Royal Dutch Shell plc 2012 Interim Dividend Timetable

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, October 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

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The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A)(NYSE:RDS.B) today announced the intended timetable for the 2012 quarterly interim dividends.

2012 Interim Dividend Timetable

                                                   2nd       3rd
                       4th Quarter   1st Quarter   Quarter   Quarter
                       2011          2012          2012      2012

    Announcement date  February 2,   April 26,     July 26,  November
                       2012          2012          2012      1, 2012

    Ex-dividend date   February 15,  May 9, 2012   August 8, November
                       2012                        2012      14, 2012

    Record date        February 17,  May 11, 2012  August    November
                       2012                        10, 2012  16, 2012
    Scrip reference
    share price        
    announcement date  February 22,  May 16, 2012  August    November
                       2012                        15, 2012  21, 2012
    Closing of scrip
    election and
    currency election                              
    *                  March 2, 2012 May 25, 2012  August    November
                                                   24, 2012  30, 2012
    Pounds sterling
    and euro
    equivalents                                    
    announcement date  March 9, 2012 June 1, 2012  September December
                                                   3, 2012   7, 2012

    Payment date       March 22,     June 21, 2012 September December
                       2012                        20, 2012  20, 2012

• A different scrip election date may apply to registered and non registered ADS holders.  Registered ADS holders can contact The Bank of New York Mellon for the election deadline that applies. Non registered ADS holders can contact their broker, financial intermediary, bank or financial institution for the election deadline that applies.
  Both a different scrip and currency election date may apply to shareholders holding shares in a securities account with a bank or financial institution ultimately holding through Euroclear Nederland. Please contact your broker, financial intermediary, bank or financial institution where you hold your securities account for the election deadline that applies.

The 2012 interim dividend timetable is also available on http://www.shell.com/dividend

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