FRANKFURT--The following is a summary of analysts' forecasts for Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDSA) fourth-quarter results, based on a poll of 10 analysts conducted by Dow Jones Newswires (figures in million dollars, EPS and dividend in dollar, target price in pence, production in thousand barrel of oil per day (kboe/d), according to IFRS). Earnings figures are scheduled to be released January 29.

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                                    CCS 
                          CCS       EPS   Production 
4th Quarter       Earnings(a)       (a)     (kboe/d) 
AVERAGE                 4,135      0.64        3,129 
Prev. Year              2,915      0.46        3,251 
+/- in %                  +42       +39         -3.8 
 
MEDIAN                  4,101      0.66        3,116 
Maximum                 4,606      0.73        3,453 
Minimum                 3,636      0.47        2,830 
Amount (b)                 10         7            9 
 
Barclays                3,868        --        2,830 
J.P. Morgan             4,174      0.66        3,116 
Morgan Stanley          3,970        --        3,101 
Natixis                 4,231      0.67        3,453 
RBC CM                  4,456        --        3,008 
Santander               4,028      0.64        3,099 
Societe Generale        4,606      0.73        3,191 
UBS                     3,636      0.47        3,195 
 
 
            Target price  Rating                 DPS 2014 
 
AVERAGE            2.371  positive 4    AVERAGE      1.88 
Prev. Quarter      2.697  neutral  3    Prev. Year   1.80 
+/- in %             -12  negative 0    +/- in %     +4.4 
 
MEDIAN             2.400                MEDIAN       1.88 
Maximum            2.584                Maximum      1.88 
Minimum            2.100                Minimum      1.88 
Amount                 5                Amount          5 
 
J.P. Morgan        2.100  Neutral                    1.88 
Jefferies          2.450  Buy                          -- 
Kepler Cheuvreux      --  Buy                        1.88 
Natixis            2.320  Neutral                    1.88 
Santander          2.584  Hold                       1.88 
Societe Generale      --  Buy                          -- 
UBS                2.400  Buy                        1.88 
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Year-earlier figures are as reported by the company.

(a) Clean cost of supplies.

(b) Including anonymous estimates from two more analysts.

DJG/voi 

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