Media Advisory: Groundbreaking Celebration for New Rolls-Royce Manufacturing Campus in Virginia

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RESTON, Va.--(Business Wire)--
Rolls-Royce:

WHAT: Celebration to mark the start of construction at Crosspointe, the first Rolls-Royce aerospace manufacturing facility built from-the-ground-up in the US. Located on over
1,000 acres in Prince George County Virginia, Crosspointe is the largest Rolls-Royce site by area in North America. In addition to manufacturing, the Crosspointe campus
will also be home to two unique research partnerships - the Commonwealth Center of Advanced Manufacturing (CCAM) and the Commonwealth Center for Aerospace Propulsion
Systems (CCAPS) - founded by the Commonwealth of Virginia, the University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Rolls-Royce and others.

Great visuals: The celebration will showcase several Rolls-Royce products and, weather permitting, include an aircraft fly-in and tour. Dress accordingly.

WHO: ~ James M. Guyette, President & CEO Rolls-Royce North America
~ The Honorable Tim Kaine, Governor of Virginia
~ Dr. Charles W. Steger, President, Virginia Tech
~ Leonard Sandridge, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, University of Virginia
~ Henry Parker, Chairman, Prince George County Board of Supervisors
~ Tom Loehr, Executive Vice President, Rolls-Royce Crosspointe

WHERE: Rolls-Royce Crosspointe Centre
Located off of Hardware Drive in Prince George, VA
(see map)

WHEN: October 19, 2009 @ 10am EDT

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Rolls-Royce North America Inc.
Mia Walton
SVP, Corporate Communications
(703) 621-2709
mia.walton@rolls-royce.com
or
Stratacomm LLC
Anne Duke
Account Director
Direct (202) 589-2763
Cell (703) 624-6125
aduke@stratacomm.net

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