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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;16, 2010.</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Form&nbsp;S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B><br>
<B><I>UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</I></B></DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><I>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</I></DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>England and Wales</B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B><I>(State or other jurisdiction of</I></B>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B><I>incorporation or organization)</I></B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Carel van Bylandtlaan 30<BR>
2596 HR, The Hague, The Netherlands</B><BR>
<I>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)</I></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>GLOBAL EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN<BR>
GLOBAL EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN (US)<BR>
SHELL PROVIDENT FUND<BR>
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN)</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plans)</I></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CT CORPORATION SYSTEM<BR>
111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor<BR>
New York, New York 10011</B><BR>
<I>(Name and address of agent for service)</I></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(212)&nbsp;894-8400</B><BR>
<I>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</I></DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><I>Copies to:</I></B><BR>
<B>William P. Rogers, Jr.<BR>
Cravath, Swaine &#038; Moore LLP<BR>
Worldwide Plaza<BR>
825 Eighth Avenue<BR>
New York, New York 10019-7475<BR>
(212)&nbsp;474-1000<BR>
Fax: (212)&nbsp;474-3700</B></DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company.
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<TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD>
<TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD align="center">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT style="font-family: Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Proposed maximum</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Title of securities</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>Amount to be</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>offering price per</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>to be registered (1)</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>registered (2)</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><B>share</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Class&nbsp;A Ordinary
Shares, nominal value
&#128;0.07 per share</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">50,000,000 </TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;<B>(3)</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$32.33</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;<B>(4)</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$1,616,500,000 </TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;<B>(4)</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$115,256</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Class&nbsp;B Ordinary
Shares, nominal value
&#128;0.07 per share</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,000,000 </TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;<B>(3)</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$32.23</TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;<B>(5)</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$32,230,000 </TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;<B>(5)</B></TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$2,298</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares being registered under this Registration Statement may be
represented by the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A American Depositary Shares (&#147;Class&nbsp;A ADS&#148;). The Class
B ordinary shares being registered under this Registration Statement may be represented by the
Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;B American Depositary Shares (&#147;Class&nbsp;B ADS&#148;, collectively with the Class&nbsp;A
ADSs, &#147;ADSs&#148;). Each Class&nbsp;A ADS represents two Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares and each Class&nbsp;B ADS
represents two Class&nbsp;B ordinary shares. ADSs issuable upon deposit of the Class&nbsp;A ordinary
shares and Class&nbsp;B ordinary shares registered hereby have been registered under a registration
statement on Form F-6, Registration No.: 333-125035.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement
shall also cover such indeterminate number of additional shares as may become issuable under
the plan in connection with variations in share capital, demergers, special dividends or
distributions or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Royal Dutch Shell plc&#146;s Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares being registered hereby include:</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>6,000,000 Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares to be offered under the Global Employee Share Purchase Plan;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>4,000,000 Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares to be offered under the Global Employee Share Purchase Plan (US);</TD>
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    <TD>15,000,000 Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares to be offered under the Shell Provident Fund; and</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>25,000,000 Class&nbsp;A ordinary shares and 1,000,000 Class&nbsp;B ordinary shares to be offered under the
Royal Dutch Shell plc Long Term Incentive Plan (Performance Share Plan).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also
covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Shell Provident Fund.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and (c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee and based upon the average of the
high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A ADSs on
December&nbsp;10, 2010 as reported on the
New York Stock Exchange.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(5)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and (c)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee and based upon the average of the
high and low prices of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;B ADSs on
December&nbsp;10, 2010 as reported on the
New York Stock Exchange.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#012">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="u10253exv23w1.htm">EX-23.1</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and the Note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act and the Note
to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8.
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) by Royal
Dutch Shell plc (&#147;Royal Dutch Shell&#148;) are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference
and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Royal Dutch Shell for the year ended December
31, 2009 (Registration No.&nbsp;001-32575), as filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;16, 2010;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Current Reports on Form 6-K of Royal Dutch Shell filed pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by
the Annual Report on Form 20-F referred to in (a)&nbsp;above;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Registration Statement on Form F-4 of Royal Dutch Shell (Registration No.
333-125037) as filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;19, 2005; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(d)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>the Annual Report of Shell Provident Fund on Form 11-K (Registration No.
001-32575) for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2009, as filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;25,
2010.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents subsequently filed or furnished by Royal Dutch Shell with or to the
Commission after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered
hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>reports filed under Section&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>reports furnished on Form 6-K that indicate that they are incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>

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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in an amendment hereto or in a
document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed amendment to this Registration Statement or in any document that also is
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;151 of the articles of association of Royal Dutch Shell provides that, as far as the
legislation allows this, we: (i)&nbsp;can indemnify any director of the company against any liability;
and (ii)&nbsp;can purchase and maintain insurance against any liability for any director of the company.
As our articles of association do not prohibit the indemnification of officers of the company
against liability, we may purchase and maintain insurance against any liability for any of our
officers.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have entered into a deed of indemnity with each of the Royal Dutch Shell directors. The
terms of each of these deeds is identical and reflects the new statutory provisions on indemnities
introduced by the Companies Act 2006. Under the terms of each deed, Royal Dutch Shell undertakes
to indemnify the relevant Royal Dutch Shell director, to the widest extent permitted by law,
against any and all liability, howsoever caused (including by that director&#146;s own negligence),
suffered or incurred by that director in the course of that director acting as a director or
employee of Royal Dutch Shell, any member of the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies or certain
other entities. It is a term of each indemnity that Royal Dutch Shell and the relevant director
agree to be bound by the provisions in the Royal Dutch Shell articles of association relating to
arbitration and exclusive jurisdiction.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The relevant provisions of the Companies Act are sections 206, 232, 233, 234, 235 and 1157.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;232 state that any provision to exempt to any extent a director from liability for
negligence, default, breach of duty or trust by him in relation to the company is void. Any
provision by which a company directly or indirectly provides (to any extent) an indemnity for a
director of the company or an associated company against any such liability is also void unless it
is a qualifying third party indemnity provision. Pursuant to Section&nbsp;233 we are still permitted to
purchase insurance against any such liability for a director of the company or an associated
company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An indemnity is a qualifying third party indemnity as long as it does not provide: (i)&nbsp;any
indemnity against any liability incurred by the director to the company or to any associated
company; (ii)&nbsp;any indemnity against any liability incurred by the director to pay a fine imposed in
criminal proceedings or a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of
non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature; and (iii)&nbsp;any indemnity against any
liability incurred by the director in defending criminal proceedings in which he is convicted,
civil proceedings brought by the company or an associated company in which judgment is given
against him or where the court refuses to grant him relief under an application under sections
661(3) and (4) (acquisition of shares by innocent nominee) or its power under section 1157
(described below). Any qualifying third party indemnity in force for the benefit of one or more
directors of the company must be disclosed in the directors&#146; annual report.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;206 provides that a company can provide a director with funds to meet expenditures
incurred or to be incurred by him in defending any criminal or civil proceedings or in connection
with any application under sections 661(3) and 661(4) (acquisition of shares by innocent nominee)
or section 1157 (described below). Such financial assistance must be repaid if the director is
convicted, judgment is found against him or the court refuses to grant the relief on the
application. Section&nbsp;1157 provides that:
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#147;(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>If in any proceedings for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of
trust against an officer of a company or a person employed by a company as auditor
(whether he is or is not an officer of the company) it appears to the court hearing the
case that that officer or person is or may be liable in respect of the negligence,
default, breach of duty or breach of trust, but that he has acted honestly and
reasonably, and that having regard to all the circumstances of the case (including
those connected with his appointment) he ought fairly to be excused for the negligence,
default, breach</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #textcolor#; background: #bgcolor#">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>of duty or breach of trust, that court may relieve him, either wholly or partly, from
his liability on such terms at it thinks fit.</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#147;(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>If any such officer or person as above-mentioned has reason to apprehend that
any claim will or might be made against him in respect of any negligence, default,
breach of duty or breach of trust, he may apply to the court for relief; and the court
on the application has the same power to relieve him as under this section it would
have had if it had been a court before which proceedings against that person for
negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust had been brought.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&#147;(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Where a case to which subsection (1)&nbsp;applies is being tried by a judge with a
jury, the judge, after hearing the evidence, may, if he is satisfied that the defendant
or defender ought in pursuance of that subsection to be relieved either in whole or in
part from the liability sought to be enforced against him, withdraw the case in whole
or in part from the jury and forthwith direct judgment to be entered for the defendant
or defender on such terms as to costs or otherwise as the judge may think proper.&#148;</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following provisions would only apply in circumstances where the arbitration provisions of our
articles of association would be invalid or inapplicable. While English law permits a shareholder
to initiate a lawsuit on behalf of the company only in limited circumstances, the Companies Act
permits a shareholder whose name is on the register of shareholders of the company to apply for a
court order:
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>when the company&#146;s affairs are being or have been conducted in a manner
unfairly prejudicial to the interests of all or some shareholders, including the
shareholder making the claim; or</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>when any act or omission of the company is or would be so prejudicial.</TD>
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</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A court has wide discretion in granting relief, and may authorize civil proceedings to be
brought in the name of the company by a shareholder on terms that the court directs. Except in
these limited circumstances, English law does not generally permit class action lawsuits by
shareholders on behalf of the company or on behalf of other shareholders.
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement:</TD>
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    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">

<TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit<br>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Memorandum of Association of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;No.&nbsp;3.1 of the Registration Statement of Royal Dutch Shell plc on
Form&nbsp;F-4, Registration No.&nbsp;333-125037 filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;18,
2005).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Association of Royal Dutch Shell plc (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;99.3 to the Report on Form&nbsp;6-K of Royal Dutch Shell plc furnished
to the Commission on November&nbsp;5, 2008).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Deposit Agreement among Royal Dutch Shell, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and
Owners and Beneficial Owners of Class&nbsp;A American Depositary Receipts
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 of the Report on Form&nbsp;6-K of
Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the Commission on July&nbsp;20, 2005).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Class&nbsp;A American Depositary Receipts representing Royal Dutch Shell
Class&nbsp;A American Depositary Shares each evidencing the right to receive two
Class&nbsp;A Shares of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.3 of the Report on Form&nbsp;6-K of Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the
Commission on July&nbsp;20, 2005).</TD>
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    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Exhibit<BR>
Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Deposit Agreement among Royal Dutch Shell, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and
Owners and Beneficial Owners of Class&nbsp;B American Depositary Receipts
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.4 of the Report on Form&nbsp;6-K of
Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the Commission on July&nbsp;20, 2005).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Class&nbsp;B American Depositary Receipts representing Royal Dutch Shell
Class&nbsp;B American Depositary Shares each evidencing the right to receive two
Class&nbsp;B Shares of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.5 of the Report on Form&nbsp;6-K of Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the
Commission on July&nbsp;20, 2005).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Shell Provident Fund Regulations and Trust Agreement, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.7 of Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell, as filed with the
Commission on June&nbsp;18, 2007).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Determination Letter dated April&nbsp;7, 2003, of Internal Revenue Service as to
the Shell Provident Fund (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;5.3 of the
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell, as filed with the
Commission on July&nbsp;20, 2005).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (relating to the Shell Provident Fund).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*24
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages).</TD>
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    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant will submit any amendment to the Shell Provident Fund
to the Internal Revenue Service (&#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and will
make all changes required by the IRS in order to continue the
qualification of the Shell Provident Fund under Section&nbsp;401 of the
Internal Revenue Code.</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:</TD>
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    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective Registration Statement; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="10%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
by the registrant pursuant to</TD>
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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #textcolor#; background: #bgcolor#">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement.</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="6%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">3.</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in The Hague, on December&nbsp;16, 2010.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Simon Henry
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Simon Henry&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Simon Henry, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with
full powers of substitution to sign on his or her behalf, individually and in any and all
capacities, including the capacities stated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant
to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all respective
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Jorma Ollila
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jorma Ollila</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Chairman of the
Board of Directors
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Deputy Chairman of the
Board of Directors
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Peter Voser
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Peter Voser</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Simon Henry
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Simon Henry</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer;
Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Malcolm Brinded
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Malcolm Brinded</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Executive Director, Upstream
International
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
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    <TD width="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="20%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Name</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Josef Ackermann
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Josef Ackermann</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Guy Elliott
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Guy Elliott</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Charles O. Holliday
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Charles O. Holliday</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Gerard Kleisterlee
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gerard Kleisterlee</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Wim Kok
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Wim Kok</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Christine Morin-Postel
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Christine Morin-Postel</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Jeroen van der Veer
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Jeroen van der Veer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="left" nowrap valign="top">/s/ Hans Wijers
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Hans Wijers</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December 15, 2010</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly
authorized representative in the United States of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has signed this
Registration Statement or amendment thereto in Delaware on December&nbsp;16, 2010.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">PUGLISI &#038; ASSOCIATES<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Donald J. Puglisi
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Donald J. Puglisi&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Managing Director&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>THE SHELL PROVIDENT FUND</B>
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other
persons who administer the Shell Provident Fund) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on behalf of the Shell Provident Fund by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Houston, State of Texas, on December&nbsp;16, 2010.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">SHELL PROVIDENT FUND,<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Cathy K. Potter
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Cathy K. Potter&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Plan Administrator&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right">4.1</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Memorandum of Association of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;No.&nbsp;3.1 of the Registration Statement of Royal Dutch Shell plc on
Form&nbsp;F-4, Registration No.&nbsp;333-125037 filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;18,
2005).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Articles of Association of Royal Dutch Shell plc (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;99.3 to the Report on Form&nbsp;6-K of Royal Dutch Shell plc furnished
to the Commission on November&nbsp;5, 2008).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Deposit Agreement among Royal Dutch Shell, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and
Owners and Beneficial Owners of Class&nbsp;A American Depositary Receipts
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.2 of the Report on Form&nbsp;6-K of
Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the Commission on July&nbsp;20, 2005).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Class&nbsp;A American Depositary Receipts representing Royal Dutch Shell
Class&nbsp;A American Depositary Shares each evidencing the right to receive two
Class&nbsp;A Shares of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.3 of the Report on Form&nbsp;6-K of Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the
Commission on July&nbsp;20, 2005).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right">4.5</TD>
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Deposit Agreement among Royal Dutch Shell, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and
Owners and Beneficial Owners of Class&nbsp;B American Depositary Receipts
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.4 of the Report on Form&nbsp;6-K of
Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the Commission on July&nbsp;20, 2005).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Form of Class&nbsp;B American Depositary Receipts representing Royal Dutch Shell
Class&nbsp;B American Depositary Shares each evidencing the right to receive two
Class&nbsp;B Shares of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.5 of the Report on Form&nbsp;6-K of Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the
Commission on July&nbsp;20, 2005).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="right">4.7</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Shell Provident Fund Regulations and Trust Agreement, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.7 of Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell, as filed with the
Commission on June&nbsp;18, 2007).</DIV></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Determination Letter dated April&nbsp;7, 2003, of Internal Revenue Service as to
the Shell Provident Fund (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;5.3 of the
registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell, as filed with the
Commission on July&nbsp;20, 2005).</DIV></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 16, 2010.
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
England and Wales
N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
Carel van Bylandtlaan 30
2596 HR, The Hague, The Netherlands
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
GLOBAL EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN
GLOBAL EMPLOYEE SHARE PURCHASE PLAN (US)
SHELL PROVIDENT FUND
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (PERFORMANCE SHARE PLAN)
(Full title of the plans)
CT CORPORATION SYSTEM
111 Eighth Avenue, 13th Floor
New York, New York 10011
(Name and address of agent for service)
(212) 894-8400
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
William P. Rogers, Jr.
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Worldwide Plaza
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10019-7475
(212) 474-1000
Fax: (212) 474-3700
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a small reporting company.
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate
Amount of
to be registered (1)
registered (2)
share
offering price
registration fee
Class A Ordinary
Shares, nominal value
€0.07 per share
50,000,000
(3)
$32.33
(4)
$1,616,500,000
(4)
$115,256
Class B Ordinary
Shares, nominal value
€0.07 per share
1,000,000
(3)
$32.23
(5)
$32,230,000
(5)
$2,298
(1)
The Class A ordinary shares being registered under this Registration Statement may be
represented by the Registrant's Class A American Depositary Shares ("Class A ADS"). The Class
B ordinary shares being registered under this Registration Statement may be represented by the
Registrant's Class B American Depositary Shares ("Class B ADS", collectively with the Class A
ADSs, "ADSs"). Each Class A ADS represents two Class A ordinary shares and each Class B ADS
represents two Class B ordinary shares. ADSs issuable upon deposit of the Class A ordinary
shares and Class B ordinary shares registered hereby have been registered under a registration
statement on Form F-6, Registration No.: 333-125035.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement
shall also cover such indeterminate number of additional shares as may become issuable under
the plan in connection with variations in share capital, demergers, special dividends or
distributions or similar transactions.
(3)
Royal Dutch Shell plc's Class A ordinary shares being registered hereby include:
(a)
6,000,000 Class A ordinary shares to be offered under the Global Employee Share Purchase Plan;
(b)
4,000,000 Class A ordinary shares to be offered under the Global Employee Share Purchase Plan (US);
(c)
15,000,000 Class A ordinary shares to be offered under the Shell Provident Fund; and
(d)
25,000,000 Class A ordinary shares and 1,000,000 Class B ordinary shares to be offered under the
Royal Dutch Shell plc Long Term Incentive Plan (Performance Share Plan).
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement also
covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the Shell Provident Fund.
(4)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and (c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee and based upon the average of the
high and low prices of the Registrant's Class A ADSs on
December 10, 2010 as reported on the
New York Stock Exchange.
(5)
Estimated pursuant to Rule 457(h) and (c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee and based upon the average of the
high and low prices of the Registrant's Class B ADSs on
December 10, 2010 as reported on the
New York Stock Exchange.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.
ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.
PART II
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-23.1
EX-23.2
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION.
All information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION.
All information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted
from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the Note
to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") by Royal
Dutch Shell plc ("Royal Dutch Shell") are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference
and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
(a)
the Annual Report on Form 20-F of Royal Dutch Shell for the year ended December
31, 2009 (Registration No. 001-32575), as filed with the Commission on March 16, 2010;
(b)
the Current Reports on Form 6-K of Royal Dutch Shell filed pursuant to Section
13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by
the Annual Report on Form 20-F referred to in (a) above;
(c)
the Registration Statement on Form F-4 of Royal Dutch Shell (Registration No.
333-125037) as filed with the SEC on May 19, 2005; and
(d)
the Annual Report of Shell Provident Fund on Form 11-K (Registration No.
001-32575) for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the SEC on June 25,
2010.
The following documents subsequently filed or furnished by Royal Dutch Shell with or to the
Commission after the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered
hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
•
reports filed under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act; and
•
reports furnished on Form 6-K that indicate that they are incorporated by reference
in this Registration Statement.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in an amendment hereto or in a
document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
subsequently filed amendment to this Registration Statement or in any document that also is
incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified
or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of
this Registration Statement.
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ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Article 151 of the articles of association of Royal Dutch Shell provides that, as far as the
legislation allows this, we: (i) can indemnify any director of the company against any liability;
and (ii) can purchase and maintain insurance against any liability for any director of the company.
As our articles of association do not prohibit the indemnification of officers of the company
against liability, we may purchase and maintain insurance against any liability for any of our
officers.
We have entered into a deed of indemnity with each of the Royal Dutch Shell directors. The
terms of each of these deeds is identical and reflects the new statutory provisions on indemnities
introduced by the Companies Act 2006. Under the terms of each deed, Royal Dutch Shell undertakes
to indemnify the relevant Royal Dutch Shell director, to the widest extent permitted by law,
against any and all liability, howsoever caused (including by that director's own negligence),
suffered or incurred by that director in the course of that director acting as a director or
employee of Royal Dutch Shell, any member of the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies or certain
other entities. It is a term of each indemnity that Royal Dutch Shell and the relevant director
agree to be bound by the provisions in the Royal Dutch Shell articles of association relating to
arbitration and exclusive jurisdiction.
The relevant provisions of the Companies Act are sections 206, 232, 233, 234, 235 and 1157.
Section 232 state that any provision to exempt to any extent a director from liability for
negligence, default, breach of duty or trust by him in relation to the company is void. Any
provision by which a company directly or indirectly provides (to any extent) an indemnity for a
director of the company or an associated company against any such liability is also void unless it
is a qualifying third party indemnity provision. Pursuant to Section 233 we are still permitted to
purchase insurance against any such liability for a director of the company or an associated
company.
An indemnity is a qualifying third party indemnity as long as it does not provide: (i) any
indemnity against any liability incurred by the director to the company or to any associated
company; (ii) any indemnity against any liability incurred by the director to pay a fine imposed in
criminal proceedings or a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of
non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature; and (iii) any indemnity against any
liability incurred by the director in defending criminal proceedings in which he is convicted,
civil proceedings brought by the company or an associated company in which judgment is given
against him or where the court refuses to grant him relief under an application under sections
661(3) and (4) (acquisition of shares by innocent nominee) or its power under section 1157
(described below). Any qualifying third party indemnity in force for the benefit of one or more
directors of the company must be disclosed in the directors' annual report.
Section 206 provides that a company can provide a director with funds to meet expenditures
incurred or to be incurred by him in defending any criminal or civil proceedings or in connection
with any application under sections 661(3) and 661(4) (acquisition of shares by innocent nominee)
or section 1157 (described below). Such financial assistance must be repaid if the director is
convicted, judgment is found against him or the court refuses to grant the relief on the
application. Section 1157 provides that:
"(1)
If in any proceedings for negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of
trust against an officer of a company or a person employed by a company as auditor
(whether he is or is not an officer of the company) it appears to the court hearing the
case that that officer or person is or may be liable in respect of the negligence,
default, breach of duty or breach of trust, but that he has acted honestly and
reasonably, and that having regard to all the circumstances of the case (including
those connected with his appointment) he ought fairly to be excused for the negligence,
default, breach
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of duty or breach of trust, that court may relieve him, either wholly or partly, from
his liability on such terms at it thinks fit.
"(2)
If any such officer or person as above-mentioned has reason to apprehend that
any claim will or might be made against him in respect of any negligence, default,
breach of duty or breach of trust, he may apply to the court for relief; and the court
on the application has the same power to relieve him as under this section it would
have had if it had been a court before which proceedings against that person for
negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust had been brought.
"(3)
Where a case to which subsection (1) applies is being tried by a judge with a
jury, the judge, after hearing the evidence, may, if he is satisfied that the defendant
or defender ought in pursuance of that subsection to be relieved either in whole or in
part from the liability sought to be enforced against him, withdraw the case in whole
or in part from the jury and forthwith direct judgment to be entered for the defendant
or defender on such terms as to costs or otherwise as the judge may think proper."
The following provisions would only apply in circumstances where the arbitration provisions of our
articles of association would be invalid or inapplicable. While English law permits a shareholder
to initiate a lawsuit on behalf of the company only in limited circumstances, the Companies Act
permits a shareholder whose name is on the register of shareholders of the company to apply for a
court order:
(i)
when the company's affairs are being or have been conducted in a manner
unfairly prejudicial to the interests of all or some shareholders, including the
shareholder making the claim; or
(ii)
when any act or omission of the company is or would be so prejudicial.
A court has wide discretion in granting relief, and may authorize civil proceedings to be
brought in the name of the company by a shareholder on terms that the court directs. Except in
these limited circumstances, English law does not generally permit class action lawsuits by
shareholders on behalf of the company or on behalf of other shareholders.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
(a)
The following exhibits are filed with or incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Memorandum of Association of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit No. 3.1 of the Registration Statement of Royal Dutch Shell plc on
Form F-4, Registration No. 333-125037 filed with the Commission on May 18,
2005).
4.2
Articles of Association of Royal Dutch Shell plc (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 99.3 to the Report on Form 6-K of Royal Dutch Shell plc furnished
to the Commission on November 5, 2008).
4.3
Deposit Agreement among Royal Dutch Shell, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and
Owners and Beneficial Owners of Class A American Depositary Receipts
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the Report on Form 6-K of
Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the Commission on July 20, 2005).
4.4
Form of Class A American Depositary Receipts representing Royal Dutch Shell
Class A American Depositary Shares each evidencing the right to receive two
Class A Shares of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.3 of the Report on Form 6-K of Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the
Commission on July 20, 2005).
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Exhibit
Number
Description
4.5
Deposit Agreement among Royal Dutch Shell, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and
Owners and Beneficial Owners of Class B American Depositary Receipts
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 of the Report on Form 6-K of
Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the Commission on July 20, 2005).
4.6
Form of Class B American Depositary Receipts representing Royal Dutch Shell
Class B American Depositary Shares each evidencing the right to receive two
Class B Shares of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.5 of the Report on Form 6-K of Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the
Commission on July 20, 2005).
4.7
Shell Provident Fund Regulations and Trust Agreement, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of Amendment No. 2 to the
registration statement on Form S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell, as filed with the
Commission on June 18, 2007).
5.1
Determination Letter dated April 7, 2003, of Internal Revenue Service as to
the Shell Provident Fund (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5.3 of the
registration statement on Form S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell, as filed with the
Commission on July 20, 2005).
*23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
*23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (relating to the Shell Provident Fund).
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Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages).
*
Filed herewith.
(b)
The Registrant will submit any amendment to the Shell Provident Fund
to the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and will
make all changes required by the IRS in order to continue the
qualification of the Shell Provident Fund under Section 401 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1.
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume
and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the
effective Registration Statement; and
(iii)
To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not
apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission
by the registrant pursuant to
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Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement.
2.
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
3.
To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering.
(b)
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining
any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report
pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable,
each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant
to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has
been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in The Hague, on December 16, 2010.
ROYAL DUTCH SHELL PLC
By:
/s/ Simon Henry
Name:
Simon Henry
Title:
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Simon Henry, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with
full powers of substitution to sign on his or her behalf, individually and in any and all
capacities, including the capacities stated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective
amendments) to this Registration Statement and any subsequent registration statement filed pursuant
to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all respective
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting to said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Jorma Ollila
Jorma Ollila
Chairman of the
Board of Directors
December 15, 2010
/s/ Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard
Deputy Chairman of the
Board of Directors
December 15, 2010
/s/ Peter Voser
Peter Voser
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
December 15, 2010
/s/ Simon Henry
Simon Henry
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer;
Principal Accounting Officer)
December 15, 2010
/s/ Malcolm Brinded
Malcolm Brinded
Executive Director, Upstream
International
December 15, 2010
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Name
Title
Date
/s/ Josef Ackermann
Josef Ackermann
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/ Guy Elliott
Guy Elliott
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/ Charles O. Holliday
Charles O. Holliday
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/ Gerard Kleisterlee
Gerard Kleisterlee
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/ Wim Kok
Wim Kok
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/ Christine Morin-Postel
Christine Morin-Postel
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/ Jeroen van der Veer
Jeroen van der Veer
Director
December 15, 2010
/s/ Hans Wijers
Hans Wijers
Director
December 15, 2010
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly
authorized representative in the United States of Royal Dutch Shell plc, has signed this
Registration Statement or amendment thereto in Delaware on December 16, 2010.
PUGLISI & ASSOCIATES
By:
/s/ Donald J. Puglisi
Name:
Donald J. Puglisi
Title:
Managing Director
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THE SHELL PROVIDENT FUND
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other
persons who administer the Shell Provident Fund) have duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on behalf of the Shell Provident Fund by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Houston, State of Texas, on December 16, 2010.
SHELL PROVIDENT FUND,
By
/s/ Cathy K. Potter
Name:
Cathy K. Potter
Title:
Plan Administrator
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Memorandum of Association of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit No. 3.1 of the Registration Statement of Royal Dutch Shell plc on
Form F-4, Registration No. 333-125037 filed with the Commission on May 18,
2005).
4.2
Articles of Association of Royal Dutch Shell plc (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 99.3 to the Report on Form 6-K of Royal Dutch Shell plc furnished
to the Commission on November 5, 2008).
4.3
Deposit Agreement among Royal Dutch Shell, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and
Owners and Beneficial Owners of Class A American Depositary Receipts
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of the Report on Form 6-K of
Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the Commission on July 20, 2005).
4.4
Form of Class A American Depositary Receipts representing Royal Dutch Shell
Class A American Depositary Shares each evidencing the right to receive two
Class A Shares of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.3 of the Report on Form 6-K of Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the
Commission on July 20, 2005).
4.5
Deposit Agreement among Royal Dutch Shell, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and
Owners and Beneficial Owners of Class B American Depositary Receipts
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 of the Report on Form 6-K of
Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the Commission on July 20, 2005).
4.6
Form of Class B American Depositary Receipts representing Royal Dutch Shell
Class B American Depositary Shares each evidencing the right to receive two
Class B Shares of Royal Dutch Shell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.5 of the Report on Form 6-K of Royal Dutch Shell, as furnished to the
Commission on July 20, 2005).
4.7
Shell Provident Fund Regulations and Trust Agreement, as amended
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.7 of Amendment No. 2 to the
registration statement on Form S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell, as filed with the
Commission on June 18, 2007).
5.1
Determination Letter dated April 7, 2003, of Internal Revenue Service as to
the Shell Provident Fund (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5.3 of the
registration statement on Form S-8 of Royal Dutch Shell, as filed with the
Commission on July 20, 2005).
23.1
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (relating to the Shell Provident Fund).
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Powers of Attorney (included as part of the signature pages).