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ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC FIRST QUARTER 2019 EURO AND GBP EQUIVALENT DIVIDEND 
PAYMENTS 
 
The Hague, June 11, 2019 - The Board of Royal Dutch Shell plc ("RDS") today 
announced the pounds sterling and euro equivalent dividend payments in respect 
of the first quarter 2019 interim dividend, which was announced on May 2, 2019 
at US$0.47 per A ordinary share ("A Share") and B ordinary share ("B Share"). 
 
Dividends on A Shares will be paid, by default, in euro at the rate of EUR0.4154 
per A Share. Holders of A Shares who have validly submitted pounds sterling 
currency elections by June 3, 2019 will be entitled to a dividend of 36.97p per 
A Share. 
 
Dividends on B Shares will be paid, by default, in pounds sterling at the rate 
of 36.97p per B Share. Holders of B Shares who have validly submitted euro 
currency elections by June 3, 2019 will be entitled to a dividend of EUR0.4154 
per B Share. 
 
This dividend will be payable on June 24, 2019 to those members whose names 
were on the Register of Members on May 17, 2019. 
 
Taxation - cash dividend 
 
Cash dividends on A Shares will be subject to the deduction of Dutch dividend 
withholding tax at the rate of 15%, which may be reduced in certain 
circumstances. Non-Dutch resident shareholders, depending on their particular 
circumstances, may be entitled to a full or partial refund of Dutch dividend 
withholding tax. 
 
If you are uncertain as to the tax treatment of any dividends you should 
consult your own tax advisor. 
 
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CAUTIONARY NOTE 
 
The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns 
investments are separate legal 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 Royal Dutch 
Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. These 
terms are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the 
particular entity or entities. "Subsidiaries", "Shell subsidiaries" and 
"Shell companies" as used in this announcement refer to entities over which 
Royal Dutch Shell plc either directly or indirectly has control. Entities and 
unincorporated arrangements over which Shell has joint control are generally 
referred to as "joint ventures" and "joint operations", respectively.  Entities 
over which Shell has significant influence but neither control nor joint 
control are referred to as "associates". The term "Shell interest" is used for 
convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect ownership interest held by 
Shell in an entity or unincorporated joint arrangement, after exclusion of all 
third-party interest. 
 
This announcement contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of 
the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) 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 statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases 
such as "aim", "ambition', "anticipate", "believe", "could", 
"estimate", "expect", "goals", "intend", "may", "objectives", 
"outlook", "plan", "probably", "project", "risks", "schedule", 
"seek", "should", "target", "will" 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) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share 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 regulatory measures addressing climate change; (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. No assurance is provided that future dividend payments will 
match or exceed previous dividend payments.  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. Additional risk factors 
that may affect future results are contained in Royal Dutch Shell's Form 20-F 
for the year ended December 31, 2018 (available at www.shell.com/investor and 
www.sec.gov ). These risk factors also expressly qualify all forward-looking 
statements contained in this announcement and should be considered by the 
reader.  Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this 
announcement, June 11, 2019. Neither Royal Dutch Shell plc 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. 
 
This announcement may contain references to Shell's website.  These references 
are for the readers' convenience only. Shell is not incorporating by reference 
any information posted on www.shell.com. 
 
We may have used certain terms, such as resources, in this announcement that 
the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) strictly prohibits 
us from including in our filings with the SEC.  U.S. investors are urged to 
consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on 
the SEC website www.sec.gov. 
 
LEI number of Royal Dutch Shell plc: 21380068P1DRHMJ8KU70 
 
Classification: Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under 
the laws of a Member State 
 
 
 
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