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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC FOURTH QUARTER 2015 EURO AND GBP EQUIVALENT DIVIDENDPAYMENTS The Hague, March 11, 2016 - The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc ("RDS") todayannounced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respectof the fourth quarter 2015 interim dividend, which was announced on February 4,2016 at US$0.47 per A ordinary share ("A Share") and B ordinary share ("BShare"). Dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euro at the rate of €0.4221per A Share. Holders of A Shares who have validly submitted pounds sterlingcurrency elections by March 4, 2016 will be entitled to a dividend of 32.78.pper A Share. Dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling at the rateof 32.78p per B Share. Holders of B Shares who have validly submitted eurocurrency elections by March 4, 2016 will be entitled to a dividend of €0.4221per B Share. This dividend will be payable on March 29, 2016 to those members whose nameswere on the Register of Members on February 19, 2016. Taxation cash dividends Dividends on A Shares will be subject to the deduction of Netherlands dividendwithholding tax at the rate of 15%, which may be reduced in certaincircumstances. Provided certain conditions are met, shareholders in receipt ofA Share dividends may also be entitled to a non-payable dividend tax credit inthe United Kingdom. Shareholders resident in the United Kingdom, receiving dividends on B Sharesthrough the Dividend Access Mechanism, are entitled to a tax credit. This taxcredit is not repayable. Non-residents may also be entitled to a tax credit, ifdouble tax arrangements between the United Kingdom and their country ofresidence so provide, or if they are eligible for relief given to non-residentswith certain special connections with the United Kingdom or to nationals ofstates in the European Economic Area. The amount of tax credit is 10/90ths of the cash dividend, the tax creditreferable to the fourth quarter 2015 interim dividend of US$0.47 (32.78p or €0.4221) is US$0.05 (3.64p or €0.0469) per ordinary share and the dividend andtax credit together amount to US$0.52 (36.42p or €0.4690). Royal Dutch Shell plc ENQUIRIES: Investor Relations:Europe + 31 (0) 70 377 4540North America +1 832 337 2034 Media: International +44 (0) 207 934 5550Americas +1 713 241 4544 CAUTIONARY NOTE: The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly ownsinvestments are separate entities. In this release "Shell", "Shell group" and"Royal Dutch Shell" are sometimes used for convenience where references aremade to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, thewords "we", "us" and "our" are also used to refer to subsidiaries in general orto those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no usefulpurpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.``Subsidiaries'', "Shell subsidiaries" and "Shell companies" as used in thisrelease refer to companies over which Royal Dutch Shell plc either directly orindirectly has control. Companies over which Shell has joint control aregenerally referred to as "joint ventures" and companies over which Shell hassignificant influence but neither control nor joint control are referred to as"associates". In this release, joint ventures and associates may also bereferred to as "equity-accounted investments". The term "Shell interest" isused for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect ownership interestheld by Shell in a venture, partnership or company, after exclusion of allthird-party interest. This release contains forward-looking statements concerning the financialcondition, results of operations and businesses of Royal Dutch Shell. Allstatements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed tobe, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements offuture expectations that are based on management's current expectations andassumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that couldcause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from thoseexpressed or implied in these statements. Forward-looking statements include,among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Royal DutchShell to market risks and statements expressing management's expectations,beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. Theseforward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrasessuch as ``anticipate'', ``believe'', ``could'', ``estimate'', ``expect'',``goals'', ``intend'', ``may'', ``objectives'', ``outlook'', ``plan'',``probably'', ``project'', ``risks'', "schedule", ``seek'', ``should'',``target'', ``will'' and similar terms and phrases. There are a number offactors that could affect the future operations of Royal Dutch Shell and couldcause those results to differ materially from those expressed in theforward-looking statements included in this release, including (withoutlimitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changesin demand for Shell's products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling andproduction results; (e) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share andindustry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risksassociated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition propertiesand targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions;(i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject tointernational sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developmentsincluding regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k) economic andfinancial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) politicalrisks, including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms ofcontracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval ofprojects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; and (m) changes intrading conditions. All forward-looking statements contained in this releaseare expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statementscontained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place unduereliance on forward-looking statements. Additional risk factors that may affectfuture results are contained in Royal Dutch Shell's 20-F for the year endedDecember 31, 2015 (available at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov). Theserisk factors also expressly qualify all forward looking statements contained inthis release and should be considered by the reader. Each forward-lookingstatement speaks only as of the date of this release, March 11, 2016. NeitherRoyal Dutch Shell plc nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any obligation topublicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of newinformation, future events or other information. In light of these risks,results could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from theforward-looking statements contained in this release. We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this release that UnitedStates Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strictly prohibits us fromincluding in our filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to considerclosely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on the SECwebsite www.sec.gov. END