15th Mar 2010 14:29
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
Royal Dutch Shell plc (B shares)
2. Reason for the notification State Yes/No An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Legal & General obligation: Group Plc (Group) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General
Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold 11 March 2010 is crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 March 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5% (Group)
Above 5% (LGIM) 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/ Situation Resulting situation after the triggering type of previous to the transaction shares if Triggering possible transaction using the ISIN CODE Number Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting of Voting shares rights rights Shares Rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect B ORD Below 5%
EURO 0.07 (as at 17/2/2010) 134,917,430 121,963,156 12,954,274 4.52% 0.48% (UK)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting financial date Conversion Period voting rights rights instrument that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting financial Price date Conversion Period voting rights instrument rights instrument refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 134,917,430 5.00%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (134,917,430 - 5.00% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct and Indirect) (LGIMH) (134,917,430 - 5.00% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (134,917,430 - 5.00% = Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (121,963,156 - 4.52% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (Direct) (LGIH) (104,377,661 - 3.87% = PMC) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society Limited Management) Limited (PMC) (104,377,661 (LGAS & LGPL) - 3.87% = PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
(LGPL) Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 2,695,808,103 14. Contact name: Mark Edwards, Royal Dutch Shell plc 15. Contact telephone number:
020 7934 2817
vendorRelated Shares:
RDSA.LRDSB.L