increasing/reducing a 
                                                    long/short position 
-------------------------  --------------------  -------------------------  -------------------------  --------------- 
 
 
   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
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   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
-----------------------  --------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. subscription, conversion 
---------------------------  -------------------------------  --------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
   4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 
 Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal 
  or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain 
  from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or 
  any person acting in concert with a party to the offer: 
  Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such 
  agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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   None 
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   (b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives 
 
 Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person 
  making the disclosure and any other person relating to: 
  (i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or 
  (ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which 
  any derivative is referenced: 
  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none" 
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   None 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   (c)        Attachments 
 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   YES (Last page of this document) 
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 Date of disclosure:    22/05/2015 
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 Contact name:          Mark Powney 
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 Telephone number:      01793 363135 
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Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service and must also be emailed to the Takeover Panel at monitoring@disclosure.org.uk. The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 Full name of person making disclosure:                                     Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the       Royal Dutch Shell Plc 
 disclosure relates: 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------- 
 
   2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS) 
 
    Class of          Product         Written or        Number of      Exercise price         Type         Expiry date 
    relevant        description        purchased      securities to       per unit       e.g. American, 
    security         e.g. call                         which option                       European etc. 
                       option                         or derivative 
                                                         relates 
----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 ADR RDSB          Put Option       Purchased         133 (Short)         USD 62.5          American       19/06/2015 
----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 ADR RDSB          Put Option       Purchased         22 (Short)           USD 60           American       19/06/2015 
----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 ADR RDSB          Put Option       Purchased         189                 USD 57.50         American       16/10/2015 
----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 
   3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC. 
 
 Full details should be given so that the nature of the 
  interest or position can be fully understood: 
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   NONE 
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It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

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