Buyback of Own Shares

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - Buyback of Own Shares

PR Newswire

London, December 19

Royal Dutch Shell plc - Share Buy-back Programme

Royal Dutch Shell plc (the `Company') announces that it has entered into anirrevocable, non-discretionary arrangement with an independent third party toenable the purchase of `B' ordinary shares, for cancellation, during its 2012fourth quarter results closed period. The close period commences on 1 January2013 and is up to and including 31 January 2013.

As previously announced, the purpose of the share buy-back programme is tooffset dilution created by the issuance of shares for the Company's ScripDividend Programme. At this time, it is less economic for the Company topurchase `A' ordinary shares under the share buy-back programme due to Dutchdividend withholding Tax rules.

Any purchases will be effected within certain pre-set parameters and inaccordance with the Company's general authority to repurchase shares andChapter 12 of the Listing Rules.

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