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Rolls-Royce PLC
16 January 2002

                                                               16 January 2002



MARUBENI BECOMES LATEST TRENT 900 PARTNER: SAMSUNG AND IHI CONFIRMED AS TRENT
900 PROGRAMME ASSOCIATES



Japan's Marubeni Corporation has been named today (16 January) as the latest
risk and revenue sharing partner (RRSP) to join the Rolls-Royce Trent 900
programme. The engine is being developed for the new Airbus Industrie A380
high-capacity airliner, scheduled to enter service in 2006.



Rolls-Royce and Marubeni have also announced that as part of this partnership
arrangement, Samsung Techwin of Korea and Ishikawajima Harima Industries (IHI)
of Japan will be Trent 900 Programme Associates following the signing of
long-term agreements. Samsung takes responsibility for supply of the
combustor, its first relationship with Rolls-Royce on large civil engines,
while IHI will supply low pressure turbine blades, a role it already performs
on today's Trent family.



John Cheffins, Chief Operating Officer, Rolls-Royce, said: 'These significant
developments for the Trent 900 build on partner announcements made at the end
of last year. We welcome Marubeni once more on to our Trent engine family and
we are delighted that they bring with them the manufacturing strengths of
Samsung and IHI. Our ability to attract world-class partners, associates and
suppliers is a key strategic element of all the Trent programmes.'



In November 2001, FiatAvio, Goodrich Corporation, Hamilton Sundstrand and
Honeywell became RRSPs on the Trent 900, joining Volvo whose participation in
the programme had been announced earlier in the year.



The Trent 900, which will be certificated in 2004 at a thrust level of
81,500lb, has been selected by A380 launch customer Singapore Airlines in
addition to Virgin Atlantic, Qantas and International Lease Finance
Corporation.



For further information contact:



Peter Barnes-Wallis
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