Re Contract

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC - Re Contract

PR Newswire

London, January 3

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has won a $52.2 million contractto support AE 1107C engines for V-22 aircraft operated by the US Marine Corpsand Air Force.

The contract, a modification of a prior agreement, includes repair and supportservices, with work carried out at Rolls-Royce facilities in Indianapolis,Indiana, and Oakland, California, as well as fleet support at customer bases.The contract for work in 2012-13 was awarded through the Naval Air SystemsCommand in Patuxent River, Maryland.

Paul Craig, Rolls-Royce, President - Defence Services, said, "This contractrepresents another vote of confidence in the support and services offered byRolls-Royce to our US military customers. We are focused on enabling ourcustomers to keep their aircraft flying and supporting them every day to allowtheir missions to go forward."

The Rolls-Royce AE 1107C turboshaft is part of the AE product family, which hasover 5,000 engines in service and more than 53 million flight hours, andexclusively powers the growing V-22 fleet for the US Marine Corps and AirForce. In addition to a dedicated team of Field Service Representatives,Rolls-Royce also supports the AE 1107C engine fleet through the new DefenseOperations Center in Indianapolis, providing 24/7 real-time engineering supportfor V-22 operators.

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 basecomprising more than 500 airlines, 4,000 corporate and utility aircraft andhelicopter 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 morethan half came from the provision of services. The firm and announced orderbook stood at £60.1 billion at 30 June 2012, providing visibility of futurelevels of activity.

4. Rolls-Royce employs over 40,000 people in offices, manufacturing andservice facilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees areengineers.

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 scientificresearch.

7. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment and to further developing employee skills.

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www.Rolls-Royce.com