Rolls-Royce Regulatory News (RR.)

2 March 2016

Rolls-royce Appoints bradley singer as a non executive director

Rolls-Royce today announces the appointment of Bradley Singer as a Non-Executive Director. He will join the Board with immediate effect and will become a member of the Science and Technology Committee.

Brad is a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of ValueAct Capital, the San Francisco based Investment Company. ValueAct Capital is currently the largest investor in Rolls-Royce with a shareholding of 10.8%. Before joining ValueAct Capital, Brad had been Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Discovery Communications, Inc. and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of American Tower Corp. Prior to these appointments, he worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs in New York and London. He is a Director of Motorola Solutions, Inc. and a former Director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. and Citizens Communications Corp. His appointment follows the standard rigorous selection process that applies to all Non-Executive Directors of Rolls-Royce.

Ian Davis, Chairman of Rolls-Royce, said:

"Bradley Singer has an outstanding record as a business leader. He brings with him experience of public companies during periods of change, growth and significant financial outperformance, particularly in the US where Rolls-Royce has important business interests and a significant shareholder base. I look forward to working closely with Brad as a Director of Rolls-Royce."

Bradley Singer said:

"I have been deeply impressed with the senior leadership team and Directors of Rolls-Royce and their commitment to improving their operations to match the company's world-class product portfolio and engineering capabilities. It is a privilege to be joining the Board and I look forward to working closely with the Board members and management team as they execute their plans for sustained long-term success."

Corporate Governance Information

Under the provisions of the UK Corporate Governance Code, Bradley Singer will not be considered to be an independent Non-Executive Director.

Rolls-Royce, ValueAct Capital and Bradley Singer have entered into a Relationship Agreement which covers share dealings and other corporate governance matters.

A summary of the main terms of the Agreement is available on the Group's website at: http://www.rolls-royce.com/about/who-we-are/corporate-governance.aspx 

It is currently anticipated that these arrangements will continue to apply until the day after the 2018 Annual General Meeting.

Notification under Listing Rule 9.6.13

Bradley Singer is a Director of Motorola Solutions, Inc. and is a former Director of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. and Citizens Communications Corp.

Save as disclosed above, there are no further details to disclose under paragraphs 9.6.13 R (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules in respect of Bradley Singer.

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About Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

1. Rolls-Royce's vision is to be the market-leader in high performance power systems where our engineering expertise, global reach and deep industry knowledge deliver outstanding customer relationships and solutions. We operate across five businesses: Civil Aerospace, Defence Aerospace, Marine, Nuclear and Power Systems.

2. Rolls-Royce has customers in more than 120 countries, comprising more than 400 airlines and leasing customers, 160 armed forces, 4,000 marine customers including 70 navies, and more than 5,000 power and nuclear customers.

3. We have three common themes across all our businesses:

· Investing in and developing engineering excellence

· Driving a manufacturing and supply chain transformation which will embed operational excellence in lean, lower-cost facilities and processes

· Leveraging our installed base, product knowledge and engineering capabilities to provide customers with outstanding service through which we can capture aftermarket value long into the future.

4. Annual underlying revenue was £13.4 billion in 2015, around half of which came from the provision of aftermarket services. The firm and announced order book stood at £76.4 billion at the end of 2015.

5. In 2015, Rolls-Royce invested £1.2 billion on research and development. We also support a global network of 31 University Technology Centres, which position Rolls-Royce engineers at the forefront of scientific research.

6. Rolls-Royce employs over 50,000 people in more than 46 countries. Nearly 15,700 of these are engineers.

7. The Group has a strong commitment to apprentice and graduate recruitment and to further developing employee skills. In 2015 we employed 228 graduates and 277 apprentices through our worldwide training programmes.

For further information, please contact:

Investors:

John Dawson

Director of Investor Relations

Rolls-Royce plc

Tel +44 20 7227 9087

Email jcdawson@rolls-royce.com 

Media:

Rolls-Royce plc

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