TIDMRDSA TIDMRDSB 
 
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings 
 
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 
 
1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                Royal Dutch Shell plc 
issuer of existing shares to which voting 
rights are attachedii: 
 
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer   (please mark with an "X" 
if appropriate) 
 
Non-UK issuer 
 
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with 
an "X") 
 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                               X 
 
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
 
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
 
Other (please specify)iii: 
 
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv 
 
Name                                            BlackRock, Inc. 
 
City and country of registered office (if       Wilmington, DE, USA 
applicable) 
 
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v 
 
Name 
 
City and country of registered office (if 
applicable) 
 
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or   14/08/2017 
reachedvi: 
 
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):  15/08/2017 
 
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
 
                      % of voting     % of voting rights  Total of both in  Total number of 
                    rights attached   through financial     % (8.A + 8.B)   voting rights of 
                   to shares (total      instruments                        issuervii 
                       of 8. A)       (total of 8.B 1 + 
                                            8.B 2) 
 
Resulting          5.79%             0.89%                6.69%             8,256,104,493 
situation on the 
date on which 
threshold was 
crossed or reached 
 
Position of        4.53%             2.15%                6.68% 
previous 
notification (if 
applicable) 
 
 
 
 
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the 
threshold was crossed or reachedviii 
 
A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 
Class/type of          Number of voting rightsix          % of voting rights 
shares 
ISIN code (if              Direct           Indirect             Direct            Indirect 
possible)                 (Art 9 of        (Art 10 of     (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of 
                       Directive 2004/ Directive 2004/109     2004/109/EC)      Directive 2004/ 
                           109/EC)      /EC) (DTR5.2.1)         (DTR5.1)            109/EC) 
                          (DTR5.1)                                                (DTR5.2.1) 
 
GB00B03MM408                           210,638,542                             2.55% 
 
GB00B03MLX29                           267,699,423                             3.24% 
 
SUBTOTAL 8. A                     478,337,965                             5.79% 
 
B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
(DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 
Type of financial      Expiration  Exercise/           Number of voting rights % of voting 
instrument             datex       Conversion Periodxi that may be acquired if rights 
                                                       the instrument is 
                                                       exercised/converted. 
 
Securities Lending                                     4,891,231               0.05% 
(GB00B03MLX29) 
 
Securities Lending                                     17,500,000              0.21% 
(GB00B03MM408) 
 
American Depositary                                    33,909,766              0.41% 
Receipt 
(GB00B03MLX29) 
 
American Depositary                                    18,530                  0.00% 
Receipt 
(GB00B03MM408) 
 
Physically Settled     18/01/2019                      7,798,670               0.09% 
Call Option 
(US7802592060) 
 
Physically Settled Put 18/01/2019                      7,798,670               0.09% 
Option 
(US7802592060) 
 
                                   SUBTOTAL 8. B 1     71,916,867              0.87% 
 
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1) 
(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 
Type of financial   Expiration     Exercise/    Physical or cash Number of     % of voting 
instrument          datex          Conversion   settlementxii    voting rights rights 
                                   Period xi 
 
CFD 
(GB00B03MLX29)                                                   137,076       0.00% 
 
CFD                                                              1,825,930     0.02% 
(GB00B03MM408) 
 
Equity Linked Note  18/09/2017     18/09/2017   Cash             199,600       0.00% 
 
                                                SUBTOTAL 8.B.2   2,162,606     0.02% 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation 
(please mark the 
applicable box with an "X") 
 
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural 
person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii 
 
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or             X 
the 
financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as 
necessary) 
 
                Namexv                  % of voting  % of voting rights  Total of both if it 
                                        rights if it  through financial  equals or is higher 
                                        equals or is  instruments if it  than the notifiable 
                                        higher than  equals or is higher      threshold 
                                            the      than the notifiable 
                                         notifiable       threshold 
                                         threshold 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc. 
 
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. 
 
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc. 
 
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P. 
 
BlackRock Holdco3, LLC 
 
BlackRock Canada Holdings LP 
 
BlackRock Canada Holdings ULC 
 
BlackRock Asset Management Canada 
Limited 
 
BlackRock, Inc. 
 
Trident Merger, LLC 
 
BlackRock Investment Management, LLC 
 
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, 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 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 Advisors (UK) Limited 
 
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 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 (Singapore) Holdco Pte. Ltd. 
 
BlackRock Asia-Pac Holdco, LLC 
 
BlackRock HK Holdco Limited 
 
BlackRock Asset Management North Asia 
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 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 Group Limited 
 
BlackRock International Limited 
 
10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 
Name of the proxy holder 
 
The number and % of voting rights held 
 
The date until which the voting rights will be held 
 
11. Additional informationxvi 
 
 
 
 
Place of completion  12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. (BlackRock, Inc.) 
 
Date of completion   15 August 2017 (BlackRock, Inc.) 
 
Mark Edwards 
 
Deputy Company Secretary 
 
Royal Dutch Shell plc 
 
020 7934 2817 
 
LEI Number: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70 
 
Major Shareholding Notifications 
 
 
 
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