Amex to Trade Options On Royal Dutch Shell plc Class A, ADS NEW YORK, July 25 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Tuesday, July 26, 2005 on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Stock Symbol: RDS.A/Option Symbol: RDS) Royal Dutch Shell plc options will open strike prices of 55-60-65 and position limits of 7,500,000 Class A ADS. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle with initial expirations in August, September, October and January. The specialist will be Kellogg Capital Group, LLC. Royal Dutch Shell plc, through subsidiaries, explores for, produces and refines petroleum. The Company produces fuels, chemicals and lubricants. For more information on any Amex-listed company, please visit http://www.amex.com/. The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only primary exchange that offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM). In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 164 ETFs. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit http://www.amex.com/. DATASOURCE: American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Media, Mary Chung of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-1641, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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