Re Contract

19 December 2011                                

        ROLLS-ROYCE WINS CONTRACT TO SUPPORT FRENCH CIVIL NUCLEAR REACTOR 
                            MODERNISATION PROGRAMME                                   

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a €250 million contract
with AREVA to supply safety instrumentation and control (I&C) technologies and
systems for the French nuclear reactor modernisation programme. The systems
will be installed in the twenty-strong French fleet of 1300 MW nuclear reactors
operated by Electricité de France (EDF).

The project will ensure that the reactor fleet continues to meet safety and
licensing requirements through the deployment of the latest I&C technologies,
systems and components provided by Rolls-Royce. This I&C project is being
carried out by AREVA as part of the third round of ten-yearly planned reactor
outages managed by EDF.

Benoit Chabre, President, Instrumentation and Control, Rolls-Royce said: "We
are proud of our relationship with Areva and our long partnership with EDF
which spans over forty years. We are pleased that they have once again put
their trust in our world-class I&C technologies which help to ensure the safety
and performance of their reactors."

Rolls-Royce will provide the I&C technology for systems such as the Reactor
Protection System and the Nuclear Instrumentation System, each underpinned by
Rolls-Royce patented Spinlineâ„¢ technology. Additionally, the company's Rodline
technology will be deployed in the Rod Control System.

Compliant with the highest class 1E international nuclear safety requirements,
market-leading Rolls-Royce Spinlineâ„¢ technology solution provides utility
companies safety and performance through technology and long term support. The
Rolls-Royce range of digital nuclear safety, control and monitoring systems are
designed to simplify all operational, diagnostic and maintenance elements of
nuclear plant while improving safety.
                                  
Notes to Editors:

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 nearly 120 countries, with an
   installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.

3. 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 £61.4 billion at 30 June 2011, providing visibility of future levels
   of activity.

4. 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.

5. 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.

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

7. Rolls-Royce is a technology-neutral supplier to the nuclear market and has a
   number of agreements in place with leading companies including AREVA, EdF,
   Nuclear Power Delivery UK Ltd, Larsen & Toubro and Rosatom.

8. Rolls-Royce instrumentation and control business has been established and
   operating for more than 40 years and has 450 employees based in Grenoble. It is
   the original equipment manufacturer of safety critical nuclear instrumentation
   and core control I&C systems in all 58 reactors in France.

9. Rolls-Royce is a world leader in the delivery of digital safety I&C systems,
   with more than 40 years of successful operation in 200 nuclear reactors
   worldwide. Rolls-Royce digital I&C solutions are designed to provide safety and
   performance through technology and long term support.

10. Rolls-Royce integrated I&C solutions are based on world-class engineering
    and state-of-the-art technology that combines hardware, electronic and software
    components to produce a unique digital I&C platform for both new nuclear power
    plants and the refurbishment of existing plants.

11. Rolls-Royce developed the first digital integrated protection system (Spinlineâ„¢). 
    From initial concept, it was designed specifically as a safety technology and 
    to meet stringent nuclear safety requirements.

12. Underpinned by market-leading Spinlineâ„¢ technology, the Rolls-Royce
    Spinlineâ„¢ Reactor Protection System monitors vital reactor operation
    parameters and in case of emergency will automatically shutdown the reactor
    and determine the corrective actions to be taken.
   
13. The Rolls-Royce Rodline Rod Control System is designed to safely and
    reliably manage the Control Rod Drive Mechanism (CRDM) within the nuclear
    reactor.
   
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