CHANGES TO THE ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLC BOARD

13 September, 2007

                  CHANGES TO THE ROLLS-ROYCE GROUP PLC BOARD                   

Rolls-Royce announced today that Iain Conn, an independent non-executive
director, has been appointed as the Senior Independent Director and John
Rishton, an independent non-executive director, has been appointed as the
Chairman of the Audit Committee, in succession to Peter Byrom who will remain
on the Rolls-Royce Board.

These appointments take effect immediately.

The Chairman of Rolls-Royce, Simon Robertson, said: "I reported in my statement
in the 2006 Annual Report that Peter Byrom would stand down as the Group's
Senior Independent Director and as the Chairman of the Audit Committee this
year. The Board is indebted to him for his very considerable contribution in
both these positions. I am very pleased that Iain Conn and John Rishton have
agreed to undertake these important roles."

Notes to Editors:

 1. Iain Conn was appointed to the Rolls-Royce board in 2005. He is an
    Executive Director of BP plc and Chief Executive of its Refining and
    Marketing division, having held a range of executive positions within the
    BP Group worldwide. He is Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Imperial
    College London Tanaka Business School.
   
 2. John Rishton was appointed to the Rolls-Royce board in 2007. He is Chief
    Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Royal Ahold. He began his
    career in 1979 at the Ford Motor Company and held a variety of positions
    both in the UK and in Europe. In 1994, he joined British Airways where he
    was Chief Financial Officer from 2001-2005. He is a former non-executive
    director of Allied Domecq.
   
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Rolls-Royce plc

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