16th Aug 2005 13:18
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONSDate of Notification to RDS plc: 15 August, 2005Today's date: 16 August, 2005Name of Issuer: Royal Dutch Shell plcDate of transaction ("DATE"): 12 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 11 August 2005: 65,978,691Shares held by the Stichting on 12 August 2005: 65,972,691Movement: 6,000Percentage of issued class in Stichting on 12 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 11 August 2005: 51,804,017Shares held by the Stichting on 12 August 2005: 51,761,442Movement: 42,575Percentage of issued class in Stichting on 12 August 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 11 August 2005: 252Shares held by the Stichting on 12 August 2005: 252Movement: 0Percentage of issued class in Stichting on 12 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 11 August 2005: 26,234,103Shares held by the Rabbi Trust on 12 August 2005: 26,199,467Movement: 34,636Percentage of issued class in Rabbi Trust on 12 August 2005: 1.28%ENDROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLCRelated Shares:
RDSA.LRDSB.L