Royal Dutch Shell plc: Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS 

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attachedⁱⁱ:

Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A) (NYSE: RDS.B)

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 obligation^iv

Name

BlackRock, Inc.

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, DE, USA

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 reached^vi:

08/08/2017

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

09/08/2017

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights
attached to shares
(total of 8. A)

% of voting rights
through financial
instruments

(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in %
(8.A + 8.B)

Total number of
voting rights of
issuer^vii

Resulting situation
on the date on which
threshold was
crossed or reached

4.53%

2.15%

6.68%

8,256,104,493

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

5.91%

0.62%

6.54%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached^viii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of

shares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rights^ix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive
2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive
2004/109/EC)
(DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive
2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB00B03MM408

106,456,335

1.28%

GB00B03MLX29

267,653,103

3.24%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

374,109,438

4.53%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration

date^x

Exercise/

Conversion Period^xi

Number of voting rights
that may be acquired if
the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

Securities Lending

(GB00B03MLX29)

4,752,525

0.05%

Securities Lending

(GB00B03MM408)

121,697,335

1.47%

American Depositary Receipt

(GB00B03MLX29)

33,961,460

0.41%

American Depositary Receipt

(GB00B03MM408)

18,380

0.00%

Physically Settled Call Option

(US7802592060)

18/01/2019

7,798,670

0.09%

Physically Settled Put Option

(US7802592060)

18/01/2019

7,798,670

0.09%

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

176,027,040

2.13%

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
instrument

Expiration

date^x

Exercise/

Conversion
Period ^xi

Physical or
cash

settlement^xii

Number of
voting rights

% of voting rights

CFD

(GB00B03MLX29)

137,382

0.00%

CFD

(GB00B03MM408)

1,826,154

0.02%

Equity Linked Note

18/09/2017

18/09/2017

Cash

199,600

0.00%

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

2,163,136

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) issuer^xiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity^xiv
(please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Name^xv

% of voting
rights if it
equals or is
higher than
the notifiable
threshold

% of voting rights
through financial
instruments if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold

Total of both if it
equals or is higher
than the notifiable
threshold

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.

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 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 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 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 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 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 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, 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 Group Limited

BlackRock International 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 (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 (Netherlands) B.V.

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 information^xvi

Place of completion

12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K. (BlackRock, Inc.)

Date of completion

9 August 2017 (BlackRock, Inc.)