Directorate Change

21 May 2012

                   Rolls-Royce appoints Jasmin Staiblin as a                   

                            non-executive Director                             

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announces that Jasmin Staiblin
will join the Board as a non-executive Director today. Jasmin is Chief
Executive of ABB Switzerland, a subsidiary of the ABB Group. The ABB Group is
one of the largest engineering companies in the world with 145,000 employees
and operations in more than 100 countries.

The Chairman of Rolls-Royce, Sir Simon Robertson, said: "I am delighted to
welcome Jasmin Staiblin onto the Board. Jasmin combines a strong background in
advanced engineering and deep technical knowledge with extensive international
business experience. I am very much looking forward to working with her."

Jasmin Staiblin, a German national, graduated in Electrical Engineering and
Physics from Karlsruhe University and from the Royal Institute of Technology,
Stockholm before joining ABB in 1997. Since then she has held a number of
senior positions including her current role where she is responsible for
revenues of CHF 3.6bn (£2.4bn). She has lived and worked in Switzerland, Sweden
and Australia. She is a non-executive Director of Georg Fischer AG a leading
Swiss industrial Group and of ETH Domain, a collective of Swiss universities
and research institutions.

George Fisher AG is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. There are no other
details to disclose under paragraph 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules in
relation to Jasmin Staiblin.

Notes:

1. Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services for
use on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position in
global markets - civil aerospace, defence aerospace, marine and energy.

2. As a result of this strategy, Rolls-Royce has a broad customer base
comprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft and
helicopter operators, 160 armed forces, more than 4,000 marine customers,
including 70 navies, and energy customers in more than 80 countries.

3. Annual underlying revenues were £11.3 billion in 2011, of which more than
half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order book
stood at £62.2 billion at 31 December 2011, providing visibility of future
levels of activity.

4. Rolls-Royce employs more than 40,000 people in offices, manufacturing and
service facilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees are
engineers.

5. In 2011, Rolls-Royce invested £908 million on research and development, two
thirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmental
performance of its products, in particular reducing emissions.

6. Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University Technology Centres,
which connect the company's engineers with the forefront of scientific
research.

7. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment and
to further developing employee skills.

For further information, please contact:

Investors: Media:

Simon Goodson Josh Rosenstock
Director of Investor Relations Director of External Communications
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