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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-1F/A
(AMENDMENT NO. 2)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 14d-1(b) UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Shell Canada Limited
(Name of the Subject Company)
Canada
(Jurisdiction of Subject Companys Incorporation or Organization)
Royal Dutch Shell plc
Shell Investments Limited
(Bidders)
Common Shares
(Title of Class of Securities)
822567103
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Michiel Brandjes
Company Secretary
Royal Dutch Shell plc
30, Carel van Bylandtaan
2596 HR The Hague
The Netherlands
+31 70 377 9111
(Name, Address, and Telephone Numbers of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of Person Filing Statement)
Copy to:
William P. Rogers, Jr., Esq.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
CityPoint, One Ropemaker Street
London EC2Y 9HR
United Kingdom
+44 207 453 1000
February 8, 2007
(Date tender offer first publisehd, sent or given to security holders)
Calculation of Filing Fee*
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Transaction Valuation |
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Amount of Filing Fee |
$1,438,719,986*
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$287,744 |
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For purposes of determining the filing fee pursuant to Rule 0-11(b)(1) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the transaction value of the Shell Canada common shares to
be received by Royal Dutch Shell plc, assuming acceptance of the Offer by all holders of Shell
Canada Limited common shares and options in the United States, is calculated as follows:
multiplying (x) 38,016,118, the number of shares of Shell Canada Limited held by shareholders
in the U.S. or subject to options held by persons in the U.S., by (y) CAD $45.00, the price to
be paid for the shares held by such shareholders, and (z) applying an exchange rate of $0.8410
USD$/CAD$, the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yorks noon buying rate for Canadian dollars on
February 6, 2007. |
þ Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the
filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by
registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount previously paid: $287,744
Form or registration no.: Schedule 13E-3
Filing Party: Royal Dutch Shell plc
Date Filed: February 8, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO SHAREHOLDERS
Item 1. Home Jurisdiction Documents
(a) Offer and Circular dated as of February 8, 2007 including the Letter of Transmittal and
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. (1)
(b) Directors Circular dated as of February 8, 2007.(1)
(c) Offer and Circular Supplement dated as of March 5, 2007. (2)
(d) Directors Circular Supplement dated as of March 5, 2007. (2)
(e) Notice of Extension dated as of March 16, 2007.
Item 2. Informational Legends.
(a) See page 1 of the Offer and Circular dated as of February 8, 2007.(1)
(b) See page 3 of the Offer and Circular Supplement dated as of March 5, 2007. (2)
(c) See page 2 of the Notice of Extension dated as of March 16, 2007.
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Previously filed with Bidders Schedule 14 D1-F filed on February 8, 2007 |
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Previously filed with Bidders Schedule 14 D1-F/A filed on March 5, 2007 |
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED TO BE SENT TO SHAREHOLDERS
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Schedule:
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Exhibit |
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Description |
A
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Audited consolidated financial statements of Shell Canada for
the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, and the
related U.S. GAAP reconciliation, incorporated by reference to
pages 62 through 82 of Exhibit 99.B and pages 33 through 35 of
Exhibit 99.A, respectively, of Shell Canadas Annual Report on
Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended December 31,2005.(1) |
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B
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Unaudited consolidated financial statements of Shell Canada
for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2006, incorporated
by reference to pages 24 through 38 of Exhibit 99.1 of Shell
Canadas Report on Form 6-K for the month of January 2007,
furnished to the SEC on January 29, 2007. (1) |
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Previously filed with Bidders Schedule 14 D1-F filed on February 8, 2007 |
PART III
UNDERTAKINGS AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
Item 1. Undertakings.
(a) The bidder undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to
respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do
so by the Commission staff, information relating to this Schedule or to transactions in said
securities.
(b) The bidder undertakes to disclose in the United States, on the same basis as it is required
to make such disclosure pursuant to applicable Canadian federal and/or provincial or territorial
law, regulations or policies, or otherwise discloses, information regarding purchases of the
issuers securities in connection with the exchange offer covered by this Schedule. Such
information shall be set forth in amendments to this Schedule.
Item 2. Consent to Service of Process
(a) The bidder has filed with the Commission a written irrevocable consent and power of attorney
on Form F-X.(1)
(b) Any change to the name or address of the agent for service of the Registrant shall be
communicated promptly to the Commission by amendment to Form F-X referencing the file number of
the Registrant.
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Previously filed with Bidders Schedule 14 D1-F filed on February 8, 2007. |
PART IV
SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information
set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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Date: March 19, 2007 |
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Royal Dutch Shell plc |
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By:
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/s/ Michiel Brandjes |
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Name: Michiel Brandjes |
Title: Secretary |
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Shell Investments Limited |
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By:
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/s/ Arnold MacBurnie |
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Name: Arnold MacBurnie |
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
This document is important
and requires your immediate attention. If you are in any doubt
as to how to deal with it, you should consult your investment
dealer, stockbroker, bank manager, trust company manager,
accountant, lawyer or other professional advisor. The Offer (as
defined herein) has not been approved or disapproved by any
securities regulatory authority nor has any securities
regulatory authority passed upon the fairness or merits of the
Offer or upon the adequacy of the information contained in this
document. Any representation to the contrary is
unlawful.
This document does not
constitute an offer or a solicitation to any person in any
jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.
The Offer is not being made or directed to, nor will deposits of
Common Shares (as defined herein) be accepted from or on behalf
of, Shareholders in any jurisdiction in which the making or
acceptance of the Offer would not be in compliance with the laws
of such jurisdiction. However, the Offeror may, in its sole
discretion, take such action as it may deem necessary to extend
the Offer to Shareholders in any such
jurisdiction.
Neither the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission nor any securities commission of any
state of the United States of America has approved or
disapproved of this transaction or passed upon the merits or
fairness of this transaction or upon the adequacy or accuracy of
the information contained in this document. Any representation
to the contrary is a criminal offense.
March 16, 2007
NOTICE
OF EXTENSION
by
SHELL
INVESTMENTS LIMITED
a wholly-owned
indirect subsidiary of
ROYAL
DUTCH SHELL plc
of its
OFFER TO PURCHASE
FOR CASH
all of the Common
Shares of
SHELL
CANADA LIMITED
for Cdn. $45.00
per Common Share in Cash
Shell Investments Limited (the
Offeror), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of
Royal Dutch Shell plc (RDS) (which, for purposes of
U.S. securities Laws, is also a bidder), hereby
gives notice that it has varied the terms of its offer (the
Offer) dated February 8, 2007, to purchase all
of the issued and outstanding common shares (the Common
Shares) in the capital of Shell Canada Limited
(Shell Canada), including all Common Shares that may
become outstanding on or after the date of the Offer but prior
to the Expiry Time (as defined below) upon the exercise of
Options (as defined in the Offer) or other rights to acquire
Common Shares, but excluding Common Shares held by the Offeror
or its affiliates, by extending the expiry time of the Offer
from 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on March 16, 2007 to
8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on March 30, 2007.
THE OFFER HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND
IS NOW OPEN FOR ACCEPTANCE UNTIL 8:00 P.M. (TORONTO TIME)
ON MARCH 30, 2007, UNLESS THE OFFER IS FURTHER EXTENDED OR
WITHDRAWN (THE EXPIRY TIME).
This Notice of Extension should be
read in conjunction with the Offer and accompanying Circular
(the Circular) dated February 8, 2007 and
supplement to the Offer and Circular dated March 5, 2007
(the Supplement) (which together constitute the
Offer and Circular). Except as otherwise set forth
herein the terms and conditions previously set forth in the
Offer and Circular and the related Letter of Transmittal and
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery continue to be applicable in all
respects. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in
this document to the Offer mean the Offer and
Circular and this Notice of Extension. Unless the context
requires otherwise, capitalized terms used herein but not
defined herein have the respective meanings set out in the Offer
and Circular.
Shareholders who have validly
deposited and not withdrawn their Common Shares need take no
further action to accept the
Offer. Shareholders who
wish to accept the Offer must properly complete and duly execute
the Letter of Transmittal (printed on blue paper) that
accompanied the Offer and Circular (or a manually executed
facsimile thereof) and deposit it, together with the share
certificate(s) representing their Common Shares and all other
required documents, in accordance with the instructions in the
Letter of Transmittal at any of the offices of CIBC Mellon
Trust Company (the Depositary) specified in the
Letter of Transmittal not later than the Expiry Time.
Alternatively, Shareholders may: (a) follow the procedures
for book-entry transfer of Common Shares described under
Manner of Acceptance Acceptance by Book-Entry
Transfer in Section 3 of the Offer; or
(b) follow the procedure for guaranteed delivery set forth
in Section 3 of the Offer, Manner of Acceptance -
Procedure for Guaranteed Delivery by using the Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery (printed on green paper) that accompanied
the Offer and Circular (or a manually signed facsimile thereof).
Shareholders whose Common Shares are registered in the name of a
nominee should contact their broker, investment dealer, bank,
trust company or other nominee for assistance in depositing
their Common Shares.
Questions and requests for
assistance may be directed to Morgan Stanley Canada Limited or
Scotia Capital Inc. (together, the Dealer Managers),
the Depositary, or the information agent, Kingsdale Shareholder
Services Inc. (the Information
Agent). Contact
details for the Dealer Managers, the Depositary and the
Information Agent can be found on the last page of this Notice
of Extension. Additional copies of this Notice of Extension, the
Offer and Circular, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of
Guaranteed Delivery may be obtained without charge on request
from the Depositary, the Dealer Managers or the Information
Agent at their respective addresses shown on the last page of
this document. Additionally, copies of this document and related
materials may be found at www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov.
The Dealer Managers for the
Offer are:
Morgan Stanley Canada
Limited
- and -
Scotia Capital Inc.
NOTICE TO
SHAREHOLDERS IN THE UNITED STATES
The Offer is made for the securities of a Canadian issuer and
while the Offer is subject to applicable disclosure requirements
in Canada, Shareholders should be aware that such requirements
are different from those in the United States. Financial
information regarding Shell Canada included or referred to
herein has been derived from publicly available financial
statements which have been prepared in accordance with Canadian
generally accepted accounting principles and thus may not be
comparable to financial statements of United States
companies.
For a discussion of important factors of the Offer, please
see Special Factors starting on page 28 of the
Circular and page 4 of the Supplement.
The enforcement by Shareholders of civil liabilities under
United States federal securities Laws may be affected adversely
by the fact that the Offeror is incorporated under the Laws of
Canada and that some or all of its officers and directors are
resident outside the United States, that certain of the Dealer
Managers, the Information Agent and the Depositary and most of
the experts named in the Circular are residents of Canada, and
that all or a substantial portion of the assets of the Offeror
and said Persons may be located outside the United States. The
enforcement by Shareholders of civil liabilities under United
States securities Laws may also be affected adversely by the
fact that Shell Canada is incorporated under the Laws of Canada,
that some or all of its directors are residents of Canada and
that all or a substantial portion of the assets of Shell Canada
and said Persons may be located outside the United States.
Shareholders should be aware that the Offeror or its
affiliates, directly or indirectly, may bid for or make
purchases of Common Shares, or of any related securities of
Shell Canada, during the period of the Offer, as permitted by
applicable Canadian provincial or territorial Laws. See
Section 12 of the Offer, Market Purchases.
Shareholders in the United States should be aware that the
disposition of Common Shares by them pursuant to the Offer may
have tax consequences both in Canada and in the United States.
Such consequences may not be fully described herein and such
holders are urged to consult their tax advisors. See
Section 18 of the Circular, Certain Canadian Federal
Income Tax Considerations and Section 19 of the
Circular, Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax
Considerations.
FORWARD
LOOKING STATEMENTS
The Offer and Circular contain forward-looking statements
concerning the financial condition, results of operations and
businesses of RDS, the Offeror and the Shell Group. All
statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may
be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are statements of future expectations that are based
on managements current expectations, assumptions and other
factors and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ
materially from those expressed or implied in these statements.
Forward-looking statements include, among other things,
statements concerning the potential exposure of RDS, the Offeror
or the Shell Group to market risks and statements expressing
managements expectations, beliefs, estimates, forecasts,
projections and assumptions. These forward-looking statements
are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as
anticipate, believe, could,
estimate, expect, intend,
may, plan, objectives,
outlook, probably, project,
will, seek, target,
risks, goals, should and
similar terms and phrases. There are a number of factors that
could affect the future operations of RDS, the Offeror and the
Shell Group and could cause those results to differ materially
from those expressed in the forward-looking statements included
in the Offer and Circular, including (without limitation):
(a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas;
(b) changes in demand for Shell Groups products;
(c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production
results; (e) reserve estimates; (f) loss of market and
industry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks;
(h) risks associated with the identification of suitable
potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful
negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the
risk of doing business in developing countries and countries
subject to international sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal
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and regulatory developments including potential litigation and
regulatory effects arising from recategorisation of reserves;
(k) economic and financial market conditions in various
countries and regions; (l) political risks, project delay
or advancement, approvals and cost estimates; and
(m) changes in trading conditions. All forward-looking
statements contained in the Offer and Circular are expressly
qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements
contained or referred to in this section. Readers should not
place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Each
forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of the
Offer and Circular. None of RDS, the Offeror, or any member of
the Shell Group undertakes any obligation publicly to update or
revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new
information, future events or other information. In light of
these risks, results could differ materially from those stated,
implied or inferred from the forward-looking statements
contained in the Offer and Circular.
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NOTICE OF
EXTENSION
TO:
SHAREHOLDERS OF SHELL CANADA LIMITED
This Notice of Extension varies and supplements the Offer and
Circular, pursuant to which the Offeror is offering to purchase
all of the issued and outstanding Common Shares (including any
Common Shares which may become outstanding after the date of
this Offer and prior to the Expiry Time upon the exercise of any
Options or any other rights to acquire Common Shares) not
already held by the Offeror or its affiliates, at a price of
$45.00 per Common Share in cash on the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein.
Except as otherwise set forth in this Notice of Extension, the
information, terms and conditions previously set forth in the
Offer and Circular continue to be applicable in all respects and
this Notice of Extension should be read in conjunction with the
Offer and Circular, certain of the provisions of which are
incorporated as described herein.
As the Minimum Condition under the Offer has been met, the
Offeror provided notice to the Depositary to take up and pay for
the approximately 96,985,322 Common Shares deposited to the
Offer (including Common Shares deposited under Notices of
Guaranteed Delivery) as of 8:00 p.m. on March 16, 2007
and arranged for the Depositary to pay for such Common Shares on
or before Wednesday, March 21, 2007. Such Common Shares
represent approximately 53.1% of the outstanding Common Shares
not already owned by the Offeror or its affiliates. Upon taking
up and paying for such Common Shares, the Offeror, together with
its affiliates, will own approximately 740,294,180 Common
Shares, representing approximately 89.6% of the outstanding
Common Shares.
Prior to the Expiry Time, holders of over 99% of the previously
outstanding Options irrevocably committed to surrender their
Options in exchange for Replacement Options to acquire
Class A Ordinary shares of RDS rather than exercising their
Options.
By notice to the Depositary given on March 16, 2007, the
Offeror has extended the time for acceptance of the Offer until
8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on March 30, 2007, unless
further extended at the Offerors sole discretion.
Accordingly, the definition of Expiry Time in the
Glossary accompanying the Offer and Circular is
deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following
definition:
Expiry Time means 8:00 p.m. Toronto
time, on March 30, 2007, or such later time and date as may
be fixed by the Offeror from time to time pursuant to
Extension and of the Offer in Section 5 of the
Offer, unless the Offer is withdrawn by the Offeror.
In addition, all references to March 16, 2007 and to
8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) (the Initial Expiry
Time) in the original Offer and Circular, the Letter of
Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, are amended
to refer to March 30, 2007 and to 8:00 p.m. (Toronto
time), respectively.
The Offer is open for acceptance until 8:00 p.m. (Toronto
time) on March 30, 2007, unless withdrawn or further
extended by the Offeror.
Shares may be deposited to the Offer in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3 of the Offer, Manner of
Acceptance.
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Take Up
of and Payment for Deposited Common Shares
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As all of the conditions referred to under Section 4 of the
Offer, Conditions of the Offer, have been fulfilled
or waived at or prior to the Initial Expiry Time, the Offeror
was obligated to take up the Common Shares deposited under the
Offer and not withdrawn prior to the extension of the Offer and
to pay for the Common Shares taken up as soon as possible, but
in any event not later than three business days after taking up
the Common Shares. See Section 7 of the Offer,
Take Up of and Payment for Deposited Common
Shares.
The Offeror has taken up Common Shares validly deposited to the
Offer and not withdrawn as of the Initial Expiry Time, as set
forth in Section 7 of the Offer, Take Up of and
Payment for Deposited Common Shares. The Offeror will pay
for the Common Shares taken up as of the Initial Expiry Time
within three business days in accordance with applicable
securities legislation.
Common Shares deposited in acceptance of the Offer following
8:00 p.m. (Toronto Time) on March 16, 2007 will be
taken up and paid for in accordance with applicable securities
legislation. All Shareholders who validly deposit their Common
Shares to the Offer, and do not withdraw such Common Shares,
will receive $45.00 for each Common Share. See Section 7 of
the Offer, Take Up of and Payment for Deposited Common
Shares.
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Withdrawal
of Deposited Common Shares
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Shareholders have the right to withdraw Common Shares deposited
pursuant to the Offer under the circumstances and in the manner
described in Section 6 of the Offer, Withdrawal of
Deposited Common Shares.
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Variations
to the Offer and Circular
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The Offer and Circular, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice
of Guaranteed Delivery shall be read together with this Notice
of Extension in order to give effect to the variations in the
terms and conditions of the Offer and the changes in the
information to the Offer and Circular set forth in this Notice
of Extension. Except as otherwise set forth in this Notice of
Extension, the information and terms and conditions previously
set forth in the Offer and Circular continue to be applicable in
all respects and this Notice of Extension should be read in
conjunction therewith.
Each of the conditions of the Offer specified in Section 4
of the Offer Conditions of the Offer has been
satisfied and the Offer is now unconditional.
The contents of this Notice of Extension have been approved, and
the sending thereof to Shareholders has been authorized, by the
boards of directors of the Offeror and RDS, respectively.
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Offerees
Statutory Rights
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Securities legislation in certain of the provinces and
territories of Canada provides Shareholders with, in addition to
any other rights they may have at law, rights of rescission or
to damages, or both, if there is a misrepresentation in a
circular or a notice that is required to be delivered to such
Shareholders. However, such rights must be exercised within
prescribed time limits. Shareholders should refer to the
applicable provisions of the securities legislation of their
province or territory for particulars of those rights or consult
with a lawyer.
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APPROVAL
AND CERTIFICATE OF SHELL INVESTMENTS LIMITED
DATED: March 16, 2007
The contents of this Notice of Extension have been approved and
the sending, communication or delivery thereof to the
Shareholders has been authorized, by the board of directors of
Shell Investments Limited.
The foregoing, together with the Offer and Circular, contains no
untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a
material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary
to make a statement not misleading in the light of the
circumstances in which it is made. In addition, the foregoing
does not contain any misrepresentation likely to affect the
value or the market price of the Shares subject to the Offer.
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(Signed)
Arnold MacBurnie
Chief Executive Officer
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(Signed)
Mieke Findlay
Chief Financial Officer
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On behalf
of the Board of Directors
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(Signed)
Daniel Hall
Director
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(Signed)
Derric Ostapyk
Director
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APPROVAL
AND CERTIFICATE OF ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
DATED: March 16, 2007
The contents of this Notice of Extension have been approved and
the sending, communication or delivery thereof to the
Shareholders has been authorized, by the board of directors of
Royal Dutch Shell plc.
The foregoing, together with the Offer and Circular, contains no
untrue statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a
material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary
to make a statement not misleading in the light of the
circumstances in which it is made. In addition, the foregoing
does not contain any misrepresentation likely to affect the
value or the market price of the Shares subject to the Offer.
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(Signed)
Jeroen van der Veer
Chief Executive Officer
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(Signed)
Peter Voser
Chief Financial Officer
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On behalf
of the Board of Directors
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(Signed)
Malcolm Brinded
Director
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(Signed)
Linda Zara Cook
Director
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The
Depositary for the Offer is:
CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY
For Delivery By Mail:
P.O. Box 1036
Adelaide Street Postal Station
Toronto, Ontario M5C 2K4
For
Delivery by Courier or by Hand:
199 Bay Street
Commerce Court West
Securities Level
Toronto, Ontario M5L 1G9
or
600 The Dome Tower
333-7th
Avenue S.W.
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2Z1
For Information Call:
Telephone:
(416) 643-5500
Toll Free:
(800) 387-0825
E-mail:
inquiries@cibcmellon.com
The Dealer Managers for the Offer are:
MORGAN STANLEY CANADA LIMITED
Suite 3700, 181 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
M5J 2T3
Telephone:
(416) 943-8400
Facsimile:
(416) 943-8320
For further
information contact:
Matthew Hind
Suite 1800, Scotia Centre
700
2nd
Street S.W.
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 2W1
Telephone:
(403) 213-7777
Facsimile:
(403) 298-4099
For further
information contact:
David Baboneau
The Information Agent for the Offer is:
The Exchange Tower
130 King Street West, Suite 2950
P.O. Box 361
Toronto, Ontario M5X 1E2
Shareholders Call Toll Free:
(866) 851-4179
(English and French)
Banks, Brokers Call Collect:
(416) 867-2272
Email: contactus@kingsdaleshareholder.com