Trent 900 statement

November 8 2010

                              TRENT 900 STATEMENT                              

Rolls-Royce has made progress in understanding the cause of the engine failure
on the Trent 900 powered A380 Qantas flight QF32 on 4 November 2010. It is now
clear this incident is specific to the Trent 900 engine.

As a result, a series of checks and inspections has been agreed with Airbus,
with operators of the Trent 900 powered A380 and with the airworthiness
authorities. These are being progressively completed which is allowing a
resumption of operation of aircraft in full compliance with all safety
standards. We are working in close cooperation with Airbus, our customers and
the authorities, and as always safety remains our highest priority.

We can be certain that the separate Trent 1000 event which occurred in 
August 2010 on a test bed in Derby is unconnected. This incident happened 
during a development programme with an engine operating outside normal 
parameters. We understand the cause and a solution has been implemented.

The Trent 900 incident is the first of its kind to occur on a large civil
Rolls-Royce engine since 1994. Since then Rolls-Royce has accumulated 
142 million hours of flight on Trent and RB211 engines.

We will provide a further update with our interim management statement on 
12 November 2010.

For further information please contact:

Investor relations:
Mark Alflatt
Director of Financial Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]

Media relations:
Josh Rosenstock
Head of Corporate Communications
Rolls-Royce plc
Tel: [phone]
[e-mail]

www.rolls-royce.com