REG-Royal Dutch Shell: Holding(s) in Company

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09/07/2019 16:20

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):                                                                                                           Royal Dutch Shell plc                                                   
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an “X” if appropriate)                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Non-UK issuer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an “X”)                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          X             
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Other (please specify) (iii):                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Name                                                                                                                                                                      The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CGC")                                                                                 
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                     Los Angeles, CA 90071, USA                                                                                               
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 Name                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 City and country of registered office (if applicable)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (vi):                                                                                                               5 July 2019                                                                                                              
 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):                                                                                                                            8 July 2019                                                                                                              
 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                            % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)    % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)    Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights of issuer (vii)     
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  4.9875                                                 0.0000%                                                                        4.9875%                         8,069,121,205                                     
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          5.0087%                                                0.0000%                                                                        5.0087%                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

   

 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached (viii)                                                                                                                                                                                      
 A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Class/type of                                   Number of voting rights (ix)                                                                                                  % of voting rights                                                                                                     
 shares ISIN code (if possible)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                   Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)             Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)                 Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)         Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)  
 A Ordinary GB00B03MLX29                                                                               52,433,535                                                                                                                              0.6498%                                                
 A ADR US7802592060                                                                                    12,420,522                                                                                                                              0.1539%                                                
 B Ordinary GB00B03MM408                                                                               176,144,584                                                                                                                             2.1829%                                                
 B ADR US7802591070                                                                                    161,449,898                                                                                                                             2.008%                                                 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                                                                                            402,448,539                                                                                                                 4.9875%                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Type of financial instrument                    Expiration                 Exercise/                                                          Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  exercised/converted.         % of voting rights                                     
                                                 date (x)                   Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                            SUBTOTAL 8. B 1                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))                                                                                                                                                                         
 Type of financial instrument  Expiration                                   Exercise/                                      Physical or cash  settlement (xii)                                                  Number of voting rights         % of voting rights                                     
                               date (x)                                     Conversion Period (xi)                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 N/A                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                           SUBTOTAL 8.B.2                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

   

 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an “X”)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer (xiii)                                                                                                                                                    
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv)(please add additional rows as necessary)                                                                                                                X                   
                                         Name (xv)                                         % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                 Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold                
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. Holdings by CG Management companies are set out below:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 - Capital Bank & Trust Company (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 - Capital International, Inc. (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 - Capital International Limited (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 - Capital International Sàrl (1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 - Capital Research and Management Company (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 (1)Indirect subsidiaries of Capital Research and Management Company.  (2)Subsidiary of The Capital Group Companies, Inc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Name of the proxy holder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 The number and % of voting rights held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 The date until which the voting rights will be held                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 11. Additional information (xvi)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (“CGC”) is the parent company of Capital Research and Management Company (“CRMC”) and Capital Bank & Trust Company (“CB&T”). CRMC is a U.S.-based investment management company that serves as investment manager to the American Funds family of mutual funds, other pooled investment vehicles, as well as individual and institutional clients. CRMC and its investment manager affiliates manage equity assets for various investment companies through three divisions, Capital Research 
 Global Investors, Capital International Investors and Capital World Investors. CRMC is the parent company of Capital Group International, Inc. (“CGII”), which in turn is the parent company of four investment management companies (“CGII management companies”): Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited, Capital International Sàrl and Capital International K.K. CGII management companies and CB&T primarily serve as investment managers to institutional and high net worth clients. CB&T is a U.S. 
 -based investment management company that is a registered investment adviser and an affiliated federally chartered bank.  Neither CGC nor any of its affiliates own shares of your company for its own account. Rather, the shares reported on this Notification are owned by accounts under the discretionary investment management of one or more of the investment management companies described above. 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

   

 Place of completion  Los Angeles, CA, USA         
 Date of completion   8 July 2019 (Capital Group)  

Anthony Clarke

Deputy Company Secretary

Royal Dutch Shell plc

020 7934 2584

LEI Number: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70

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