Retirement of Director

Rolls-Royce PLC
2 May 2002

                                                                      2 May 2002


                                ROLLS-ROYCE plc


Rolls-Royce plc announced today that Richard Turner, Group Marketing Director,
is to retire as a director of Rolls-Royce plc at the conclusion of the company's
Annual General Meeting on 30 May, 2002.

Sir Ralph Robins, Chairman of Rolls-Royce, said 'Over the past decade, Richard
Turner has served on the Board and since joining the company in 1965, he has
made an immense contribution to the current market success of the company and
its products'.



For further information please contact:

Colin Duncan
Director - Corporate Communications
Tel: + 44 (0) 207 222 9020
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