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14 December 2015

Shell-BG recommended combination receives unconditional Chinese antitrust
clearance. Pre-conditional approval process now complete.

The Hague, 14 December 2015 - Royal Dutch Shell plc ("Shell") today announced
that its recommended combination with BG Group plc ("BG") has received
unconditional merger clearance from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce
("MOFCOM"). Following previously announced approvals in Brazil, the EU and
Australia, MOFCOM clearance marks the final pre-conditional approval required
for the combination.

"We're grateful to MOFCOM for its thorough and professional review of the
recommended combination, and I am delighted we now have all the pre-conditional
approvals needed to move to the next important phase," said Shell CEO Ben van
Beurden. "This is a strategic deal that will make Shell a more profitable and
resilient company in a world where oil and gas prices could remain lower for
some time. We will now seek approval from both sets of shareholders as we move
towards deal completion in early 2016.

It is intended to publish shareholder documentation as soon as possible.

The pre-conditions and conditions to the combination are set out in the 8 April
deal announcement.

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Additional Information

This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute or form part of
any offer to sell or subscribe for or any invitation to purchase or subscribe
for any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any
jurisdiction pursuant to the Shell-BG combination or otherwise, nor shall there
be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities of Shell or BG pursuant to the
Shell-BG combination in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable laws.

This announcement does not constitute a prospectus or prospectus equivalent
document.

Overseas jurisdictions

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in jurisdictions
other than the United Kingdom may be restricted by law and therefore any
persons who are subject to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the United
Kingdom should inform themselves about, and observe, any applicable
requirements. The information disclosed may not be the same as that which would
have been disclosed if this announcement had been prepared in accordance with
the laws of jurisdictions outside the United Kingdom.

Forward looking statements

This announcement contains certain forward looking statements with respect to
the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Shell and BG
and their respective groups, and certain plans and objectives of Shell with
respect to the combined group. All statements other than statements of
historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward looking statements.
Forward looking statements are statements of future expectations that are based
on management's current expectations and assumptions and involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or
events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these
statements. Forward looking statements include, among other things, statements
concerning the potential exposure of Shell, BG and the combined

group to market risks and statements expressing management's expectations,
beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions, including as to
future potential cost savings, synergies, earnings, cash flow, return on
average capital employed, production and prospects. These forward looking
statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as
"anticipate", "believe", "could", "estimate", "expect", "goals", "intend",
"may", "objectives", "outlook", "plan", "probably", "project", "risks", "seek",
"should", "target", "will" and similar terms and phrases.

There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of Shell,
BG and the combined group and that could cause 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, BG and the combined
group'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.

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 Shell's Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2014 (available
at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov). These risk factors expressly
qualify all forward looking statements contained in this Announcement and
should also be considered by the reader.

For a discussion of important factors which could cause actual results to
differ from forward looking statements relating to BG and the BG group, refer
to BG's Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014.

Each forward looking statement speaks only as of the date of this Announcement.
None of Shell, the Shell group, BG or the BG group undertakes any obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward looking statement as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
In light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated,
implied or inferred from the forward looking statements contained in this
announcement.

In accordance with Rule 26.1 of the Code, a copy of this announcement is also
available on the website of Shell at: www.shell.com.

For the avoidance of doubt, the contents of the website referred to in this
announcement are not incorporated into and do not form part of this
announcement.



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