LONDON, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the
underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting
rights are
attached: [ii] Royal Dutch Shell plc
(NYSE: RDS.A)(NYSE: RDS.B)
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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 obligation: The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.): See answer to Question 9
5. Date of the transaction and date
on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: [v] 16 May 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified: 17 May 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed
or
reached: Below 4%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of
shares
if possible Situation previous
using to the triggering Resulting situation after the triggering
the ISIN CODE transaction transaction
Number
Number of
of Voting Number Number of voting
Shares Rights of shares rights % of voting rights
Direct Direct Indirect DirectIndirect
A Ordinary
(GB00B03MLX29) 6,220,033 6,220,033 6,212,003 0.0976%
A ADRs
(US7802592060) 26,339,494 52,678,988 51,299,856 0.8057%
B Ordinary
(GB00B03MM408) 73,755,558 73,755,558 73,734,073 1.1580%
B ADRs
(US7802591070) 62,941,198 125,882,396 122,803,688 1.9287%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ instrument is % of voting
instrument date Conversion Period exercised/ converted. rights
N/A
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effectto Qualifying FinancialInstruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting
Exercise/ rights instrument % of voting
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Conversion refers to rights
instrument price date period
N/A Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
254,049,620 3.99%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
("CG") holdings
Number of Percent of
Shares Outstanding
Holdings by CG Management Companies and
Funds: 5,439,627 0.085%
Capital Guardian Trust Company 355,267 0.006%
Capital International Limited 180,428 0.003%
Capital International SArl 245,164 0.004%
Capital International, Inc. 247,829,134 3.892%
Capital Research and Management Company
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:
Mark Edwards
14. Contact name: Royal Dutch Shell plc
15. Contact telephone number: +44-20-7934-2817
SOURCE Royal Dutch Shell plc