Rolls-Royce Board Changes

22 September 2011

                   Mark Morris to succeed Andrew Shilston as                   
                        Finance Director of Rolls-Royce                        

Rolls-Royce announced today that Mark Morris, currently Group Treasurer, will
become Finance Director and join the Board with effect from 1 January 2012. He
will succeed Andrew Shilston who is retiring from the company.

John Rishton, Chief Executive of Rolls-Royce welcomed his promotion:
"I am looking forward to working closely with Mark. He has a deep knowledge of
Rolls-Royce coupled with an exemplary track record of business achievement.
Andrew Shilston has been an outstanding Finance Director, who has played an
important part in the success of Rolls-Royce. I am extremely grateful for the
support and wise counsel he has given me and I wish him well in his future
endeavours."

Mark Morris responded: "I am excited about my new role and delighted that the
Board has put its confidence in me. Andrew Shilston has been a great mentor and
will be a tough act to follow. I very much look forward to joining the Board
and contributing to the company's future success."

Andrew Shilston joined Rolls-Royce as Finance Director in 2002. He said:
"Rolls-Royce is a great company full of talented people. It has a culture of
collaboration and a deep commitment to excellence. I would like to thank
everyone who has made my time at Rolls-Royce so exhilarating and wish them well
for the future".

In relation to Mark Morris's appointment, there are no disclosures to be made
in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.13R.

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 2,500 marine customers,
   including 70 navies, and energy customers in nearly 120 countries, with an
   installed base of 54,000 gas turbines.

3. Annual underlying revenues were £10.8 billion in 2010, of which more than
   half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced order book
   stood at £61.4 billion at 30 June 2011, providing visibility of future levels
   of activity.

4. Rolls-Royce employs over 39,000 skilled people in offices, manufacturing and
   service facilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees are
   engineers.

5. In 2010, Rolls-Royce invested £923 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.

Mark Morris - Biography:

Mark Morris will take up his new role as Finance Director of Rolls-Royce on 
1 January 2012 when he will also join the Board. He is currently Group Treasurer.

Mark Morris joined Rolls-Royce in 1986 as a graduate with a degree in
Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Manchester. After a period in
the graduate training scheme, Mark joined the Group's Treasury department in
1988. During his initial 5 years within the Treasury Group Mark held a number
of management posts, prior to becoming the Financial Risk Manager in 1991
responsible for the management of the Group's foreign exchange activities,
investments and borrowings.

In 1994 he joined the Group's Customer Financing division where he was
responsible for aircraft financing and trading and the development of
Rolls-Royce Capital Limited.

In 1995 Mark took a secondment to the USA, as Treasurer for International Aero
Engines AG (IAE), a consortium venture between United Technologies Corporation,
Japanese Aero Engine Corporation, MTU Aero Engines of Germany and Rolls-Royce
with an annual turnover of c. US$5 billion.

Mark assumed his current role as Group Treasurer for Rolls-Royce plc in 2001.
He is also responsible for Rolls-Royce Capital Limited, the Mergers & Acquisitions 
group and the Group's pensions risk management activities. He holds a number of 
Executive and Non Executive Director roles on the Boards of various 
joint ventures and subsidiaries of Rolls-Royce, including the position
of Managing Director of the Group's Engine Leasing Business.

For further information, please contact:

Investor relations:
Mark Alflatt
Director of Financial Communications
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
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Media relations:
Josh Rosenstock
Director of External Communications
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc
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