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FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of February 2007

Commission File Number 1-32575

Royal Dutch Shell plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

30, Carel van Bylandtlaan, 2596 HR The Hague

The Netherlands

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: 

Form 20-F [X]      Form 40-F _______

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ......

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ...... 

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934..

Yes _______       No [X]  

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- _______  

The following is the text of an announcement released to the London Stock Exchange by Royal Dutch Shell plc on 21st February 2007

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Royal Dutch Shell (B Shares) Plc

 

2. Reason for the notification

State
Yes/No

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

Other (please specify):

 

 

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

Legal & General Group PLC (L&G)

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

N/A

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed
or reached if different) (v):

N/A

6. Date on which issuer notified:

20 February 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

Above 3% (L&G)

8. Notified details:

 

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares
if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to
the Triggering
transaction (vi)

Resulting situation after the triggering
transaction (vii)

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights
(viii)

Number
of
shares

Number of voting
rights (ix)

% of voting
rights

Direct

Direct
(x)

Indirect
(xi)

Direct

Indirect

B Shares Euro 0.07 (UK List)

110,321,223 3.99%
(Under S-198 on 01/09/05)

109,381,902

109,381,902

3.96

 

B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date (xiii)

Exercise/Conversion
Period/ Date (xiv)

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the instrument
is exercised/converted

% of voting
rights

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total (A+B)

 

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

109,381,902

3.96%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (Group) - the direct holding of Legal & General Group Plc is 109,381,902 = 3.96% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC

The direct and indirect holdings of Legal & General Group Plc are held by this Company and the following subsidiaries:

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
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 2,759,360,000

First notification under DTR Sourcebook

14. Contact name:

Helen Lewis

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7528 6742

 

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xvi)

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

 

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Royal Dutch Shell plc

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

Shell Centre
London SE1 7NA

Phone number

020 7934 2817

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

Mark Edwards

 

 

 

 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

 

Full name

Helen Lewis

Contact address

Bucklersbury House, 3 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4N 8NH

Phone number

020 7528 6742

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person
or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Investment Advisor

 

C: Additional information

 

This Report on Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into:

a) the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of Royal Dutch Shell plc and Shell International Finance B.V. (Registration Numbers 333-126726 and 333-126726-01); and
b) the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Registration Number 333-126715).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Royal Dutch Shell plc
(Registrant)

 

By: /s/ M Edwards

 

Name: M Edwards
Title: Assistant Company Secretary

 

 

Date: 21 February 2007