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REG-Royal Dutch Shell: Form 8 (DD) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc <Origin Href="QuoteRef">RDSa.L</Origin>

FORM 8 (DD)

 PUBLIC DEALING DISCLOSURE BY A PARTY TO AN OFFER OR PERSON ACTING IN CONCERT  
   (INCLUDING DEALINGS FOR THE ACCOUNT OF DISCRETIONARY INVESTMENT CLIENTS)    

           Rules 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")            

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:                     Simon Henry                    
                                                                               
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short  N/A                            
positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):                                   
                                                                               
The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is                                  
insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s),                                     
settlor and beneficiaries must be named.                                       
                                                                               
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to      Royal Dutch Shell plc (offeror)
whose relevant securities this form relates:                                   
                                                                               
Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree                                   
                                                                               
(d) Status of person making the disclosure:     Person acting in concert with  
                                                offeror (Royal Dutch Shell plc)
e.g. offeror, offeree, person acting in concert                                
with the offeror/offeree (specify name of                                      
offeror/offeree)                                                               
                                                                               
(e) Date dealing undertaken:                    5 May 2015                     
                                                                               
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above,   NO                             
is the discloser making disclosures in respect                                 
of any other party to the offer?                                               
                                                                               
If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer,                                  
state "N/A"                                                                    

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one
class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy
table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant
security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or
offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing

Class of relevant security:                  A ordinary shares                 
                                                                               
                                    Interests              Short positions     
                                                                               
                                 Number         % 1        Number          %    
                                                                               
(1) Relevant securities          9,175      0.000236        Nil          Nil   
owned and/or controlled:                                                       
                                                                               
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:     Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil   
                                                                               
(3) Stock-settled derivatives     Nil          Nil          Nil          Nil   
(including options) and 
agreements to purchase/sell:                                                                 
                                                                               
TOTAL:                           9,175      0.000236        Nil          Nil   

Class of relevant security:                   B ordinary shares                
                                                                               
                                     Interests             Short positions     
                                                                               
                                  Number         %         Number         %    
                                                                               
(1) Relevant securities owned    291,452     0.011943        Nil         Nil   
and/or controlled:                                                             
                                                                               
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:      Nil          Nil          Nil         Nil   
                                                                               
(3) Stock-settled derivatives      Nil          Nil          Nil         Nil   
(including options) and                                                        
agreements to purchase/sell:                                                   
                                                                               
TOTAL:                           291,452     0.011943        Nil         Nil   

 1  Percentage calculations are based on Royal Dutch Shell plc's total number 
of A ordinary shares in issue being 3,894,584,881 and B ordinary shares in issue
being 2,440,410,614.

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded
options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be
given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

Details of any securities borrowing and lending positions or financial
collateral arrangements should be disclosed on a Supplemental Form 8 (SBL).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other 
employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation                        
to which subscription right exists:    B ordinary shares                                        
                                                                               
Details, including nature of the       Interests held under the Royal Dutch    
rights concerned and relevant          Shell plc Long Term Incentive Plan*:    
percentages:                           297,914 A  (0.012208%)                  
                                                                               
                                       Interests held under the Royal Dutch    
                                       Shell plc Deferred Bonus Plan*: 109,393 
                                        B  (0.004483%)                         
                                                                               
                                       The exercise price is nil for all the   
                                       shares.                                 
                                                                               
                                        A  The vesting of these shares is      
                                       subject to performance conditions.      
                                                                               
                                        B  The vesting of 24,978 of these      
                                       shares is subject to performance        
                                       conditions.                             
                                                                               
                                       *The exact vesting date of the shares   
                                       under these plans cannot be specified.  
                                       All awards under these plans have a     
                                       three year performance or a three year  
                                       deferral period. The timing of the      
                                       vesting of the awards after such period 
                                       has ended is dependent on a number of   
                                       factors including, for example, approval
                                       by Royal Dutch Shell plc's remuneration 
                                       committee and / or the timing of close  
                                       periods. Further details of these plans 
                                       are set out in Royal Dutch Shell's      
                                       annual report and accounts for the year 
                                       ending 31 December 2014 

( www.shell.com/global/aboutshell/investor/financial-information/annual-reports-and-publications.html).  

3. DEALINGS BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as
appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

(i) Party to an offer or person acting in concert (except for a principal
trader in the same group as a connected adviser)

 Class of relevant     Purchase/sale         Number of        Price per unit   
     security                               securities                         
                                                                               
 B ordinary shares         Sale               20,000         £21.17 per share   

(ii) Principal trader where the sole reason for the connection is that the
principal trader is in the same group as a connected adviser

   Class of       Purchases/    Total number of  Highest price   Lowest price  
   relevant          sales        securities    per unit paid/  per unit paid/ 
   security                                        received        received    
                                                                               

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

   Class of       Product      Nature of dealing     Number of      Price per  
   relevant     description                          reference        unit     
   security                  e.g. opening/closing a  securities                
                  e.g. CFD    long/short position,                             
                             increasing/reducing a                             
                              long/short position                              
                                                                               

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of   Product    Writing,   Number of  Exercise   Type    Expiry   Option 
relevant description purchasing, securities  price              date    money  
security  e.g. call   selling,    to which  per unit   e.g.             paid/  
           option      varying     option            American,         received
                        etc.      relates            European          per unit
                                                       etc.                    
                                                                               

(ii) Exercise

   Class of         Product       Exercising/      Number of    Exercise price 
   relevant       description      exercised      securities       per unit    
   security                         against                                    
                   e.g. call                                                   
                    option                                                     
                                                                               

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant     Nature of dealing          Details        Price per unit 
    security                                                   (if applicable) 
                     e.g. subscription,                                        
                         conversion                                            
                                                                               

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or            
understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be
an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the party to the 
offer or person acting in concert making the disclosure and any other person:  
                                                                               
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there 
are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"           
                                                                               
None.                                                                          

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal,    
between the party to the offer or person acting in concert making the          
disclosure and any other person relating to:                                   
                                                                               
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or          
                                                                               
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant       
securities to which any derivative is referenced:                              
                                                                               
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"  
                                                                               
None.                                                                          

(c) Attachments

Are any Supplemental Forms attached?

Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions)                                  NO       
                                                                               
Supplemental Form 8 (SBL)                                             NO       

Date of disclosure:                     7 May 2015                             
                                                                               
Contact name:                           Mark Edwards                           
                                                                               
Telephone number:                       0207 934 2817                          

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory
Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at 
monitoring@disclosure.org.uk . The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is
available for consultation in relation to the Code's dealing disclosure
requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk .




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