TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                                      
                                                                                                        
    1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                 Royal Dutch Shell plc            
    of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                       
    attached: ii                                                                                        
                                                                                                        
    2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                           
                                                                                                        
    An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                   X     
                                                                                                        
    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                          BlackRock, Inc.                   
    notification obligation:                                                                            
                                                                                                        
    4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                      
     (if different from 3.):                                                                            
                                                                                                        
    5. Date of the transaction and date on                            20 February 2017                  
    which the threshold is crossed or                                                                   
    reached: v                                                                                          
                                                                                                        
    6. Date on which issuer notified:                                 21 February 2017                  
                                                                                                        
    7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or              Voting rights attached to shares holding for    
    reached:                                                 BlackRock, Inc. has gone above 5%          
                                                                                                        

       

    8. Notified details:                                                                                    
                                                                                                            
    A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                     
                                                                                                            
    Class/type of    Situation previous       Resulting situation after the triggering transaction          
    shares           to the triggering                                                                      
                     transaction                                                                            
    if possible                                                                                             
    using            Number       Number      Number      Number of voting         % of  voting rights      
    the ISIN CODE    of           of          of shares   rights                                            
                     Shares       Voting                                                                    
                                  Rights      Direct      Direct       Indirect    Direct        Indirect   
                                                                                                            
                     258,351,758  258,351,758     N/A         N/A      252,444,113      N/A         3.08%   
      GB00B03MLX29                                                                                          
                                                                                                            
                     141,294,470  141,294,470     N/A         N/A      179,541,468      N/A         2.19%   
      GB00B03MM408                                                                                          
                                                                                                            
    B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                     
                                                                                                            
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                            
    Type of financial         Expiration Exercise/               Number of voting          % of voting      
    instrument                date       Conversion Period       rights that may be        rights           
                                                                 acquired if the                            
                                                                 instrument is                              
                                                                 exercised/ converted.                      
                                                                                                            
    Securities Lending                                           54,544,945                0.67%            
    (GB00B03MM408)                                                                                          
                                                                                                            
    Securities Lending                                           7,675,236                 0.09%            
    (GB00B03MLX29)                                                                                          
                                                                                                            
    American Depository                                          10,882                    0.00%            
    Receipt (GB00B03MM408)                                                                                  
                                                                                                            
    American Depository                                          17,890,800                0.22%            
    Receipt                                                                                                 
    (GB00B03MLX29)                                                                                          
                                                                                                            
    C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial                           
    Instruments                                                                                             
                                                                                                            
    Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                    
                                                                                                            
    Type of financial  Exercise   Expiration    Exercise/     Number of voting rights  % of voting rights   
    instrument         price      date          Conversion    instrument refers to                          
                                                period                                                      
                                                                                                            
    CFD                                                       1,818,964                Nominal      Delta   
    (GB00B03MM408)                                                                                          
                                                                                       0.02%        0.02%   
                                                                                                            
    CFD                                                       197,884                  0.00%        0.00%   
    (GB00B03MLX29)                                                                                          
                                                                                                            
    Swap                          14/10/2017                  218,180                  0.00%        0.00%   
    (US7802592060)                                                                                          
                                                                                                            
    Total (A+B+C)                                                                                           
                                                                                                            
    Number of voting rights                          Percentage of voting rights                            
                                                                                                            
    514,342,472                                      6.29%                                                  
                                                                                                            

       

    9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the             
    financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                                 
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
    See Annex                                                                                  
                                                                                               
    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:                 LEI Number: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70               
                                                                                               
                                                Major Shareholding Notifications               
                                                                                               
                                                                                               
    14. Contact name:                           Mark Edwards                                   
                                                Royal Dutch Shell plc                          
                                                                                               
    15. Contact telephone number:               +44 20 7934 2817                               
                                                                                               


     

    Name                                   % of voting     % of voting rights Total of both  
                                           rights if it    through financial  if it equals or
                                           equals or is    instruments if it  is higher than 
                                           higher than the equals or is       the notifiable 
                                           notifiable      higher than the    threshold      
                                           threshold       notifiable                        
                                                           threshold                         
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                    
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Group Limited                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Investment Management (UK)                                                     
    Limited                                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.                                                         
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Fund Advisors                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Institutional Trust Company,                                                   
    National Association                                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                    
                                                                                             
    BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC                                                           
                                                                                             
    BlackRock HK Holdco Limited                                                              
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Cayco Limited                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Trident Holding Company                                                        
    Limited                                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Japan Holdings GK                                                              
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Japan Co., Ltd.                                                                
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 4, LLC                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 6, LLC                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Delaware Holdings Inc.                                                         
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Fund Advisors                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                    
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Group Limited                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock International Limited                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    Trident Merger, LLC                                                                      
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Investment Management, LLC                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                    
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 3, LLC                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Canada Holdings LP                                                             
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC                                                            
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Asset Management Canada                                                        
    Limited                                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc.                                                         
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Advisors, LLC                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                    
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Australia Holdco Pty. Ltd.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Investment Management                                                          
    (Australia) Limited                                                                      
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                    
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Group Limited                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                    
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Group Limited                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Investment Management (UK)                                                     
    Limited                                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Asset Management Deutschland                                                   
    AG                                                                                       
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                    
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Group Limited                                                                  
                                                                                             
    BlackRock (Netherlands) B.V.                                                             
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                    
                                                                                             
    BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BlackRock (Singapore) Limited                                                            
                                                                                             
    BlackRock, Inc.                                                                          
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.                                                                 
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.                                                     
                                                                                             
    BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.                                                    
                                                                                             
    BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd.                                                   
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC                                                           
                                                                                             
    BlackRock HK Holdco Limited                                                              
                                                                                             
    BlackRock Asset Management North Asia                                                    
    Limited