long/short position 
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   (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. 
-------------  -------------  -------------  -------------  --------------  -------------  ------------  ------------- 
 
 
   (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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   (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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   (c)        Attachments 
 
 Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?   Yes 
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Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 Full name of person making disclosure:                        FMR LLC and/or one or more of its direct or indirect 
                                                                                   subsidiaries 
                                                                                        And 
                                                             FIL Limited and/or one or more of its direct and indirect 
                                                                                   subsidiaries 
----------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant 
 securities the disclosure relates:                            ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC 
----------------------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   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 
----------------  ----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Ordinary shares 
  class A          Call Option       Written            2,500            30.00 EUR        American         18/09/2015 
----------------  ----------------  -----------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 
 
 Date of disclosure:       30-July-15 
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 Contact name:          Sally-Ann Hatton 
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 Telephone number:        01737 837148 
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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.

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