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:
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 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.
During the last year the committee:
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.
Chairman of the remuneration committee
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 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.
During 2010, the committee had access to advice from inside and outside the Group from:
| 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 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 |
|
Not applicable |
|
| Annual performance related award plan (APRA) |
|
One-year plus two-year deferral |
|
| Rolls-Royce Group plc performance share plan (PSP) |
|
Three years |
|
| All-employee share plans |
|
Not applicable |
|
In addition to the above, pension and other benefits, which are competitive in local markets, are provided.
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.
Executive directors and selected senior executives participate in APRA. For UK participants, APRA awards do not form part of pensionable earnings.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
| Vesting Criteria | Purpose of the measure | Performance condition over three-year period |
|---|---|---|
| EPS growth |
|
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| Aggregate CPS |
|
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| TSR performance against FTSE 100 index |
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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.
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. |
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.
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:
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.
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.
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. |
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.
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:
| 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. |
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.
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 |
The individual executive directors’ emoluments are analysed as follows:
| Annual Performance Related Award plan (APRA) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic salary £000 |
Cash bonus £000 |
Deferred shares1 £000 |
Total APRA £000 |
Pension payments2 £000 |
Taxable benefits3 £000 |
2010 Aggregate emoluments excluding pensions contributions4 £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. |
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.
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. |
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 | – | – |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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’. |
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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. |
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 |
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 |
| 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
Chairman of the remuneration committee