FOURTH QUARTER 2008 INTERIM DIVIDEND

The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) today announced an interim dividend
in respect of the fourth quarter of 2008 of US$0.40 per A and B ordinary share,
an increase of 11% over the US dollar dividend for the same quarter last year.
The Board expects that the first quarter of 2009 interim dividend will be $0.42,
an increase of 5% over the US dollar dividend for the same period in 2008. The
first quarter 2009 interim dividend will be declared on April 29, 2009.
Dividends declared on A ordinary shares (“A shares”) will be paid by default in
euro, although holders of A shares will be able to elect to receive dividend in
pounds sterling. Dividends declared on B ordinary shares (“B shares”) will be
paid by default in pounds sterling, although holders of B shares will be able to
elect to receive dividend in euro. Dividends declared on American Depository
Receipts (“ADRs”) will be paid in US dollars.

Details relating to the fourth quarter 2008 interim dividend
This dividend will be payable on March 11, 2009 to those members whose names are
on the Register of Members on February 6, 2009. The shares will become
ex-dividend on February 4, 2009.
It is expected that the dividends on the B shares will be paid via the Dividend
Access Mechanism from UK-sourced income of the Shell Group.

Per ordinary share	Q4 2008
RDS A shares (US$)	0.40
RDS B shares (US$)	0.40

Per ADR	                Q4 2008
RDS A ADRs (US$)	0.80
RDS B ADRs (US$)	0.80

Dividends on A shares will be paid, by default, in euro at the rate of €0.3025
per A share. Holders of A shares who have validly submitted pounds sterling
currency elections by January 28, 2009 will be entitled to a dividend of 27.97p
per A share.
Dividends on B shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling at the rate
of 27.97p per B share. Holders of B shares who have validly submitted euro
currency elections by January 28, 2009 will be entitled to a dividend of €0.3025
per B share.
Holders of A or B shares in ADR form will be entitled to a dividend of US$0.80
per ADR.

Taxation
Dividends on A shares will be subject to the deduction of Netherlands dividend
withholding tax at the rate of 15%, which may be reduced in certain
circumstances.
Shareholders resident in the United Kingdom, receiving dividends on B shares
through the Dividend Access Mechanism, are entitled to a tax credit. This tax
credit is not repayable. Non-residents may also be entitled to a tax credit, if
double tax arrangements between the United Kingdom and their country of
residence so provide, or if they are eligible for relief given to non-residents
with certain special connections with the United Kingdom or to nationals of
states in the European Economic Area.
The amount of tax credit is 10/90ths of the cash dividend, the tax credit
referable to the fourth quarter 2008 interim dividend of US$0.40 (27.97p or
€0.3025) is US$0.04 (3.11p or €0.0336) per ordinary share and the dividend and
tax credit together amount to US$0.44 (31.08p or €0.3361).

Dividend reinvestment plan
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. trading under the name RBS ("RBS") and Equiniti (formerly
known as Lloyds TSB Registrars) each have established a dividend reinvestment
facility which enables RDS shareholders to elect to have their dividend payments
used to purchase RDS shares of the same class as those already held by them. The
dividend reinvestment plans (the “DRIPs”) are provided by RBS in respect of
shares held through Euroclear Nederland and by Equiniti in respect of all other
shares (but not ADRs). DRIPs for the ADRs (both Class A ADRs and Class B ADRs)
traded on the NYSE are available through The Bank of New York Mellon.
Enquiries about the DRIPs, including how to elect to participate and information
about the reinvestment mechanisms under the respective plans should, in the case
of shareholders holding through Euroclear Nederland, be directed to their bank
or broker and in the case of all other shareholders (other than holders of ADRs)
to Equiniti. Enquiries relating to the DRIPs for ADRs (both Class A ADRs and
Class B ADRs) should be made to The Bank of New York Mellon.


January 29, 2009

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CAUTIONARY NOTE
The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns
investments are separate entities. In this announcement “Shell”, “Shell group”
and “Royal Dutch Shell” are sometimes used for convenience where references are
made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the
words “we”, “us” and “our” are also used to refer to subsidiaries in general or
to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no useful
purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies.
‘‘Subsidiaries’’, “Shell subsidiaries” and “Shell companies” as used in this
announcement refer to companies in which Royal Dutch Shell either directly or
indirectly has control, by having either a majority of the voting rights or the
right to exercise a controlling influence. The companies in which Shell has
significant influence but not control are referred to as “associated companies”
or “associates” and companies in which Shell has joint control are referred to
as “jointly controlled entities”. In this announcement, associates and jointly
controlled entities are also referred to as “equity-accounted investments”.
This announcement 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 statements of future
expectations that are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions
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 Royal Dutch Shell to
market risks and statements expressing management’s expectations, beliefs,
estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These forward-looking
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“risks”, “goals”, “should” and similar terms and phrases. 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 announcement, including (without
limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in
demand for Shell’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, including the risks of expropriation and
renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental entities, delays or
advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the reimbursement for
shared costs; and (m) changes in trading conditions. All forward-looking
statements contained in this announcement 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 announcement,
January 29, 2009. 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 announcement.
Please also refer to the Annual Report and Form 20-F for the year ended December
31, 2007 for a description of certain important factors, risks and uncertainties
that may affect Shell's businesses.

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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 333-155201 and 333-155201-01);
and

b) the Registration Statements on Forms S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell plc
(Registration Numbers 333-126715 and 333-141397).