Re Contract

9 March 2011

                     ROLLS-ROYCE WINS TRENT 700 ORDER FROM                     
                                CATHAY PACIFIC                                 

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won an order from Cathay
Pacific for Trent 700 engines to power 15 Airbus A330 aircraft. The contract
includes a TotalCare® long-term service agreement.

Cathay Pacific is Rolls-Royce's largest Trent 700 customer and today's
announcement brings the total number of Trent 700-powered A330s in service and
on order to more than 60, all supported by TotalCare®.

Tony Tyler, Chief Executive, Cathay Pacific, said: "The Trent 700 has
demonstrated its ability to deliver both environmental and efficiency benefits
and its long term service programmes have allowed us to maximise availability
of our fleet. We are pleased to select both for our latest aircraft."

Mark King, Rolls-Royce President - Civil Aerospace, said: "This order continues
our strong partnership with Cathay Pacific. The Trent 700 is the only engine
specifically designed for the A330 and I am delighted that Cathay Pacific, the
original launch customer for the engine and its largest operator, continues to
see the advantages of our technology and TotalCare® support."

More than 1,300 Trent 700s are now in service or on firm order. The engine has
captured more than 75 per cent of orders for the A330 in the last three years.
More than 90 per cent of Trent engines in service have TotalCare® support.

In January Rolls-Royce announced long term maintenance support business from
Cathay Pacific to provide TotalCare® support for Trent 700 engines that power
eight A330 aircraft and an enhanced engine refurbishment programme for
RB211-524 engines that power existing Boeing 747-400 aircraft.

TotalCare® long-term service agreements, in place on 90 per cent of 
Trent engines, are designed to minimise customer financial risk and enhance
operational performance and reliability, allowing operators to concentrate on
their core business.

Notes to Editors:

 1. Cathay Pacific also operates 17 Boeing 777 aircraft powered by 
    Trent 800 engines and has ordered 30 Airbus A350XWB aircraft powered by the 
    Trent XWB engine.
   
 2. 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.
   
 3. 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 2,500 marine customers,
    including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an
    installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.
   
 4. Annual underlying revenues were £10.8 billion in 2010, of which more than
    half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order book
    stood at £59.2 billion at 31 December 2010, providing visibility of future
    levels of activity.
   
 5. Rolls-Royce employs over 39,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing
    and service facilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees
    are engineers.
   
 6. In 2010, Rolls-Royce invested £923 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.
   
 7. Rolls-Royce supports a global network of 28 University Technology Centres,
    which connect the company's engineers with the forefront of scientific
    research.
   
 8. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment
    and to further developing employee skills.
   
For further information please contact:

Investor relations:
Mark Alflatt
Director of Financial Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
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Media relations:
Josh Rosenstock
Head of Corporate Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
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