25th Aug 2005 14:10
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONSDate of Notification to RDS plc: 24 August, 2005Today's date: 25 August, 2005Name of Issuer: Royal Dutch Shell plcDate of transaction ("DATE"): 23 August, 2005Notification relating to a transaction notified in accordance with: DR 3.1.4 R(1)(b)Name of Directors: Technical interest of all directors of the Issuer in commonwith all other potential beneficiaries of a Stichting and a Rabbi Trust("Trusts") which hold shares in connection with group employee share plansNature of the transaction: Disposal of shares by the Trusts in relation to thegroup employee share plansConsideration for the transaction: The Trust(s) neither received nor paid anyconsideration in relation to these share movementsName of Registered Holder (1):Stichting for Holding and Administration of Shares under the Royal Dutch ShellEmployee Share Plans ("Stichting")Classes of security:a) Class A ordinary shares with a nominal value of ¢â€š¬0.07 each in the capital ofRoyal Dutch Shell plcShares held by the Stichting on 22 August 2005: 65,934,291Shares held by the Stichting on 23 August 2005: 65,934,291Movement: 0Percentage of issued class in Stichting on 23 August 2005: 1.62%b) Class B ordinary shares with a nominal value of ¢â€š¬0.07 each in the capital ofRoyal Dutch Shell plcShares held by the Stichting on 22 August 2005: 51,661,262Shares held by the Stichting on 23 August 2005: 51,661,262Movement: 0Percentage of issued class in Stichting on 23 August 2005: 1.87%c) Class A American depositary receipts, each representing 2 Class A ordinaryshares with a nominal value of ¢â€š¬0.07 each in the capital of Royal Dutch ShellplcShares held by the Stichting on 22 August 2005: 252Shares held by the Stichting on 23 August 2005: 252Movement: 0Percentage of issued class in Stichting on 23 August 2005: 0.00001%Name of Registered Holder (2) :The Trust established by Shell Petroleum Inc and Fidelity Management TrustCompany Limited on May 18, 2005 ("Rabbi Trust")Class of securityClass A American depositary receipts, each representing 2 Class A ordinaryshares with a nominal value of ¢â€š¬0.07 each in the capital of Royal Dutch ShellplcShares held by the Rabbi Trust on 22 August 2005: 26,131,325Shares held by the Rabbi Trust on 23 August 2005: 26,130,825Movement: 500Percentage of issued class in Rabbi Trust on 23 August 2005: 1.29%ENDROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLCRelated Shares:
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