Announcement by Royal Dutch Shell plc

LONDON, May 14/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --     Royal Dutch Shell Plc ("RDS") (
NYSE:RDS.A; NYSE:RDS.B ) hereby announces that Mr Rijkman Groenink, Chairman
of the Managing Board of ABN AMRO, who has been nominated for the position of
Non-Executive Director of RDS, has requested the withdrawal of his nomination
at this time. The reason for his decision is that he wants to fully dedicate
his attention to ABN AMRO, given the current corporate activities around the
company.

    The Board of Royal Dutch Shell Plc understands his position and has
accepted Mr Groenink's request. As a result of this the relevant resolution
on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company on
15 May is withdrawn.

    Disclaimer Statement

    This document contains forward-looking statements concerning the
financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Royal Dutch
Shell. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be
deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are
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There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of
Royal Dutch Shell and could cause those results to differ materially from
those expressed in the forward-looking statements included in this Report,
including (without limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and
natural gas; (b) changes in demand for the Group's 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 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 this document
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 this presentation. Neither Royal Dutch Shell nor any
of its subsidiaries undertake any obligation to publicly 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 this document.

Source: Royal Dutch Shell plc

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