Statement re Rolls-Royce Marine Gas Engine

04 September, 2012

           ROLLS-ROYCE MARINE GAS ENGINE RECEIVES U.S. EPA APPROVAL            

Engine cuts fuel consumption, harmful emissions

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has announced that the United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved for sale in the U.S.
market a state-of-the art marine gas engine designed to improve fuel
efficiency, dramatically cut harmful methane emissions and meet strict
international environmental standards set to take effect in 2016.

Neil Gilliver, President - Merchant, Rolls-Royce said: "This Certificate of
Conformity by the EPA for our latest gas engine is good news for the US marine
industry because LNG as a vessel fuel is indisputably the best long-term
solution for ship owners. Our innovative vessel designsand gas-based power &
propulsion systems help ship ownersreduce through life costs and improve
operational efficiency,while dramatically reducingharmfulemissions and
meetingstrident future international environmental regulations."

The EPA Certificate of Conformity is issued for the C-engine range from
Rolls-Royce. These engines are already in operation on car ferries and coastal
 ferries in Europe, and are being installed on the world's first gas powered
tugs to be used in operation for the major Norwegian oil company Statoil.

"The EPA approval gives us a head start in the US market," added Mr. Gilliver,
"and we are proud to be able to provide ship owners with an efficient and
long-term solution for reduced fuel consumption and emissions. Furthermore,
this latest C26:33 engine, which is highly suitable for tugs, articulated tug
barges, ferries,coastal vesselsand offshore support vessels, has cut methane
slip to very low levels."

The Rolls-Royce marine gas engine ranges fulfill the requirements for operation
in Emission Control Areas and the very strict International Maritime
Organization (IMO) Tier III rules that come into force in 2016, and the
forthcoming and even tougher Tier IV emissions limits.

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 revenue was £11.3 billion in 2011, of which more
than half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order
book stood at £60.1 billion at 30 June 2012, 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:

Anette Bonnevie Wollebæk

Senior Communications Manager - Marine, Nordic Region

Mobile: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

www.Rolls-Royce.com

                                                                             

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