Re Contract

28 May 2012

ROLLS-ROYCE AWARDED £100 MILLION SUPPORT CONTRACTS FOR UK TRANSPORT AND TANKER 
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Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has secured contract extensions,
which will see the company provide ongoing support for engines on the UK's
C-130 Hercules transport and VC10 tanker fleets. The contracts are worth almost
£100 million to Rolls-Royce.

Following this amendment, the Hercules Integrated Operational Support (HIOS)
contract, which is delivered jointly by Rolls-Royce, Marshall Aerospace and
Lockheed Martin, will provide support for the C-130 fleet until 2015.

Rolls-Royce teams in the UK and Indianapolis in the US provide comprehensive
servicing for the AE 2100D3 engine, which powers the C-130J aircraft and the
T56 engine on the C-130K.

Paul Craig, Rolls-Royce, Executive Vice President Services - Defence,
commented: "This contract amendment is testimony to the standard of service
delivered to-date and reflects the value we offer to our customer. We take
pride in supporting the Royal Air Force's fleet of C-130s and in our successful
partnership with Lockheed Martin, Marshall Aerospace and the Ministry of
Defence."

"It is particularly pleasing that we have continued to deliver high levels of
aircraft availability at a time when both the C-130 and VC10 have recently been
involved in high tempo operations. Our innovative approach, which continues to
ensure availability for critical operations, has been greatly appreciated by
the RAF."

Rolls-Royce has also secured an extension to the contract to provide technical
support for Conway engines, which will power the VC10 tanker until it finishes
service in 2013. The company provided around-the-clock support for Conway
engines that powered the VC10 tanker aircraft during the UK's Operation Ellamy
in Libya last year.

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 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 over 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:

Nick Britton

Communications Manager - Defence

Rolls-Royce plc

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

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