefore a significant proportion of senior executive remuneration will comprise long-term share-based incentives; and
  • when determining remuneration, the remuneration committee will take into account pay and employment conditions elsewhere in the Group.

The committee reviews regularly both the competitiveness of the Group’s remuneration structure and its effectiveness in incentivising executives to enhance value for shareholders over the longer term.

The work of the committee during 2010

During the last year the committee:

  • determined the outcome of awards for the Annual Performance Related Award Plan, All-Employee Bonus Scheme and Performance Share Plan for 2009 and set performance conditions for the 2010 awards under those plans;
  • considered the effect of foreign exchange movements on incentive plans;
  • agreed terms for the engagement of a new Chief Executive;
  • reviewed salary levels and participation in incentive arrangements for executive directors and other senior executives;
  • reviewed the implications of changes to tax relief on UK pension arrangements;
  • reviewed the Directors’ remuneration report for the year ended 2009 prior to its approval by the Board; and
  • considered the Rolls-Royce remuneration arrangements in light of the UK Corporate Governance Code.

The committee will review regularly the policy and principles outlined above to ensure that the Group remuneration practice continues to be in the best interests of shareholders.

Helen Alexander CBE

Chairman of the remuneration committee

Introduction to the remuneration report

The report provides the information required by the Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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 Code.

The report was approved by the committee on February 8, 2011.

The 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 remuneration of the Chairman and the remuneration packages of the executive directors and a number of senior executives. A copy of the committee’s terms of reference is available on the Group’s website at www.rolls-royce.com.

The committee consists exclusively of independent, non-executive directors. The members of the committee and their attendance at committee meetings during the year were:

Meetings eligible to attend Meetings attended
Helen Alexander CBE (chairman) 7 7
Peter Byrom1 7 5
Peter Gregson 7 6
John McAdam 7 7
1 Peter Byrom retired as a member of the remuneration committee on February 8, 2011.

In 2010, Sir Simon Robertson, Chairman, Sir John Rose, Chief Executive, the Director – Human Resources and the General Counsel and Company Secretary, attended meetings by invitation of the committee but were not present during any discussion of their own emoluments.

Advice to the committee

During 2010, the committee had access to advice from inside and outside the Group from:

  • the Chairman;
  • the Chief Executive;
  • the Finance Director
  • the Director – Human Resources;
  • the General Counsel and Company Secretary;
  • the Director – Global Reward;
  • the Group finance department;
  • Deloitte LLP1;
  • Kepler Associates; and
  • Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, the Company’s lawyers.
1 During the year, Deloitte LLP advised the Group on tax, assurance, pensions and corporate finance and Deloitte MCS Limited provided consulting services.

The main components of remuneration

The main components of remuneration for all executives worldwide comprise base salary, annual incentive arrangements, long-term share-based incentives and benefits. Executives are also entitled to participate in all-employee share plans.

Component Summary Timeframe Main Features
Base salary
  • Set by the committee at levels required to recruit and retain high quality senior executives with reference to the marketplace for companies of similar size, internationality and complexity and taking account of pay elsewhere in the Group.
  • Set with reference to the median of market practice.
Not
applicable
  • Set annually on March 1. Performance is taken into account.
Annual
performance
related award
plan (APRA)
  • Annual incentive.
  • Measures set by the committee based on underlying profit, cash flow and individual objectives and performance.
  • Strong link between performance and remuneration.
  • Promotes share ownership and encourages decisions in the long-term interest of shareholders.
One-year
plus two-year
deferral
  • Bonus potential:
    - for on target performance, 75 per cent of salary for executive directors and 81 per cent for Chief Executive.
    - for maximum performance, 125 per cent of salary for executive directors and 135 per cent for Chief Executive.
  • Bonuses can be increased by up to 20 per cent to reflect exceptional personal performance.
  • Compulsory deferral of 40 per cent of bonus into shares.
  • Shares vest after two years, subject to continued employment.
Rolls-Royce
Group plc
performance
share plan
(PSP)
  • Long-term share-based incentive.
  • Conditional on corporate performance.
  • Measures based on Cash Flow Per Share (CPS), Total Shareholder Return (TSR) and an Earnings Per Ordinary Share underpin (EPS).
Three years
  • Potential:
    - for maximum CPS performance, 100 per cent of salary for executive directors and 120 per cent for Chief Executive.
    - for maximum CPS and TSR performance, 150 per cent of salary for executive directors and 180 per cent for Chief Executive.
  • Shares vest after three years provided performance criteria are met.
All-employee
share plans
  • ShareSave Plan – a savings-related share option plan available to all employees allowing purchase of shares at a discount to the share price at date of grant.
  • ‘Free Share’ element of the Share Incentive Plan (SIP) where UK employees receive shares as part of any bonus paid.
  • ‘Partnership Share’ element of the SIP under which UK employees may make regular purchases of shares from pre-tax income.
Not
applicable
  • ShareSave options may be exercised in three or five years from the date of grant.
  • Shares under the SIP vest after five years free from income tax and national insurance.

In addition to the above, pension and other benefits, which are competitive in local markets, are provided.

Base salaries

The committee has commissioned salary benchmarks from Deloitte LLP. The benchmarks have been prepared using their company size and complexity methodology.

All salary increases must be justified on the basis of performance and are not automatic. The committee is informed of pay and conditions elsewhere in the Group and these are taken into account in determining remuneration for the executive directors.

Annual incentives

Executive directors and selected senior executives participate in APRA. For UK participants, APRA awards do not form part of pensionable earnings.

Target and maximum APRA bonus opportunity

The committee considers that there should be a continuing emphasis on those at-risk elements of remuneration, such as annual and long-term incentives, which directly influence the performance of senior executives. For the Chief Executive, a 162 per cent maximum bonus opportunity means that 62 per cent of combined basic pay and bonus opportunity is directly related to annual financial and personal performance.

Under APRA as operated in 2010, 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)1,2
James Guyette 75 125
Sir John Rose 81 135
Andrew Shilston 75 125
Colin Smith 75 125
Mike Terrett 75 125
1 The target bonuses are 60 per cent of the maximum bonus figure in the table.
2 It is possible for a bonus award to be increased by a further 20 per cent to reflect exceptional personal performance. Therefore the overall maximum was 162 per cent for the Chief Executive and 150 per cent for the other executive directors.

The committee has determined that the bonus in respect of 2011 will be operated on substantially similar terms to 2010. There will be no change to the maximum bonus opportunities for executive directors.

APRA performance measures

The APRA performance measures set by the committee are based on the Group’s annual operating plans. For 2010, the measures for executive directors included underlying profit, cash flow and individual contribution assessed with reference to the achievement of personal objectives and overall personal performance. Forty per cent of any APRA bonus depends on personal performance. In 2010, the level of achievement against the financial measures was sufficient to generate up to 100 per cent of the maximum bonus for individual participants subject to the achievement of their personal objectives.

2011 bonus targets will also be determined with reference to profit, cash flow and personal performance. The committee is mindful of corporate, environmental, social and governance risks when setting personal objectives.

Deferred APRA

For executive directors and selected senior executives 40 per cent of APRA is delivered in the form of a deferred share award in the Company’s shares. For other participants in APRA, 33 per cent is delivered in the form of deferred shares. The deferred share element operated for 2010 will result in share awards as described in the directors’ emoluments table. Details of deferred shares held under the plan are shown in Long-term incentive awards section.

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 for the shares to vest, 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. 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.

APRA timeline
Other annual incentives

The same financial targets, as set for APRA, are used for the Managers’ Bonus and the All-Employee Bonus Scheme (AEBS). The Managers’ Bonus typically enables managers worldwide to receive a bonus of up to ten per cent of pay and the AEBS up to two weeks’ pay, based on corporate and business performance. Participants in APRA or the Managers’ Bonus do not participate in the AEBS.

PSP

The PSP is designed to reward and incentivise selected senior executives who can influence the long-term performance of the Group. 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 2010, 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.

Under the rules of the PSP selected senior 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 CPS, EPS and TSR. 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, 2010 the Company’s financial and TSR performance generated 125 per cent of the number of shares conditionally granted in 2008.

PSP timeline
Performance measures
Vesting Criteria Purpose of the measure Performance condition over three-year period
EPS growth
  • Underpin to ensure any payouts are supported by sound profitability.
  • If EPS growth exceeds the hurdle, the number of shares vesting will be determined in accordance with the CPS targets.
  • If EPS growth does not exceed the hurdle, zero vesting.
Aggregate CPS
  • Incentivise generation of cash flow in line with Company’s strategy.
  • Below threshold cash flow target, zero vesting.
  • Threshold cash flow target, 30 per cent vesting. Vesting will increase on a straight-line basis between 30 per cent and 100 per cent.
TSR performance against
FTSE 100 index
  • Align interests with shareholders by rewarding out performance of FTSE 100 returns.
  • 50th percentile (median) and below, no additional vesting.
  • Above 50th percentile (median) vesting will be enhanced by 25 per cent. For executive directors and selected senior executives, a straight-line basis will operate from 25 per cent to a maximum of a 50 per cent enhancement for upper quartile TSR performance.

The plan rules approved by shareholders in 2004 included a fixed EPS growth hurdle of RPI plus three per cent per annum. The rules permit the committee to make adjustments. Following consultation with major shareholders, the committee agreed that from the 2011 grant it will set a challenging earnings hurdle at the start of each three-year performance period, but, given the uncertain outlook for inflation and the increased proportion of turnover destined for markets outside the UK, the hurdle will not necessarily be RPI plus three per cent per annum. The hurdle for the 2011 grant will require EPS to show real growth by exceeding a composite world inflation figure.

The following CPS targets will apply to the grants to be made in 2011:

Aggregate CPS over three-year performance period Percentage of maximum award released
56p 30
83p 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.

PSP awards granted in 2011

For 2011, the size of awards under the PSP will be unchanged from 2010 and will be as follows:

PSP award (as a % of salary) PSP award overall maximum (as a % of salary)
James Guyette 100 150
John Rishton1,2 120 180
Andrew Shilston 100 150
Colin Smith 100 150
Mike Terrett 100 150
1 This is the same level as previously granted to Sir John Rose in 2010.
2 In addition, John Rishton will receive a special grant of shares intended to mirror the fair value of shares forfeited on resigning from his current employer detailed in Service contracts.
Share retention policy

The committee believes it is important that the interests of the executive directors should be closely aligned with those of shareholders. The deferred APRA award and the PSP provide considerable alignment. However, participants in the PSP are also required to retain at least one half of the number of after tax shares released from the PSP, until the value of their shareholding reaches 200 per cent of salary for the Chief Executive and 150 per cent for other executive directors. When this level is reached, it must be retained until retirement or departure from the Company. Details of the executive directors’ share interests are set out in the Directors’ share interests (audited) section. The current executive directors have each complied with the minimum shareholding requirement.

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:

  • 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;
  • the 'Free Share' element of the Share Incentive Plan (SIP) under which UK employees receive shares as part of the Company component of any bonus paid. The SIP attracts tax benefits for UK employees; and
  • the ‘Partnership Share’ element of the SIP under which UK employees may make regular purchases of shares from pre-tax income.
The effect of the corporate restructuring on share plans

At the 2011 AGM, shareholder approval will be sought for a revised corporate structure involving the creation of a new holding company. The committee has considered the implications of the restructuring proposal for the Company's share plans and concluded that the new holding company will not advantage or disadvantage participants in any way.

Participants will be able to exchange their rights over Rolls-Royce Group plc shares for rights of an equivalent value over shares in the new holding company, held on the same terms and conditions as the existing rights.

Benefits

Executive directors and senior executives are entitled to a company car or car allowance, private medical insurance and financial counselling. James Guyette is entitled to a housing allowance and the costs of additional housing are met for Mike Terrett.

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 terminated prematurely. 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 September 1997 Indefinite 30 days1 30 days
Sir John Rose 4 December 1992 12 months 12 months2 6 months
Andrew Shilston 5 November 2002 12 months 12 months 6 months
Colin Smith 1 July 2005 12 months 12 months 6 months
Mike Terrett 1 September 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.
Retirement of Sir John Rose and terms of engagement
for John Rishton as Chief Executive

No compensation payment will be made to Sir John Rose on his retirement from the Board on March 31, 2011. He will receive the deferred elements of his 2009 and 2010 bonuses. He will also retain an interest in the 2009 and 2010 PSP grants. To the extent the performance conditions are satisfied at the end of each three-year performance period (ie December 31, 2011 in relation to the 2009 grant and December 31, 2012 in relation to the 2010 grant) he will be entitled to shares, prorated to his service in that performance period.

John Rishton will join Rolls-Royce on March 1, 2011 as an executive director and will be appointed as Chief Executive with effect from March 31, 2011 under similar terms and conditions as
Sir John Rose. He will be entitled to a base salary of £875,000 and a maximum bonus entitlement of 135 per cent which may be increased by 20 per cent to reflect exceptional personal performance. He will also be eligible to receive an annual grant of performance shares under the PSP which would equate to a maximum of 120 per cent of base salary. The proportion of these shares released after a three-year performance period would depend on the extent to which profit, cash and TSR performance conditions are met.

John Rishton will also receive pension and other benefits consistent with standard Rolls-Royce terms and conditions for senior executives. He will be entitled to 12 months' notice of termination and required to give six months' notice to the Company. The contract includes mitigation provisions in the event of early termination by the Company. In addition to his remuneration package he will, on joining the Company, receive a special grant of shares in Rolls-Royce intended to mirror the fair value and vesting profile of the incentives forfeited on resigning from his current employer. The fair value of these shares is currently assessed as £2.8 million, attributed 56 per cent to performance and 44 per cent to restricted shares respectively. These proportions mirror his existing arrangements.

External directorships of executive directors

James Guyette was a director of The PrivateBank and Trust Company of Chicago, Illinois and of priceline.com Inc., and 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 Guyette1,2 100
1 James Guyette was paid in US dollars translated at £1 = US$1.543.
2 In addition to an annual fee, James Guyette received 3,693 Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) at US$13.54 per share in PrivateBank. During 2010, 2,503 RSUs vested at US$19.98 per share. Also during 2010, 500 shares of restricted stock vested at US$204.20 per share and 1,048 shares of restricted stock vested at US$233.12 per share in priceline.com. He was granted 466 shares of restricted stock at US$235.82 per share.

TSR return over five years

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

The graph shows the growth in value of a hypothetical £100 holding in Rolls-Royce Group plc ordinary shares over five years, relative to the FTSE 100 index. The values of the hypothetical £100 holdings at the end of the five-year period were £168.80 and £126.30 respectively.

growth in value over 5 years hypothetical

Aggregate directors’ remuneration

The total amounts for directors’ remuneration were as follows:

2010
£000
2009
£000
Emoluments 7,902 5,237
Gains on exercise of share options 713 51
Value of shares vested under long-term incentive awards 3,379 1,586
Money purchase pension contributions 539 524
12,533 7,398

Directors’ emoluments (audited)

The individual executive directors’ emoluments are analysed as follows:

  Annual Performance Related Award plan (APRA)    
Basic
salary
£000
Cash
bonus
£000
Deferred
shares
1
£000
Total
APRA
£000
Pension
payments
2
£000
Taxable
benefits
3
£000
2010
Aggregate
emoluments
excluding
pensions
contributions
4
£000
2009
Aggregate
emoluments
excluding
pensions
contributions4
£000
James Guyette5 506 336 224 560 – 54 1,120 764
Sir John Rose 864 843 562 1,405 – 30 2,299 1,270
Andrew Shilston 559 438 292 730 – 19 1,308 787
Colin Smith 419 290 194 484 105 19 1,027 659
Mike Terrett 508 398 265 663 – 99 1,270 898
2,856 2,305 1,537 3,842 105 221 7,024 4,378
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, 2011 when the trustee will acquire the required number of shares at the prevailing market price.
2 Colin Smith received a cash allowance in lieu of future pension accrual.
3 Taxable benefits may include the following: a car or car allowance; private medical insurance and financial counselling.
In the case of James Guyette, a housing allowance and appropriate club membership fees. In the case of Mike Terrett, the figure in the above table includes additional housing costs paid on his behalf and the tax charge on that benefit paid by the Company. Amounts charged during the year to UK income tax in respect of the use of chauffeur services provided for the years 2005 to 2010 for Sir John Rose were £46,216. Only the amount for 2010 of £7,210 is included in the taxable benefits column in the above table.
4 Details of the directors’ pensions are set out in the Pensions (audited) section.
5 James Guyette was paid in US dollars translated at £1 = US$1.543.

Payments made to former directors of the Company (audited)

John Cheffins retired from the Board on September 30, 2007. He was appointed on March 25, 2009 as acting President, Energy on a part-time basis and retired from this role on June 21, 2010.
John Cheffins has continued in his role as Chairman of Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems Limited and provided non-executive advice to the energy business. He was paid £130,223 and benefits totalling £1,767 in 2010. (He was paid in Canadian dollars translated at £1 = CAD$1.589.)

Dr Mike Howse retired from the Board on June 30, 2005. Following his retirement, he has continued to be retained by the Company for his expertise in engineering. He was paid £23,310 in 2010.

Pensions (audited)

The Group’s UK pension schemes are funded, registered schemes and were approved under the regime applying until April 5, 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.

Andrew Shilston is a member of the Group’s UK pension scheme. He is also a member of the Rolls-Royce Supplementary Retirement Scheme (Scheme). The purpose of the Scheme is to fund pension provision above the pensionable earnings cap which was imposed on approved pension schemes by the 1989 Finance Act. Membership of the Scheme is restricted to executive directors and to a limited number of senior executives. Employer contributions to the Scheme during 2010 have been added to the increase in transfer value over 2010 for the registered defined benefit plans, and are therefore included in the figures shown in the final two columns of the first table below.

Sir John Rose opted out of future pension accrual with effect from February 1, 2008 and started to receive his pension immediately. Mike Terrett opted out of future pension accrual with effect from April 1, 2006 and started to receive his pension from November 1, 2009. The transfer value for
Mike Terrett as at December 31, 2009 was calculated using market gilt yields on that date and included cash taken on retirement whereas the transfer value as at December 31, 2010 is the value of benefits in payment calculated using gilt yields applicable on that date. Since starting to receive their pensions, neither Sir John Rose nor Mike Terrett accrues any further pension benefit or allowance in lieu of pension benefit from their ongoing employment with the Group.

Colin Smith opted out of future pension accrual with effect from April 1, 2006. He receives a cash allowance in lieu of future pension accrual. Had he elected to continue to accrue pension the estimated cost of that accrual would be higher than the cash allowance to be paid in lieu.

James Guyette participates in pension plans sponsored by Rolls-Royce North America Inc. He 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 below. 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. He 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 2010 have been added to the increase in transfer value over 2010 for the defined benefit plans, and are therefore included in the figures shown in the final two columns of the second table below.

The transfer values in the tables below have been calculated on the basis of actuarial advice.

Details of the pension benefits, which accrued over the year in the Group’s registered UK defined benefit pension schemes1, are given below.

Increase in
accrued
pension
year ended
Dec 31,
2010
£000pa
Increase in
accrued
pension
during the
year ended
Dec 31,
20102
£000pa
Total accrued
pension
entitlement
at the
year ended
Dec 31,
20103
£000pa
Transfer value
of accrued
pension
as at
Dec 31,
20104
£000
Transfer value
as at
Dec 31,
2009
of accrued
pension at
that date4
£000
Increase/
decrease in
transfer value
over 2010
net of
the member’s
own
contributions5
£000
Transfer value
of increase
in accrued
pension over
2010 net of
the member’s
own
contributions5
£000
Sir John Rose 3 3 453 8,828 8,542 286 85
Andrew Shilston 2 2 17 412 354 216 206
Colin Smith 2 2 260 4,467 3,837 630 535
Mike Terrett 1 1 240 4,739 5,188 (449) 16
Increase in
accrued
retirement
lump sum
during the
year ended
Dec 31,
2010
£000pa
Increase in
accrued
retirement
lump sum
during the
year ended
Dec 31,
20102
£000pa
Total accrued
retirement
lump sum
entitlement
at the
year ended
Dec 31,
20106
£000pa
Transfer value
of accrued
retirement
lump sum
as at
Dec 31,
2010
£000
Transfer value
as at
Dec 31,
2009
of accrued
retirement
lump sum
at that date
£000
Increase in
transfer value
over 2010
net of the
member’s own
contributions
£000
Transfer value
of increase in
accrued
retirement
lump sum
over 2010
net of the
member’s own
contributions5
£000
James Guyette7 93 64 833 833 740 461 432
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 This column shows the increase in pension/retirement lump sum during the year ended December 31, 2010 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. For Sir John Rose and Mike Terrett, the pension shown is the annual pension in payment at December 31, 2010.
4 The transfer values stated represent liabilities of the Rolls-Royce sponsored pension schemes and are not sums paid to the individuals. The transfer values of the accrued pensions as at December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010 have been calculated on a basis adopted by the Trustee on October 6, 2008 following receipt of actuarial advice.
5 This column shows the transfer value of the increase in pension/retirement lump sum during the year ended December 31, 2010 excluding the effect of inflation, and net of the member’s own contributions.
6 The lump sum entitlement shown is that which would be paid on immediate retirement based on service to the end of the year.
7 Benefits are translated at £1 = US$1.566.

Directors’ share interests (audited)

The directors who held office at December 31, 2010 and their connected persons had the following interests in the ordinary shares and C Shares1 of the Company in respect of which transactions are notifiable to the Company under DTR 3.1.2R of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules as shown in the following table:

Ordinary
shares
C
Shares
January 1,
2010
Net changes in
2010
December 31,
2010
January 1,
2010
Net changes in
2010
December 31,
2010
Helen Alexander CBE 1,043 28 1,071 – – –
Peter Byrom 211,952 6,065 218,017 – – –
Iain Conn 15,379 2,539 17,918 – – –
Peter Gregson 2,511 896 3,407 – – –
James Guyette 423,192 (98,961) 324,231 – – –
John McAdam 619 505 1,124 13,899 102,870 116,769
John Neill CBE 22,521 2,093 24,614 – 350,100 350,100
John Rishton 6,707 2,289 8,996 – – –
Sir Simon Robertson 39,710 1,162 40,872 – – –
Sir John Rose2 1,217,154 (302,676) 914,478 – – –
Andrew Shilston 442,900 82,527 525,427 – – –
Colin Smith 153,294 21,885 175,179 – – –
Ian Strachan 11,500 – 11,500 – – –
Mike Terrett 433,991 (5,696) 428,295 – – –
1 Non-cumulative redeemable preference shares of 0.1p each.
2 Sir John Rose had a non-beneficial interest in nil (2009: 45,191) ordinary shares.

Directors’ interests in the Company’s share plans are shown separately below, Share options (audited) section and Long-term incentive awards. No director had any other interests, beneficial or otherwise, in the share capital of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as at December 31, 2010.

Changes in the interests of the executive directors and non-executive directors between December 31, 2010 and February 9, 2011 are listed below. The ordinary share purchases were made pursuant to either their participation in the C Share Reinvestment Plan (CRIP) and/or the SIP. C Shares were allotted under the ‘Partnership’ and ‘Free’ share elements of the SIP.

Ordinary
shares
C
Shares
January 7,
2011
February 7,
2011
January 4,
2011
James Guyette 3,116 – –
Sir John Rose 19 19 –
Andrew Shilston 5,070 20 253,132
Colin Smith 1,703 19 253,068
Mike Terrett 4,137 19 37,003

The following non-executive directors purchased ordinary shares either under arrangements made for them to purchase shares on a monthly basis using a percentage of their after tax fees and/or pursuant to their participation in the CRIP.

Ordinary
shares
C
Shares
January 7, 2011 February 7,
2011
January 4,
2011
Helen Alexander CBE – – 68,544
Peter Byrom 2,097 – –
Iain Conn 319 153 –
Peter Gregson 90 60 –
John McAdam 36 37 66,880
John Neill CBE 150 153 –
John Rishton 233 153 –
Sir Simon Robertson 392 – –
‘Partnership Shares’ held in trust under the SIP1
Ordinary shares C Shares
January 1,
2010
Net changes in
2010
December 31,
2010
January 1,
2010
Net changes in
2010
December 31,
2010
Sir John Rose2 2,009 (275) 1,734 – – –
Andrew Shilston2 2,011 (277) 1,734 239,096 143,614 382,710
Colin Smith2 2,009 (275) 1,734 232,566 149,967 382,533
Mike Terrett2 2,008 (275) 1,733 232,363 149,878 382,241
‘Free Shares’ held in trust under the SIP1
Ordinary shares C Shares
January 1,
2010
Net changes in
2010
December 31,
2010
January 1,
2010
Net changes in
2010
December 31,
2010
Sir John Rose 1,253 (1,253) – – – –
Andrew Shilston 4,143 (762) 3,381 540,454 298,714 839,168
Colin Smith 4,012 (631) 3,381 521,722 317,446 839,168
‘Unrestricted Shares’ held under the SIP1
Ordinary shares C Shares
January 1,
2010
Net changes in
2010
December 31,
2010
January 1,
2010
Net changes in
2010
December 31,
2010
Sir John Rose 7,844 1,794 9,638 – – –
Andrew Shilston 4,404 1,794 6,198 64,779 25,812 90,591
Colin Smith 2,315 1,662 3,977 337,345 (247,047) 90,298
Mike Terrett 3,645 541 4,186 527,595 (437,095) 90,500
1 Under the SIP ‘Free Shares’ and ‘Partnership Shares’ held in trust for more than five years are classified as ‘Unrestricted’ and are no longer subject to income tax or national insurance contributions on withdrawal. ‘Unrestricted Shares’ can be held in Trust under the SIP for as long as the participant remains an employee of the Company.
2 On January 9, 2011 and February 7, 2011 the ordinary shares held as Partnership Shares by Sir John Rose 31 and 29; Andrew Shilston 31 and 28; Colin Smith 31 and 29; and Mike Terrett 29 and 29 were classified as ‘Unrestricted Shares’.

Share options (audited)

Mike Terrett held an option under the Rolls-Royce 1999 Executive Share Option Plan (ESOP), which had vested and was capable of exercise. Colin Smith held an option under the Rolls-Royce Group plc ShareSave Scheme 1997 and James Guyette held an option under the Rolls-Royce Group plc International ShareSave Plan 2007 (ShareSave).

January 1,
2010
Granted in
2010
Lapsed in
2010
Exercised in
2010
December 31,
2010
Exercise
price
Market price
at date
exercised
Aggregate
gains
2010
£000
Aggregate
gains
2009
£000
Exercisable
dates
James Guyette ShareSave 683 – – – 683 416p – – – 2011
Colin Smith ShareSave 1,233 – – – 1,233 298p – – 51 2011
Mike Terrett ESOP1 180,556 – – 180,556 – 216p 611p 713 – –
1 Granted in 2001 under the ESOP with additional performance and personal shareholding requirements. Vesting of the Supplementary option was subject to attainment of significant personal shareholding 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. The option was granted at the market value on the date of issue and no discount was applied. No option was varied during the year and no consideration was paid for the grant of the option. The market price of the Company’s ordinary shares ranged between 473.40p and 654.50p during 2010. The closing price on December 31, 2010 was 623.00p.

Long-term incentive awards (audited)

The directors as at December 31, 2010 had the following share awards arising out of the operation of the APRA1 plan:

January 1,
2010
Vested during
2010
Granted during
2010
December 31,
2010
James Guyette 38,930 (12,805) 16,272 42,397
Sir John Rose 78,790 (34,771) 29,785 73,804
Andrew Shilston 44,524 (20,313) 16,798 41,009
Colin Smith 29,381 (12,045) 12,480 29,816
Mike Terrett 37,329 (14,888) 15,555 37,996
1 Under APRA, shares vest after two years. Shares went into trust in 2008, 2009 and 2010 at prices of 440.03p, 289.65p and 537.20p respectively. At December 31, 2010, the amounts stated in the emoluments table representing the 2010 APRA deferred shares had not yet been applied by the Trustee to purchase shares. The market value per share which vested under APRA during 2010 was 558.00p.

Conditional awards, granted under the 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. In respect of awards made up to and including 2008, the number of shares released will be increased by 25 per cent if the TSR exceeds the median for the FTSE 100 index over the three-year performance period. For the 2009 and 2010 grants, if the Company’s TSR is above the median of the FTSE 100 index, the number of shares due to be released to an executive will be increased by between 25 per cent and 50 per cent. This increase is on a straight-line basis between the median and upper-quartile TSR performance in the performance period.

January 1,
2010
Granted during
2010
TSR uplift at
vesting1
Total vested
during 2010
December 31,
2010
Performance
period
Date of
grant
Market price
at date
of grant
James Guyette 60,669 — 9,859 (70,528) — Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 March 1, 2007 501.00p
70,672 — — — 70,672 Jan 1, 2008 to Dec 31, 2010 March 3, 2008 439.20p
207,845 — — — 207,845 Jan 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2011 March 10, 2009 260.42p
— 91,383 — — 91,383 Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2012 March 1, 2010 544.70p
339,186 91,383 9,859 (70,528) 369,900
Sir John Rose 175,649 — 28,543 (204,192) — Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 March 1, 2007 501.00p
212,888 — — — 212,888 Jan 1, 2008 to Dec 31, 2010 March 3, 2008 439.20p
391,675 — — — 391,675 Jan 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2011 March 10, 2009 260.42p
— 191,005 — — 191,005 Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2012 March 1, 2010 544.70p
780,212 191,005 28,543 (204,192) 795,568
Andrew Shilston 81,438 — 13,234 (94,672) — Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 March 1, 2007 501.00p
100,183 — — — 100,183 Jan 1, 2008 to Dec 31, 2010 March 3, 2008 439.20p
211,198 — — — 211,198 Jan 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2011 March 10, 2009 260.42p
— 102,993 — — 102,993 Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2012 March 1, 2010 544.70p
392,819 102,993 13,234 (94,672) 414,374
Colin Smith 59,881 — 9,731 (69,612) — Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 March 1, 2007 501.00p
70,356 — — — 70,356 Jan 1, 2008 to Dec 31, 2010 March 3, 2008 439.20p
148,319 — — — 148,319 Jan 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2011 March 10, 2009 260.42p
— 78,025 — — 78,025 Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2012 March1, 2010 544.70p
278,556 78,025 9,731 (69,612) 296,700
Mike Terrett 61,693 — 10,026 (71,719) — Jan 1, 2007 to Dec 31, 2009 March 1, 2007 501.00p
91,075 — — — 91,075 Jan 1, 2008 to Dec 31, 2010 March 3, 2008 439.20p
191,998 — — — 191,998 Jan 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2011 March 10, 2009 260.42p
— 93,630 — — 93,630 Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2012 March1, 2010 544.70p
344,766 93,630 10,026 (71,719) 376,703
1 Under the rules of the PSP, the number of shares vesting in 2010 was increased by 25 per cent as the TSR exceeded the median of the FTSE 100 index during the three-year performance period to December 31, 2009.The market value per share, which vested under the PSP during 2010, was 558.00p.

Non-executive directors’ remuneration

Policy

The committee determines, on the Board’s behalf, the remuneration of the Chairman. The Board determines the remuneration of the other 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 the appointment is terminated early.

Appointment date Current letter of
appointment
start date
Current letter of
appointment
end date
Helen Alexander CBE Sep 1, 2007 Sep 1, 2010 Aug 31, 2013
Peter Byrom Jan 1, 1997 Jan 1, 2011 Dec 31, 2011
Iain Conn Jan 20, 2005 Jan 20, 2011 Jan 19, 2014
Peter Gregson Mar 1, 2007 Mar 1, 2010 Mar 1, 2013
John McAdam Feb 19, 2008 Feb 19, 2008 Feb 18, 2011
John Neill CBE Nov 13, 2008 Nov 13, 2008 Nov 12, 2011
John Rishton Mar 1, 2007 Mar 1, 2010 Feb 28, 2013
Sir Simon Robertson Jan 1, 2005 Jan 1, 2011 Dec 31, 2013
Ian Strachan Sep 19, 2003 Sep 19, 2009 Sep 18, 2012
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 fees payable to the non-executive directors are reviewed periodically by the Board. The fees were increased with effect from February 1, 2011 as shown below:

From
February 1, 2011
£000
From
February 1,2010
£000
Chairman 370 370
Other non-executive directors 60 55
Chairman of audit committee 20 15
Chairman of remuneration committee 15 12
Chairman of ethics committee 15 12
Senior Independent Director 12 10
Remuneration of non-executive directors
2010
£000
2009
£000
Helen Alexander CBE 67 67
Peter Byrom 55 55
Iain Conn 65 65
Peter Gregson 55 55
John McAdam 55 55
John Neill CBE 55 55
John Rishton 69 70
Sir Simon Robertson1 386 370
Ian Strachan 71 67
878 859
1 Amounts charged during the year to UK income tax in respect of the use of chauffeur services provided for the years 2005 to 2010 for Sir Simon Robertson were £72,788. Only the aount for 2010 of £15,683 is included in the above table.

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.

The Directors’ remuneration report was approved by the Board of directors on February 9, 2011 and signed on its behalf by

Helen Alexander CBE

Chairman of the remuneration committee

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