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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 March 2009

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 20th March 2009

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 plc (A Shares)

 

2. Reason for the notification

State
Yes/No

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

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):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)

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

18 March 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

19 March 2009

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

From 4% to 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
(x)

Indirect
(xi)

Direct

Indirect

A ORD EURO 0.07 (UK)

24,179,080

24,179,080


24,011,180


24,011,180



0.677

A ORD EURO 0.07 (NL)

117,728,449

117,728,449


117,728,449


117,728,449


3.320


ADRs


34,400


68,800


34,400


68,800


0.001

 

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

141,808,429

3.99%

 

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 and Indirect) (Group)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct and Indirect) (LGIMH)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (141,808,4209 - 3.99% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (124,544,613 - 3.51% = PMC)

Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)
Limited (PMC) (124,544,613 - 3.51% = 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 3,545,663,973

14. Contact name:

Mark Edwards, Royal Dutch Shell plc

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7934 2817

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).

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:  20 March 2009