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 (B 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 (Group)
Legal & General
Investment
Management Limited
(LGIM)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General
Assurance (Pensions
Management) Limited
(PMC)
Legal & General
Group Plc (L&G)
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold 23 November 2009
is crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 November 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% (Group)
Below 5% (LGIM)
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/ Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering
type of the Triggering transaction
shares if transaction
possible
using the
ISIN CODE
Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting
Shares Voting shares rights rights
Rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
B ORD 137,542,316 137,542,316
EURO 0.07 as on (5/8/ (as on 5/8/ Below 5%
(UK) 09) 09)
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting
financial date Conversion Period voting rights rights
instrument 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 Period voting rights
instrument rights
instrument
refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
Below 5%
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) (Below 5% = Total
Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct and Indirect)
(LGIMH) (Below 5% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5% =
Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (122,170,245 - 4.53% = LGAS, LGPL &
PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management Legal & General Insurance Holdings
Limited
(Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (Direct) (LGIH)
(104,689,550 - 3.88% = PMC)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Management) Limited (PMC) (104,689,550 (LGAS & LGPL)
- 3.88% = 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 2,695,808,103
14. Contact name:
Mark Edwards, Royal Dutch Shell plc
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7934 2817