Rolls-Royce Regulatory News (RR.)

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC - Re Contract

PR Newswire

London, December 17

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a $1bn contract, atlist prices, from Japan's Skymark Airlines for Trent 900 engines to power sixAirbus A380 aircraft.

The Trent 900 order, which follows the announcement of a letter of intent forthese engines in September 2011, includes long-term TotalCare® service support.The aircraft will enter into service in 2014.

The airline has also signed a letter of intent for Trent 700 engines to powerup to 10 leased Airbus A330s, including TotalCare®. The aircraft will be thefirst A330s in Skymark's fleet and will enter into service in 2014.

Skymark, a new customer for Rolls-Royce, is the only carrier in Japan to selectboth the Trent 900 and Trent 700.

Bruce Blythe, Rolls-Royce Senior Vice President - Civil Aerospace, said: "Weare delighted Skymark Airlines is putting its trust in our technology andsupport services. This latest order and letter of intent reinforces the marketleading positions of these Trent engines."

The Trent 900 has been selected by 11 of the 16 airlines that have made anengine selection for the A380. In Asia it has been selected by six out of sevenoperators. The Trent 700 is the only engine specifically designed for the A330and remains the market leader for the aircraft, with more than 1,400 of theengines either in service or on order.

Notes to Editors:

1. Rolls-Royce is a world-leading provider of power systems and services foruse on land, at sea and in the air, and has established a strong position inglobal 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 more than halfcame 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 ofactivity.

4. Rolls-Royce employs over 40,000 people in offices, manufacturing and servicefacilities in over 50 countries. Over 11,000 of these employees are engineers.

5. In 2011, Rolls-Royce invested £908 million on research and development, twothirds of which had the objective of further improving the environmentalperformance 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 andto further developing employee skills.

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