TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:
Royal Dutch Shell plc (A Shares)
2. Reason for the notification State
Yes/No
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
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 notification Legal & General
obligation: Group Plc (L&G)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General
Assurance (Pensions
Management) Limited
(PMC)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold 30 June 2009
is crossed
or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 1 July 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: From 4% to 3% (L&G)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/ Situation Resulting situation
type of previous to the after the triggering
shares Triggering transaction
if transaction
possible
using
the ISIN
CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of rights rights
Shares Voting shares
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
A ORD 24,092,113 24,092,113 25,393,317 25,393,317 0.716
EURO
0.07
(UK)
A ORD 117,847,249 117,847,249 115,925,744 115,925,744 3.269
EURO
0.07
(NL)
ADRs 34,400 68,800 0 0 0.00
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial date Conversion voting rights
instrument Period rights that may
be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial Price date Conversion voting rights
instrument Period rights
instrument
refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
141,319,061 3.98%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct and Indirect)
(LGIMH)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (141,319,061 - 3.98% = LGAS, LGPL &
PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings
Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (Direct) (LGIH)
(124,977,343 - 3.52% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Management) Limited (PMC) (124,977,343 (LGAS & LGPL)
- 3.52% = PMC)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
(LGPL)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:
N/A
13. Additional information:
Notification using the total voting rights figure of 3,545,663,973
14. Contact name:
Mark Edwards, Royal Dutch Shell plc
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7934 2817
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