1st Aug 2005 15:37
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONSDate of Notification to RDS plc: 29 July, 2005Today's date: 1 August, 2005Name of Issuer: Royal Dutch Shell plcDate of transaction ("DATE"): 28 July, 2005Notification relating to a transaction notified in accordance with: DR 3.1.4 R(1)(b) (a disclosure made in accordance with Section 324 (as extended bySection 328) of the Companies Act 1985)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 27July 2005: 66,012,072Shares held by the Stichting on 28 July 2005: 66,002,472Movement: 9,600Percentage of issued class in Stichting on 28 July 2005: 1.59%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 27 July 2005: 51,882,489Shares held by the Stichting on 28 July 2005: 51,882,489Movement: 0Percentage of issued class in Stichting on 28 July 2005: 1.88%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 27 July 2005: 252Shares held by the Stichting on 28 July 2005: 252Movement: 0Percentage of issued class in Stichting on 28 July 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 27 July 2005: 26,507,163Shares held by the Rabbi Trust on 28 July 2005: 26,504,830Movement: 2,333Percentage of issued class in Rabbi Trust on 28 July 2005: 1.28%Name of Contact: Mark EdwardsPhone number of contact: 020 7934 2817ENDROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLCRelated Shares:
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