Rolls-Royce Nears Deal to Offload £4 Billion UK Pension Pot (1)

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc is nearing a deal to offload its UK pension pot to an insurer, a move that would take almost £4 billion ($5.4 billion) in liabilities off the aircraft engine maker’s balance sheet.

The biggest UK manufacturer may announce a deal with pension buyout firm Pension Insurance Corp.as soon as this month, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Talks could still be delayed or fall apart, said the people, asking not be identified discussing private information.

A buyout of Rolls-Royce’s pension would be the largest UK risk-transfer so far this year. The UK engineering company, which ...