ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC - Senior Independent Director and Board Committee Change

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC

APPOINTMENT OF DEPUTY CHAIR AND SENIOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR AND BOARD COMMITTEE CHANGES

Royal Dutch Shell plc (the "Company") announces the following appointment and changes to the membership of the Board Committees:

DEPUTY CHAIR AND SENIOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

Gerard Kleisterlee has been appointed Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director with effect from May 23, 2018. Gerard Kleisterlee succeeds Hans Wijers in this role following confirmation from Mr Wijers that, having served as a Director of the Company for nine years, he will not seek reappointment as a Director at the 2018 Annual General Meeting.

As Deputy Chair and Senior Independent Director, Gerard Kleisterlee becomes a member of the Nomination and Succession Committee.

CORPORATE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE

Sir Nigel Sheinwald, a Non-executive Director, has been appointed as Chair of the Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee ("CSRC"), and Linda Stuntz, a Non-executive Director, has been appointed a member of the CSRC. Both appointments are effective from May 23, 2018.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Subject to her appointment by shareholders as a Director of the Company at the 2018 AGM, Ann Godbehere has been appointed a member of the Audit Committee ("AC") with effect from May 23, 2018. Linda Stuntz stands down as a member of the AC on May 22, 2018.

BOARD COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP

Following these changes, the membership of each of the Board Committees is as follows:

COMMITTEE	MEMBERSHIP
Audit Committee	Euleen Goh (Chair) Ann Godbehere Roberto Setubal Gerrit Zalm
Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee	Sir Nigel Sheinwald (Chair) Catherine Hughes Linda Stuntz
Nomination and Succession Committee	Charles Holliday (Chair) Gerard Kleisterlee Linda Stuntz
Remuneration Committee	Gerard Kleisterlee (Chair) Catherine Hughes Sir Nigel Sheinwald Gerrit Zalm