17th Jan 2006 18:00
Royal Dutch Shell plc announces that on 17 January, 2006 it purchased forcancellation 495,000 "A" Shares at a price of 27.03 euros per share. It furtherannounces that on the same date it purchased for cancellation 165,000 "A"Shares at a price of 1,853.94 pence per share.Following the cancellation of these shares, the remaining number of "A" Sharesof Royal Dutch Shell plc will be 3,933,517,974.As of 17 January, 2006 2,759,360,000 "B" Shares of Royal Dutch Shell plc werein issue.ENDROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLCRelated Shares:
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