6th Sep 2012 16:04
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to Royal Dutch which voting rights are attached:ii
Shell plc 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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
Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company
("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer Other report relevant holdings under management separately. Instead the relevant (please holdings under management by CRMC and CGII will be reported in aggregate by X specify): The Capital Group Companies, Inc ("CGC"). It is solely for this reason (and
not as a result of any additional acquisition or disposal) that CGC is reporting this aggregated holding. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification The Capital Group obligation:iii Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv See answer to Question 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 3 September 2012 crossed or reached: v
6. Date on which issuer notified: 5 September 2012 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii Above 5% 8. Notified details:A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after shares to the triggering the triggering transaction transaction if possible Number Number % of voting using Number of Number of rights x the ISIN CODE of Voting of voting Shares Rights shares rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Direct Indirect xi xii A Ordinary 13,935,071 13,935,071 13,926,993 13,926,993 0.2194% (GB00B03MLX29) A ADRs 44,861,460 89,722,920 44,861,460 89,722,920 1.4137% (US7802592060) B Ordinary 100,088,987 100,088,987 100,088,987 100,088,987 1.5771% (GB00B03MM408) B ADRs 74,075,901 148,151,802 74,075,901 148,151,802 2.3344% (US7802591070) B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument date xiii Conversion Period xiv rights that may be rights acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting instrument price date xvii Conversion rights instrument rights xix, xx period xviii refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 351,890,702 5.5446%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
The Capital Group Companies, Inc. ("CG") Number of Shares Percent of Outstanding holdings
Holdings by CG Management Companies and Funds: 10,668,607 0.168%Capital Guardian Trust Company 846,098 0.013%Capital International Limited 453,186 0.007%Capital International SArl 849,249 0.014%Capital International, Inc. 339,028,562 5.342%Capital Research and Management Company Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Mark Edwards Royal Dutch Shell plc 15. Contact telephone number: +44 207 934 2817
Annex: Notification of major interests in sharesxxii
A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name The Capital Group Companies, Inc. (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address 333 South Hope Street, 55th Floor (registered office for legal entities) Los Angeles, California 90071 Phone number & email (213) 615-0469 [email protected] Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name Vivien Tan 333 South Hope Contact address Street, 55th Floor Los Angeles, California 90071 Phone number & email (213) 615-0469
Other useful information(e.g. functional relationship with the Fax: (213) 615-4056 person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information Due to a company reorganization, Capital Research and Management Company ("CRMC") and Capital Group International, Inc. ("CGII") will no longer report relevant holdings under management separately. With effect from 1 September 2012, the holdings under management of CRMC and CGII will be reported in
aggregate by the group's parent company, The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
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