Re Contract

23 May 2011

                  ROLLS-ROYCE WINS FIRST ORDER FROM TRANSASIA                  

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won its first order from
Taiwanese airline TransAsia Airways.

The airline has selected Trent 700 engines and TotalCare® long-term service
support worth a total of $150m. The engines will power two Airbus A330 aircraft
to be delivered in 2012/2013.

Vincent Lin, Chairman, TransAsia Airways, said: "As we enter a new era with our
first widebody aircraft, we selected the Trent 700 for its proven performance
and payload advantages coupled with the comprehensive maintenance cost
assurance that TotalCare® brings. These factors made Rolls-Royce the right
choice for TransAsia Airways."

Phil Harris, Rolls-Royce, Senior Vice President - Civil Aerospace, said:
"TransAsia Airways is well placed to benefit from growth in the Taiwanese
aviation market. We are delighted the airline will be joining our family of
Trent operators, selecting market-leading Trent 700 technology and support."

The Trent 700 is the only engine specifically designed for the A330 aircraft
and produces the lowest emissions of all engines available on the aircraft.
More than 1,300 Trent 700s are now in service or on firm order, having captured
over 75 per cent of orders in the last three years.

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. 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 2,500 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 £59.2 billion at 31 December 2010, 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. 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:

Investor relations:
Mark Alflatt
Director of Financial Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
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[e-mail]

Media relations:
Josh Rosenstock
Head of Corporate Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
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[e-mail]

www.rolls-royce.com