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11/09/2015 14:10

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                      
                                                                                                    
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                 Royal Dutch Shell plc            
of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                       
attached: ii                                                                                        
                                                                                                    
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                           
                                                                                                    
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                         
                                                                                                    
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result                     
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                     
                                                                                                    
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to                           
qualifying financial instruments                                                                    
                                                                                                    
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                    
                                                                                                    
Other (please                                                                                       
specify):                                                                                           
                                                                                                    
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                 The Capital Group Companies, Inc.          
notification obligation:                                                                            
                                                                                                    
4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                See answer to Question 9              
 (if different from 3.):                                                                            
                                                                                                    
5. Date of the transaction and date on                            9 September 2015                  
which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
reached: v                                                                                          
                                                                                                    
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                10 September 2015                  
                                                                                                    
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                Below 4%                      
reached:                                                                                            
                                                                                                    

   

8. Notified details:                                                                                  
                                                                                                      
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                   
                                                                                                      
Class/type of    Situation previous        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction       
shares           to the triggering                                                                    
                 transaction                                                                          
if possible                                                                                           
using            Number      Number        Number      Number of voting       % of  voting rights     
the ISIN CODE    of          of            of shares   rights                                         
                 Shares      Voting                                                                   
                             Rights        Direct      Direct     Indirect    Direct       Indirect   
                                                                                                      
   A Ordinary    31,534,212   31,534,212                          31,534,212                 0.4959%  
 (GB00B03MLX29)                                                                                       
                                                                                                      
     A ADRs      17,233,316   34,466,632                          33,866,632                 0.5326%  
 (US7802592060)                                                                                       
                                                                                                      
   B Ordinary    84,272,341   84,272,341                          83,772,341                 1.3175%  
 (GB00B03MM408)                                                                                       
                                                                                                      
     B ADRs      52,449,595   104,899,190                         104,551,790                1.6443%  
 (US7802591070)                                                                                       
                                                                                                      
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                   
                                                                                                      
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                  
                                                                                                      
Type of financial      Expiration  Exercise/               Number of voting         % of voting       
instrument             date        Conversion Period       rights that may be       rights            
                                                           acquired if the                            
                                                           instrument is                              
                                                           exercised/ converted.                      
                                                                                                      
         N/A                                                                                          
                                                                                                      
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                         
Instruments                                                                                           
                                                                                                      
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                  
                                                                                                      
Type of financial Exercise   Expiration  Exercise/     Number of voting rights   % of voting rights   
instrument        price      date        Conversion    instrument refers to                           
                                         period                                                       
                                                                                                      
       N/A                                                                       Nominal      Delta   
                                                                                                      
Total (A+B+C)                                                                                         
                                                                                                      
Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                          
                                                                                                      
                  253,724,975                                           3.9904%                       
                                                                                                      

   

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the            
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
                                                  Number of     Percent of Outstanding    
                                                  Shares                                  
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings 253,724,975   3.990%                    
                                                                                          
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:                                            
                                                                                          
Capital Guardian Trust Company                                                            
Capital International Limited                     230,995       0.004%                    
Capital International SArl                        92,495        0.001%                    
Capital International, Inc.                       139,342       0.002%                    
Capital Research and Management Company           75,500        0.001%                    
                                                  253,186,643   3.982%                    
                                                                                          
Proxy Voting:                                                                             
                                                                                          
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                             
                                                                                          
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                                       
to hold:                                                                                  
                                                                                          
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                                         
voting rights:                                                                            
                                                                                          
                                                                                          
13. Additional information:                                                               
                                                                                          
14. Contact name:                              Mark Edwards                               
                                               Royal Dutch Shell plc                      
                                                                                          
15. Contact telephone number:                  +44 20 7934 6024                           
                                                                                          


 



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