TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are Royal Dutch Shell plc
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
notification obligation: Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) See answer to Question
(if different from 3.): 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or 9 January 2015
reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 13 January 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Above 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 Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights
using of of of rights
the ISIN CODE Shares Voting shares
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
A Ordinary
25,003,926 25,003,926 25,003,926 0.394%
(GB00B03MLX29)
A ADRs
20,624,761 41,249,522 41,249,522 0.650%
(US7802592060)
B Ordinary
70,555,359 70,555,359 71,470,718 1.127%
(GB00B03MM408)
B ADRs
57,932,746 115,865,492 116,227,668 1.832%
(US7802591070)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
financial date Conversion Period rights that may be rights
instrument 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 Exercise price Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights
financial date Conversion instrument refers to
instrument period
Nominal Delta
N/A
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
253,951,834 4.003%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") holdings Number of Shares Percent of
Outstanding
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds:
Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,742,063 0.027%
Capital International Limited 622,657 0.010%
Capital International SArl 462,914 0.007%
Capital International, Inc. 342,100 0.005%
Capital Research and Management Company 250,782,100 3.953%
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:
Mark Edwards
14. Contact name:
Royal Dutch Shell plc
15. Contact telephone number: +44 20 7934 2817