FAQs (2024)

When you buy shares in a company, you become a part owner of that company. The more shares you own, the larger the part of the company that you own. A company can have different classes of shares, and each class will have different rights. Generally, holding "ordinary shares" entitles you to certain rights under company law which include but are not limited to, the right to receive an annual report each year, the right to attend, speak and vote at the annual general meeting and the right to inspect certain documents.

Your shareholding in Rolls-Royce Holdings plc is recorded on a register of shareholders (known as the register of members). The register is a list of the names and addresses of all Rolls-Royce ordinary shareholders and the number of shares each owns. The register is maintained on behalf of the company by Equiniti Limited (the Registrar). The Registrar updates the register when your personal circ*mstances or shareholding change, and also sends out shareholder payments, share certificates and the Company’s annual report and accounts. By law, the register is a public document which the Registrar must make available for inspection but they will not provide details of any individual shareholder to third parties unless legally obliged.

The Registrar will issue you with a share certificate stating the number of shares you own. Share certificates are evidence of your ownership and should be kept in a safe place. You will need them if you want to sell all or some of your shares in the future. Share certificates are posted to shareholders at their own risk.

If you are holding your shares electronically in an online account (sometimes referred to as a nominee account) then please bear in mind that your account is subject to the terms and conditions of your account provider. When Rolls-Royce announces a payment to shareholders, you should receive some form of notification from your account provider setting out the options available to you and the closing date to submit any instruction. If you have a question about your account you should contact your account provider.

Your SRN is an 11 digit number, which can be found on most of the correspondence sent to you by the Registrar including emails. Alternatively, this will be on any share certificates you may hold. You should quote this number in all communications with the Registrar.

If you purchase further shares in Rolls-Royce, but the name and address you supply to the Registrar differs, even slightly, from the existing details held, another shareholding might be created. If this happens and you want the shareholdings combined you should contact the Registrar, otherwise you may receive more than one copy of Rolls-Royce shareholder documents.

If you have several Rolls-Royce ordinary share certificates you can ask for your certificates to be consolidated into one. However, there is a fee for this service. Please contact the Registrar for further details.

The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. The Company’s ticker symbol is RR. Rolls-Royce Ordinary Shares are also traded “over the counter” in the United States in the form of a sponsored American Depositary Receipt (ADR) facility with J.P. Morgan as the depositary. Each ADR represents one Ordinary Share.

For further information about the US ADR programme, please contact your broker or
J.P. Morgan Chase
P.O. Box 64504
St. Paul, MN 55164-0504
USA
+1(800) 990 1135 (toll free within the US) or +1(651) 453 2128 (outside the US)
adr.com/contact/jpmorgan

You can obtain the current market price of the Company’s shares by going to the Share price page or on the London Stock Exchange website at www.londonstockexchange.com.

Your share certificate will refer to “Rolls-Royce Holdings plc Ordinary Shares of 20 pence”. This is the “nominal value” of the share and represents its price when originally issued. Also known as “face value” or “par value”, it bears no relation to the market price.

If you have lost your share certificate you should report this to the Registrar immediately by calling +44 (0)371 384 2637. The Registrar will update the shareholder register and arrange for a ‘stop’ to be placed on the missing share certificate. Please check carefully before reporting your share certificate missing as there may be a charge to issue a replacement share certificate and once a share certificate has been reported as lost it cannot be reinstated if it is subsequently found.

C Share are non-cumulative redeemable preference shares of 0.1p each in the capital of Rolls-Royce that can, during defined periods, be redeemed for cash. Rolls-Royce will generally issue C Shares to all ordinary shareholders twice a year in lieu of a cash dividend. C Shares should not be confused with your Ordinary Shares.

If you are holding your shares in a nominee account other than through Equiniti then you must contact your account provider with any questions about your shareholding. The Registrar has no visibility of your account and it is subject to your account provider’s terms and conditions.