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17/11/2016 07:10

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC THIRD QUARTER 2016 SCRIP DIVIDEND PROGRAMME REFERENCE
SHARE PRICE

The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) today announced the Reference
Share Price in respect of the third quarter interim dividend of 2016, which
was announced on November 1, 2016 at $0.47 per A ordinary share (“A
Share”) and B ordinary share (“B Share”) and $0.94 per American
Depository Share (“ADS”).

Reference Share Price

The Reference Share price is used for calculating a Participating
Shareholder’s entitlement under the Scrip Dividend Programme, as defined
below.

                              Q3 2016  
 Reference Share price (US$)  24.750   

The Reference Share Price is the US dollar equivalent of the average of the
closing price for the Company’s A Shares listed on Euronext Amsterdam for
the five dealing days commencing on (and including) the date on which the
Shares are first quoted ex-dividend in respect of the relevant dividend.

The Reference Share Price is calculated by reference to the Euronext Amsterdam
closing price in euro. The US dollar equivalent of the closing price on each
of the dealing days referred to above is calculated using a market currency
exchange rate prevailing at the time.

Reference ADS Price

ADS stands for “American Depositary Share”. ADR stands for “American
Depositary Receipt”. An ADR is a certificate that evidences ADSs (though the
terms ADR and ADS are often used interchangeably).  ADSs are listed on the
NYSE under the symbols RDS.A and RDS.B.  Each ADS represents two ordinary
shares, two ordinary A Shares in the case of RDS.A or two ordinary B Shares in
the case of RDS.B.

                            Q3 2016  
 Reference ADS price (US$)  49.500   

The Reference ADS Price equals the Reference Share Price of the two A Shares
underlying each new A ADS. 

Scrip Dividend Programme

RDS provides shareholders with a choice to receive dividends in cash or in
shares via the Scrip Dividend Programme (the “Programme”).

Under the Programme shareholders can increase their shareholding in RDS by
choosing to receive new shares instead of cash dividends, if approved by the
Board. Only new A Shares will be issued under the Programme, including to
shareholders who currently hold B Shares.

In some countries, joining the Programme may currently offer a tax advantage
compared with receiving cash dividends. In particular, dividends paid out as
shares by RDS will not be subject to Dutch dividend withholding tax (currently
15 per cent), unlike cash dividends paid on A shares, and they will not
generally be taxed on receipt by a UK shareholder or a Dutch shareholder.

Shareholders who elect to join the Programme will increase the number of
shares held in RDS without having to buy existing shares in the market,
thereby avoiding associated dealing costs.

Shareholders who do not join the Programme will continue to receive in cash
any dividends approved by the Board.

Shareholders who held only B Shares and joined the Programme are reminded they
will need to make a Scrip Dividend Election in respect of their new A Shares
if they wish to join the Programme in respect of such new shares.  However,
this is only necessary if the shareholder has not previously made a Scrip
Dividend Election in respect of any new A Shares issued.

For further information on the Programme, including how to join if you are
eligible, please refer to the appropriate publication available on
www.shell.com/scrip.

Royal Dutch Shell plc

The Hague, November 17, 2016

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CAUTIONARY NOTE

The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns
investments are separate legal entities. In this announcement “Shell”,
“Shell group” and “Royal Dutch Shell” are sometimes used for
convenience where references are made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its
subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words “we”, “us” and “our”
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directly or indirectly has control. Entities and unincorporated arrangements
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ventures” and “joint operations” respectively. Entities over which Shell
has significant influence but neither control nor joint control are referred
to as “associates”. The term “Shell interest” is used for convenience
to indicate the direct and/or indirect ownership interest held by Shell in a
venture, partnership or company, after exclusion of all third-party interest.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements concerning the financial
condition, results of operations and businesses of Royal Dutch Shell. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to
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among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Royal
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‘‘seek’’, ‘‘should’’, ‘‘target’’, ‘‘will’’ and
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future operations of Royal Dutch Shell and could cause those results to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements included in
this announcement, including (without limitation): (a) price fluctuations in
crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for Shell’s products; (c)
currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production results; (e) reserves
estimates; (f) loss of market share and industry competition; (g)
environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated with the identification
of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful
negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of doing
business in developing countries and countries subject to international
sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including
regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k) economic and financial
market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political risks,
including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of
contracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval
of projects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; and (m) changes
in trading conditions. There can be no assurance that future dividend payments
will match or exceed previous dividend payments. All forward-looking
statements contained in this announcement are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this
section. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. Additional risk factors that may affect future results are
contained in Royal Dutch Shell’s Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2015 (available at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov). These risk factors
also expressly qualify all forward-looking statements contained in this
announcement and should be considered by the reader. Each forward-looking
statement speaks only as of the date of this announcement, November 17, 2016.
Neither Royal Dutch Shell plc nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a
result of new information, future events or other information. In light of
these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or
inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement.

This Report contains references to Shell’s website. These references are for
the readers’ convenience only. Shell is not incorporating by reference any
information posted on www.shell.com

We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this announcement that
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strictly prohibits
us from including in our filings with the SEC. U.S. investors are urged to
consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available
on the SEC website www.sec.gov. You can also obtain this form from the SEC by
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