Re Contract

5 July 2006

                ROLLS-ROYCE WINS LARGEST OFFSHORE VESSEL ORDER                 

Rolls-Royce has won its largest contract for a single offshore vessel, which
will also be the world's most powerful offshore vessel with a pulling power of
more than 350 tonnes. Rolls-Royce will deliver design and equipment systems
worth nearly £20 million, following a contract between Farstad Shipping and
Aker Yards to build the Rolls-Royce designed construction vessel.

The new UT 761CD Design vessel will be built by Aker Yards in Norway and will
be delivered at the end of 2008. Rolls-Royce will, in addition to the ship
design, supply all the engines, propulsion systems, deck machinery and
automation and control systems.

Farstad Shipping also held the previous record for the largest contract, which
was for a UT 732 CD Design anchor-handling vessel, which is now under
construction at Aker Yards.

Including the new contract, Rolls-Royce now has contracts for 70 UT-Design
offshore vessels. The new vessel is also the 522nd UT-Design, underlining the
world-leading position held by Rolls-Royce ship for offshore service vessels.

For further information please contact

Arnfinn Ingjerd, Vice President, Communications - Marine, Rolls-Royce plc
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