Re Contract

16 January 2013

                 ROLLS-ROYCE WINS $75M CONTRACT TO STRENGTHEN                  
                     ROLE IN CHINA'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE                     

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today announced a $75million
contract to supply PetroChina with equipment and related services to power the
flow of natural gas through Line 3 of the West-East Pipeline Project (WEPP),
the world's longest pipeline and a crucial element of China's drive towards
cleaner energy consumption.

Rolls-Royce will supply PetroChina with an additional six RB211-driven pipeline
compressor units, bringing the total number of RB211 units sold for
installation on China and Central Asia's vast natural gas pipeline network to
56.

Andrew Heath, Rolls-Royce, President - Energy said: "Rolls-Royce has a strong
track record of delivering reliable technology and services to underpin China's
growing energy infrastructure. We are delighted to extend our role in the
West-East Pipeline Project which uses cleaner, greener energy to boost China's
economic growth and ensure greater security of electricity supply to China's
fast-developing cities."

When completed in 2015, the 7,000km WEPP Line 3 will link China's western
Xinjiang autonomous region to Fuijan province in the south-east, transporting
up to 30 billion cubic meters of gas per year.

Rolls-Royce, which has provided equipment to WEPP since 2004, will manufacture
and package the equipment at its energy facilities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
and Mount Vernon, Ohio, U.S.A.

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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:

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Simon Goodson                                                       
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Rolls-Royce plc 
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Josh Rosenstock 
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